Andrea Atzeni has strong confidence in his two Group Three mounts at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Bidding to add to what has already been a fruitful campaign, Andrea Atzeni has declared he wouldn’t swap Patch Of Theta for any other ride in Sunday’s Group Three Premier Cup (1,400m) at Sha Tin.
The Sardinian jockey has legitimate claims in the final two features of the season, with Patch Of Theta and his Group Three Premier Plate (1,800m) mount Bundle Award shaping as strong contenders.
Atzeni, who sits third in the jockeys’ championship with 54 wins, hops aboard Patch Of Theta for the first time as Francis Lui Kin-wai’s classy five-year-old chases a second Group Three triumph this term.
Victorious in the Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1,400m) in January, the Zoustar gelding put the writing on the wall with a fast-finishing third to Helios Express in the Group Three Sha Tin Vase (1,200m) last start.
