Padraig Beggy, Ballydoyle's 'silent assassin', can continue a remarkable record in the Classics by landing Saturday's William Hill St Leger aboard IL PARADISO at Doncaster.
Aidan O'Brien's 'work-rider' has had just 34 mounts in Ireland this season and his only winner was aboard Sovereign in the Irish Derby while he first sprung to unlikely fame when steering home Wings Of Eagles in the 2017 Derby at Epsom.
With stable number one Ryan Moore on duty at Leopardstown, Beggy gets the call up again and history suggests that the fact that Il Paradiso seems to be the stable's lesser fancied runner (with Donnacha O'Brien taking the mount on Sir Dragonet) should not rule out victory.
A few months ago, this son of Galileo hardly looked Classic material but he bolted up in a two-mile handicap at The Curragh in July and then appeared to take a major step forward in the Lonsdale Cup at York where he led two furlongs out and only succumbed to the high-class stayers Stradivarius and Dee Ex Bee in the closing stages.
Some form students will regard that performance as a fluke, but it looked genuine enough to me given that they were racing from some way out and the big plus for Il Paradiso here is that he will stay every inch of the trip.
That cannot be said of stable-mate Sir Dragonet or the short-priced favourite Logician.
Sir Dragonet is hard to assess. This really impressive winner of the Chester Vase in May (Dashing Willoughby over eight lengths back in third), he started favourite for the Derby before taking fifth to Anthony Van Dyck in a bunch finish and then, after a break, was beaten at odds-on over a mile-and-a-quarter at The Curragh.
That last run may well have been needed, and a repeat of his Derby effort (despite the form looking very mixed), should see him run well even though his stamina is not a given being out of an Oasis Dream mare.
Staying power is also the big question surrounding the Great Voltigeur winner Logician who defends a four-race unbeaten record.
This likeable grey son of Frankel handled the step up in grade at York with little difficulty, though the O'Brien-trained runner-up Constantinople does not look the heartiest of battlers.
It could be that Frankie Dettori's mount will have the class to win but his dam was a miler and taking his short price with stamina doubts attached is not my idea of a value bet.
One suspects that the others will struggle, though Sir Ron Priestley has never stopped improving all season, took a Group Three at Goodwood last time and is also pretty certain to stay.