Dunaden can bounce back at the Longines International Races meeting at Sha Tin in Hong Kong This year, however, there is a further twist with the weather. It rained for 14 days straight, and has only just stopped. The proximity of Typhoon Bopha, which claimed 250 lives in the Philippines, an hour and a half's flight time away, has left its mark on Hong Kong, and even the quick-draining Sha Tin track will have become a bit soggy. Sir Michael Stoute has shipped over Sea Moon for the mile-and-a-half Vase, as well as Carlton House, set to continue his career after Sunday in Australia, who is being aimed at the mile-and-a-quarter Cup. A win in either would give Stoute a welcome prizemoney boost following a disappointing domestic season. For many European horses, though, this is a last, nothing-to-lose spin of the wheel before a lay-off between seasons, or retirement. The four races offer prize money of more than £6m, which makes this meeting one of the three most lucrative single racdeays in the world. Not surprising, then, that there are seven British runners. But the task for punters is to determine which horses still have a competitive run in them this late in the year, as well as those horses (to discard) here to satisfy their owners' desire for a nice week's holiday before Christmas. Frenchman Mickael Delzangles believes he might have Dunaden back on song for the Vase, a race the horse won last year following his narrow victory in the Emirates Melbourne Cup. He looked well as he worked at Sha Tin on Thursday morning, giving inidications that he could put behind him his poor 14th in this year's Melbourne Cup, which followed a memorable triumph in the Caulfield Cup. Dancing Rain is fresher than most, having run only once this season, and might pose more of a threat to Dunaden than Sea Moon, though Bayrir is also worthy of consideration. Most of the Europeans will be hoping for a decent pace. French Derby winner Saonois, who hated the testing ground in the Arc, is tipped to have the better of Cirrus Des Aigles in the Cup, while in the six-furlong Sprint, the Australian visitor Sea Siren is selected, ahead of Super Easy. In the Mile, the John Moore-trained Xtension can make use of a handy draw.