Relief was the overwhelming emotion for Matthew Poon Ming-fai after he ended an exasperating drought of 141 rides with a breakthrough win at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Winless since booting home Keefy at Happy Valley on June 4, Poon finally got the monkey off his back when Gracious Express overcame barrier 14 to score a gutsy win in the Class Three Wo Che Handicap (1,400m).
“I’ve been looking for this win for quite a long time,” Poon said.
“I didn’t expect that today, so now I’ve got a winner, I hope more luck will come. In the coming meetings, hopefully it will be even better.”
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