John Moore's focus may be on his three Singapore runners this weekend, but he can still play a hand in the middle leg of Saturday's jackpot-laden Triple Trio with Harbour Master.
With a $9 million jackpot on the line, the Triple Trio is sure to be a popular bet, but it is far from an easy task with three open races across both the turf and all-weather tracks.
Harbour Master (Joao Moreira) was a scintillating last-start winner on the dirt in late March - ironically when Moore was in Dubai preparing his four-strong team for the World Cup meeting.
It was the four-year-old son of Mizzen Mast's first local win at his fourth attempt, having arrived from England with a solid reputation.
At the start of the season, Moore had declared Harbour Master - under his former name Market Town - as one of "the best of my new Derby age imports", a horse capable of joining stablemates Designs On Rome and Able Friend on the four-year-old classic trail.
Arriving off a mark of 71, he caught the eye with a solid third behind the in-form Santa Fe Sun at his first start, but two subsequent poor efforts ensured he was in his box when the field jumped in the Derby.
He got his consolation a week later in an 1,800m all-weather Class Three, when he settled handy in a three-wide line before putting his rivals to the sword at the top of the straight.
A week later, he pulled up lame and missed three weeks of work, but he has not missed a beat over the last fortnight and it is only a minor concern.
On Saturday, he strikes a race with plenty of speed. I Smell Money, Smart Ball and Dashing Super are set to engage him in a duel for the early lead.
Axiom (Matthew Chadwick) had also been leading until last start, when he was jagged back to last from a wide alley and, if they decide to utilise gate two, he may also be a speed factor.
From gate six, Joao Moreira should be able to position just behind the speed if he so desires. He should not end up too far off the leaders, and should be in the perfect position to pounce when the leaders come under pressure.
Other chances are consistent all-weather horses Perfect Joy (Andreas Suborics) and Ole Ole (Brett Prebble), while Cartoon Fay Fay (Karis Teetan) has had numerous issues this term, but goes in due to his consistency.
From the inside, Always Something (Tommy Berry) cannot be dismissed, while depending on the tactics employed on Axiom, he may be some chance.
The opening leg looks to be a completely different scenario in terms of the pace, with a lack of genuine speed giving Crimson Heart the opportunity to break through from the inside.
Tony Millard's Crimson Heart (Moreira) is down to 42 in the ratings, but has looked like turning it around at his last couple of performances.
He produced two average all-weather runs earlier in the year over 1,200m, but with the booking of Moreira and the ability to settle forward in a race lacking pace, he can finally get on the board.
It is a wide open race, though, and it is probably a wise strategy to go wide.
Goldland Dancer (Neil Callan) and Winner's Delight (Zac Purton) both must go in on the strength of their last-start victories on this surface, while it is imperative for Triple Trio players to include Verdane (Berry).
Others with some hope are the veteran Super Caga (Chadwick), who will be on the speed for some way, while Cruise Control (Teetan) can turn the tables on his last-start conqueror Prince of Sunshine.
The final race sees a return to the turf, where Millard's Top Act goes in as banker with a step up to 1,400m.
The three-year-old was always near the back at his first start when he finished 19 lengths behind Teofilo Calva, but he has defied big odds at his last two to place behind Naughty Baby on both occasions. Last start, he rattled home to finish a neck off the winner and was doing his best work in the final 50m.
In a race with a fair amount of pace, he should be able to settle fairly handy and with luck will find himself in the finish.
Drawn next to him is last-start winner Do You Get It (Douglas Whyte), who is still learning the caper and will face some opposition up front, but looks to be heading higher in the ratings, so consider him as a double banker.
Others worth bearing in mind are Celestial Smile (Moreira) - who continues to look on the verge of breaking through and gets the blinkers for the first time, but has to contend with gate 13 - as well as Kynam (Berry), Mega Champion (Chadwick), and either Jun Ju (Alvin Ng Ka-chun) or Amazing Always (Purton).
