Caspar Fownes’ rich vein of form at Happy Valley continued on Wednesday (4 March) as he secured his second double from his last six runners at the city circuit.
Fownes had only one win from February’s first seven meetings before a quick-fire double last week got the ball rolling into an ideal March beginning tonight, taking his total at the Valley this season to 18 with seven wins coming at Sha Tin.
The three-time champion trainer opened his account with Tangmere who ground home for Zac Purton in the Class 4 Ma Tau Kok Handicap (1650m). The Frankel gelding rewarded a patient group of connections as he saluted for the first time since his arrival in Hong Kong nearly two years ago.
“You just never give up in Hong Kong – we’ve seen it time and again, I’ve taken over many horses that have been 30 and zip and then they’ve got a record of five or six wins – now it happens, they arrive here at the top of Class 3 and it sort of takes time for them to settle in especially if they’ve got issues,” Fownes said.