Trainer Allan has 'mighty' value ahead for devoted fans

THE same handful of trainers have been dominating trackwork since the morning sessions started in earnest at Sha Tin.

Ivan Allan, Brian Kan Ping-chee, Derek Cruz, Lawrie Fownes and, more surprisingly, the normally slow-starting Wong Tang-ping look to have a number of their horses very well forward.

Other handlers like John Moore and, to a lesser extent, Gary Ng Ting-keung, David Hill and Patrick Biancone have a select few ready and waiting for Sunday's ''off''.

Yesterday, it was the turn of Allan's team to impress, though watchers had to wait until very late on to catch them.

The work was certainly worth waiting for with Mighty Mighty underlining the tremendous progress he has made since last season.

He has already received sparkling reports and yesterday he galloped all over his speedy stablemate Turf Champ, who also went well.

But it is Mighty Mighty who appears worth a wager. They came through their final 400 metres in 23.4 with Mighty Mighty travelling much the stronger and a neck up, despite Basil Marcus' best endeavours.