Caspar Fownes extended his trainers’ championship lead with a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night in tandem with Joao Moreira, which included Forza Toro in the Class Four Eight To Glory (1,650m).
Fownes currently sits on top of the table with 69 wins – six clear of Danny Shum Chap-shing, who he has battled with for the lead throughout the season and also struck with a double on the night.
“It’s been a fight tonight. I knew [Shum] was going to bring a few, but like I’ve always said, I’ve always planned for the last few meetings to keep some bullets and we needed them tonight. If I didn’t land anything, he’d be right there with me going into the last two meetings, so it’s game on now,” Fownes said.
Fownes was ecstatic when celebrating his third win for the night, as he moves closer to clinching a fifth championship with only two meetings left this season.
“That celebration was from the heart – I’ve got so much pent-up feeling, this is all so stressful and as much as I try to hold it all in, sometimes I have to release it and I am what I am. I’m in a good position and very happy with where I am – I’ve still got a lot of bullets for the last two days as well,” Fownes said.
