Champion trainer David Hayes can land the Chevalier Cup with Helene Express as the classy Australian import gave all the right signals when winning first up for Glen Boss last month.
That was over 1,400 metres and today's feature event on a programme that also stars Johan Cruyff and Desert Fox in the Po Oi Diamond Jubilee Cup, is a vital 200 metres longer which will suit the Group-class import admirably.
Boss makes way for stable jockey Basil Marcus and the South African has drawn perfectly in barrier two, so it should be a case of everything falling right for Helene Express.
Drawn wide on debut, Helene Express covered a lot of extra ground and landed the odds handily at 15-1.
Since then Hayes has done quite a bit with the son of Scenic and Helene Express is making a bold bid for International Races selection.
Although today's is a Class One event, a couple of those involved have not got the best of recent form and should struggle. Bottomweight El Eviento may well have lost the plot and looks to have it all to do from his extreme outside barrier draw of 12. He is tackling 1,600 metres for the first time and is not guaranteed to get it.
But there are some interesting runners involved, including the Brian Kan Ping-chee-trained Industrialist who is backing up after a good introduction to local racing a week ago. He finished fourth on debut and there was a lot to like about it.