John Size and Shane Dye have been a potent force in feature races over the past two seasons and their winning ways should hold true again at Sha Tin this afternoon where Mighty Hugo is the pick to win the Chinese Recreation Club Challenge Cup.
The consistent galloper won on his third start last term, having racing himself into peak fitness and that would appear to be the case once again.
He hit the line full of running last weekend at Sha Tin when finishing fifth to Agility over the Sha Tin mile and will relish the step up to 1,800 metres.
He was no chance of hitting the frame that day, the sectionals made it virtually impossible for him to do so, but there was still plenty of merit in the run.
The late-maturing son of Zabeel is clearly looking for more of a test of stamina, which he can get today.
In addition, he has struck a relatively weak contest and if able to settle more prominently, he could prove hard to catch with a couple of main rivals conceding him plenty of weight.