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\t\tJoy Of Spring is a two-time winner at Happy Valley.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\tTuesday 14 October 2025 5:41 pm\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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\t\tJoy Of Spring is a two-time winner at Happy Valley.\t<\/p>\n
HAPPY Valley in Hong Kong hosts an attractive nine-race card on Wednesday, with a couple of strong nine-furlong handicaps and a competitive sprint handicap over six furlongs at 3.15pm.<\/p>\n
Trainers Mark Newnham, David Hayes and Caspar Fownes continue to dominate in the early stages of the trainers\u2019 championship race \u2013 the three of them were on the scoresheet again at Sha Tin on Sunday \u2013 while legendary handler Tony Cruz has bounced back to form by saddling six winners in the past week.<\/p>\n
In terms of jockeys, Zac Purton continues to put further daylight between himself and his nearest pursuers, with the eight-time Hong Kong champion jockey having ridden 11 winners since the end of September.<\/p>\n
The Zac-Man may be in a league of his own but spare a thought for British pilots Richard Kingscote and David Probert, who are both still looking for their first winner of the season, and Matthew Poon who must have forgotten what it\u2019s like to be in the winners\u2019 circle.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Poon Train\u2019 and last season\u2019s winner of the Tony Cruz Award has not tasted success since the beginning of June, with his losing sequence presently standing at 130 rides.<\/p>\n
You can guarantee when leading trainer Mark Newnham and top jockey Purton combine, punters will take note and form an orderly queue at the betting counters.<\/p>\n
The partnership team up with Excellence Value, who steps up in distance in the Lung Cheung Handicap (3.50pm) over nine furlongs and is certain to be a popular choice.<\/p>\n
The son of Fastnet Rock was strong at the finish when threading his way through rivals to place fifth over the extended mile last month and looks sure to appreciate a step up in trip.<\/p>\n
This is not a one-horse race however, with the likes of Highland Rahy, Wrote A New Page and notably JOY OF SPRING in opposition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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