Fresh from the disappointment of Sacred Kingdom's sixth in the KrisFlyer International Sprint in Singapore on Sunday, trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai will return to Happy Valley tomorrow night with high hopes Compact Yarn will claim the final leg of the Triple Trio - the Yue Wan Handicap (1,800m).
Punters can cash in on the in-form gelding by making him a banker in the exotic, which carries a healthy HK$4.5 million jackpot and looks ripe for the picking.
Compact Yarn has hit his straps in recent runs, chalking up two wins and three second placings from his last five starts and, from barrier three, the son of Elvstroem looks set to fire once again.
Darren Beadman's mount, Healthy Manner, looks the obvious danger, and a double banker may prove highly rewarding with Danny Shum Chap-shing's gelding also in the form of his career.
Healthy Manner has responded to the champion Australian hoop on all four occasions 'the Dazzler' has been in the saddle, with the pair racking up two wins and two seconds from their partnership.
Both Compact Yarn and Healthy Manner like to race on the pace and are well suited at the tricky 'C' course, and punters can expect them to be involved in the finish.
A host of possible dangers include Zephyrus, Happy Cha Cha, and Suisse D'or, and perhaps the topweight Nordic Star may return to form from the inside gate with apprentice Vincent Ho Chak-yiu in the saddle and a drop to Class Four.