After the Hong Kong season ended at Happy Valley on Wednesday, Zac Purton admitted that he is looking forward to kicking back and relaxing with a refreshing beverage now that his “hardest-fought” season is over.
The now four-time Hong Kong champion’s first win this term came atop Good Runners Way, at the season opener on 1 September, and he rounded out the campaign with a double to take his final tally to an impressive 147.
Zac drives Kinda Cool to victory (Pic – HKJC)
Kinda Cool wrapped things up; the Frankie Lor-trained three-year-old hung on for Purton to pass the post half a length to the good in section two of the Class 4 Tsap Tseung Handicap.
“He’s always shown he’s got a little bit of ability, he just hasn’t quite been able to put it together. The long straight at Sha Tin’s been testing him and you could see here even with the short straight he was starting to flounder the last bit – he needs to strengthen up,” Purton said.
Lor made it two wins on the card when Karis Teetan drove Solar Wai Wai home in the Class 2 Hawthorn Handicap. The jockey’s two wins on the night gave him 93 wins for the season.
