Do not be surprised if trainer Benno Yung Tin-pang and his merry band of owners turn up in tuxedos at Sha Tin on Saturday.

But for the Jockey Club’s aversion to the name, Yung could have been accompanying James Bond to the racecourse this weekend but instead he embarks on a not-so-secret mission to secure another win with James Tak in the Class Four Lau Fau Shan Handicap (1,000m).

Bond, Ian Fleming’s famous fictional spy, was originally the chosen moniker for Yung’s three-year-old but plans were revised after officials vetoed the idea.

“The owner wanted to name him James Bond because his brand number is 007,” Yung said.

“But the Jockey Club was a bit worried about that name, the brand. So they changed James Bond to James Tak.”

Whatever his name, Yung and his owners appear to have unearthed a talent, with their three-year-old touching up his rivals when successful over course and distance in only his second career start last month.

That win and a rise to a mark of 60 raised the spectre of a leap to Class Three company but Yung has opted to keep James Tak at Class Four level, although his allocated weight of 135 pounds on Saturday means the trainer has turned to apprentice Ellis Wong Chi-wang.

“He won well last time and this time I’ve put the 10-pound boy on,” Yung said. “That way we won’t hurt him, because he’s still only three years old and hopefully it gives him more confidence.”

Yung is slated to have nine runners on the Sha Tin card, with Gummy Gummy set for his first run of the season under Lyle Hewitson in the Class Two Pok Oi Cup (1,200m).

Last seen when winning his second consecutive race on the Sha Tin dirt in June, the four-year-old was forced onto the sidelines after picking up a fetlock injury in September.

Yung is pleased that Gummy Gummy’s racecourse return is imminent but better may be expected when he next appears on the dirt.

“He had a setback and it took a bit of time to get over the problem,” Yung said. “Now he’s ready to go to the races. There was not another race for him so we had to race him here and then I’ll probably look for a dirt race, but I think turf is still OK.”

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Yung may have had Classic Mile aspirations for Gummy Gummy at the end of last season but plans to step him up in trip are now on hold.

“I’m not sure, I might be able to step him up later but not in this short period,” Yung said.

The 65-year-old trainer has found Sha Tin a happy hunting ground of late, with five winners across the past five meetings at the track, and he is pleased with the form of his yard.

“It’s going well, we’ve been lucky,” Yung said. “The horses have come on and they’ve been ready to perform.”