Double banker is the way to go in last leg

Triple Trio players rarely get any easy assignments but at least the final leg at Sha Tin on Sunday looks a straightforward double-bankered contest.

With a fresh pool and HK$2 million up for grabs, the 18 Districts Cup (1,400m) looks a match-up between (Zac Purton) and (Matthew Chadwick) and a race with quite a long tail of horses with little or no realistic chance.

Pleasure Gains caught the eye on debut when he rushed home for fourth to Hong Kong Dancer, then was solid enough last week behind Mr Gnocchi - both over this distance.

With Douglas Whyte away in Japan, Purton takes the reins in a nice pick-up and should find his main opposition from lightly raced Majestic Anthem.

An excellent first-start fifth without luck in March, Majestic Anthem then had a setback before he resumed with a second to Dr Good Habit. The Tony Cruz-trained three-year-old is poorly drawn but should be fitter.

(Tommy Berry) seems to have stalled in the middle of Class Four, but appears to be the other winning chance and has to go in all TT considerations, while (Keith Yeung Ming-lun) is a last-start winner and (Alex Lai Hoi-wing) continues to be dangerous on his lightweight mark.

The other legs are filled with mysteries, especially the many unraced or lightly raced runners in the first leg down the straight 1,000m course.