ZAC Purton has Joao Moreira’s single-season record back in his sights after a blitzing six-timer at Sha Tin last Sunday, took the champion jockey to within striking range.

The Australian had all but written off his chances of matching his Brazilian rival’s 170 – set in the 2016/17 season. Purton entered the campaign’s third-last fixture at the weekend requiring 12 wins and after the six on Sunday and a double on Wednesday at Happy Valley, it left him needing five more with 11 races at tomorrow’s Sha Tin finale.