Purton Snares A Double At The Valley
Zac Purton notched a pair of contrasting wins to take riding honours at Happy Valleyon Wednesday.
The former champion threw his all into driving top-weight Smart Boy to a short-head win over the Derek Leung-ridden Phantom Falcon and enjoyed a billowing surge down the lane to score by a length and a half atop Speedy Wally one race later.
Speedy Wally enjoyed a smooth passage – an important factor in Caspar Fownes’ charge collecting a fourth career win at the city track.
“He’s a funny horse – when he applies himself in the race and everything goes his way he’s got some ability. But it only takes one thing to go wrong for him to give it up,” Purton said after easing Speedy Wally, a 4.4 chance, over the line in section one of the Class 4 Tiu Keng Leng Handicap.