With another three weeks until the Licensing Committee announces the riding arrangements for next season, Mark du Plessis will be hoping an overdue double is going to help his case for a return next term.
Du Plessis got his first winner for Ricky Yiu Poon-fai - part of the double for the trainer - and then steered Hot Shot to the gelding's fifth win for the season in the final event, picking up some momentum after a sluggish start to the stint.
'It's my daughter's birthday and she is here at the moment, as is my son, so it was a good day all round,' said du Plessis, who was particularly pleased to get King Of Reason home for Yiu.
'Ricky has given me plenty of support and I just haven't been able to get one home for him until today.'
Du Plessis had ridden King Of Reason at his second run when he had finished second on the all-weather surface, but he felt the trainer's decision to run him at 1,000m since had helped in yesterday's win.
'He was outpaced at 1,000m last time but I think that helped him to switch off and relax coming back to 1,200m today,' he said. 'He was able to find the line better as a result.'