Weichong Marwing will be counted on for a well-timed come-from-behind effort on the David Ferraris-trained Sweet Orange in Sunday's Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby, and the visiting jockey will get some practice weaving a similar passage on the horse's untapped stablemate Theheroinmyheart earlier in the day.
While Sweet Orange has drawn awkwardly in 10, Theheroinmyheart jumps from barrier one in an open Class Four over 1,400m, where he can act as a banker in the middle leg of the Triple Trio.
Theheroinmyheart was unlucky at his last start. Tim Clark failed to find clear running until the final 100m from where the big-striding chestnut let down nicely for an eye-catching third at his fifth start.
It appeared as though the drop back to 1,400m from a mile and the addition of blinkers had helped switch the gelding on after a one-paced effort over the longer distance.
Theheroinmyheart was also ridden closer over the mile, which seemed to dull his sprint but, ridden cold and in the shades, he showed a turn of foot that could easily win a Class Four, especially from a mark of 50 with 123 pounds on his back.
Racing consistently, but reaching a tougher mark in the ratings is David Hall's Nicholson (Brett Prebble), who will lump top weight from barrier eight. He goes in, along with Solar Great (Keith Yeung Ming-lun), who has drawn wide in two Class Three starts and should be competitive dropping back in grade, Grand Elite (Gerald Mosse) and Lucky Nistelrooy (Umberto Rispoli).
In the final leg, a Class Three over 1,200m, three horses will all come in for significant support. Last-start winners Moneymaker (Douglas Whyte), Racing Reward (Olivier Doleuze) and John Moore's three-year-old Cosmic Boom (Jeff Lloyd).