Seven-year-old Leo's Pride has been a revelation since switching to the dirt and he can be counted on as a banker as he chases his fourth straight win at tomorrow night's all-weather track meeting at Sha Tin.
Until his latest string of wins, Leo's Pride had won just two of 28 and was regarded as unreliable, but his new-found speciality make him the right horse to build combinations around in the TT's anchor leg.
Late last season, a third on the dirt behind surface-specialists Baitiwu and Golden Treasure hinted at what was to come for Francis Lui Kin-wai's gelding, but it wasn't until his third run this term that he unleashed him on the inner-track.
A come-from-behind Class Four win has been followed by Class Three victories of a similar nature, and he can run a race again over the same 1,650m journey, despite climbing to near the top of the grade.
He has drawn two at what is arguably the least forgiving starting point, in a race which should be run at a suitable tempo for Gerald Mosse, who rode the horse in the first of the three consecutive victories, and in his local maiden.
Consider the John Size-trained I Smell Money as a double banker. Other than a complete forget run two starts back, the tough front-runner continues to produce on the dirt.