When Sacred Kingdom's connections sit down to decide whether to attempt 'legend' status at Royal Ascot next month, the ticks in the yes column will be overwhelming and all they need to do is sift through their own quotes after winning the KrisFlyer Sprint on the weekend.
Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fie, for example, was thrilled with how Sacred Kingdom travelled on his first tour overseas. The gelding handled the flight beautifully and then put on body weight - always a good sign with a horse in mid-campaign.
He produced top form at his first left-handed race start, ran a fast time and beat an exceptional local horse, which is never easy wherever you go.
Yiu added that he felt Sacred Kingdom was the best he has had him this past year and that is probably a key point in going to the Golden Jubilee Stakes in England on June 20.
After a nine-month break from racing when his 2008 summer spell was followed by the sesamoid injury, the five-year-old took time to regain his fitness and ring craft and jockey Brett Prebble insists Sacred Kingdom 'is just coming right'.
Sure, the British sprints don't offer anything special in prize money, with the Golden Jubilee (around HK$5.4 million) and the July Cup (HK$4.8 million) both worth less than the KrisFlyer and they come at the end of our season, so there are usually arguments why a gelding might be better kept here for the summer and then try Japan.
