John Moore looks the trainer to beat in the Panasonic Cup (1,400m) at Sha Tin today, but the race presents a classic handicapping conundrum that gives lesser-light Kyara a chance to score an upset for the yard.
Doubtless punters will pin their hopes to Darren Beadman's mount of the three Moore-trained runners, Captain Sweet, and it is difficult to argue with their thinking.
The Fastnet Rock four-year-old has won five of his nine starts, he has never missed a place, and by the end of this season will be fixed firmly among the top two or three sprinters, assuming he remains sound.
For Kyara (Jeff Lloyd), the story is somewhat different. He has won two of 14, is on his second trainer, has the odd bad habit and is unlikely to find himself beyond the top of Class Two even at his peak.
In short, their paths will likely diverge sharply after today, but it is today's winner that we are trying to find and this afternoon things promise to be competitive between them and Kyara is sure to be a better gamble at the odds on offer than his stablemate.
Keys in that assessment are the physical elements of the race - the 12 pounds difference in their handicap weights and particularly the wide starting gate for Captain Sweet in barrier 13.
In fact, if Beadman is able to work some magic and offset the gate to give Captain Sweet a good passage, the 12 pounds difference in weights may not be sufficient for Kyara to beat him, but the map reads as a difficult assignment.