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Thanks Forever on the up

Thanks Forever (131lb) showed again that he is a talent worthy of a bit of hype. The three-year-old built on his recent impressive score to remain unbeaten in three. “It was very easy, he's obviously a talented horse,” Zac Purton said. “He wanted to hang in a little bit today, which he didn't do last[...]
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Aethero leads Moore charge

Purton kicked off the day with an impressive win on Aethero, trainer John Moore's exciting juvenile. While the jockeys' premiership is all but done and dusted, Moore did all he could to set the trainers' title race on fire. Hong Kong's seven-time champion charged up and grabbed a fistful of defending champion John Size's coat[...]
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Team Moore unleashed

John Moore sits third in the Hong Kong trainers' premiership race, eight adrift of defending champion John Size and one behind fellow challenger Frankie Lor. His task is difficult with 15 meetings to go. “To have a chance at winning the title, Sunday is very important. It's not easy: John Size has got quite a[...]
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Big Party for Purton four-timer

Champion jockey Zac Purton took his season's tally to 123 wins with a masterful four-timer at Sha Tin this afternoon, Saturday, 18 May, despite feeling under the weather. “That's a nice day,” the Australian said. “I've got a bit of a cold so I'm not feeling well; it's a hot day – it's hard. The[...]
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Purton’s out for amends

John Moore has expressed his intention to have all guns blazing in his attempt to seal a seventh Hong Kong premiership. But the handler will have to hit the mark more than he misses if he is to make up the deficit on Size. The handler's Uncle Steve was unlucky in the run when sixth[...]
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Sunny through the rain

Sunny Boy (133lb) delighted his connections when rallying for Purton to repel a late challenge from Ambitious Heart (122lb) in race three, the Class 3 Purves Quaich Handicap (1200m). “To see him do that, go to the front, knuckle down and do that was really nice, especially when Zac (Purton) pulled the whip through to[...]
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