Zac Purton breezed past last season’s tally with another four-timer headlined by the gutsy win of Magnifique in the Class Three Chow Silver Plate (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Saturday night.

The 42-year-old moved past the 130-winner mark and then onto 132 victories following the success of David Hall’s promising three-year-old, but there was a sour footnote with the Charm Spirit galloper found to have bled post-race.

Magnifique pulled hard throughout the race after settling midfield and made rapid ground to find the lead 200m from home, looking set to win by multiple lengths.

That was not the case, however, as he leaned right in the closing stages and found just enough to fend off Righteous Arion by a neck.

The winning margin does not do his win justice, but a lengthy spell on the sidelines is now likely as he is nursed back to health.

“He came up very comfortable, [Zac] had plenty of horse and was going to go right over them and win like the good horse he is, but the reason he slowed down was because he bled,” said Hall.

“He’s one of those highly strung sprinting horses – he’s always a bit on edge so normally he’s the type of horse it happens to.”

“It’s a bit unfortunate and puts a dampener on the win, of course, but he’ll have a long break and we probably won’t see him again until November. It’s just unfortunate as he’s a horse with a lot of potential.”

That was the fourth leg of another brilliant winning day for Purton, who also scooped the Class Four Wong Cup (1,200m) for Hall with $2.2 favourite Mr Energia.

Purton sat wide throughout the race but was always handy and made ground sharply on the turn for home, soon taking the lead and quickening up smartly to win one and three-quarter lengths.

After seconds in two of the next three races, Purton was quickly back in the winners’ enclosure when the Tony Cruz-trained Igor Stravinsky surged down the outside to claim the Class Four Stevenson Cup (1,200m).

Purton was always niggling away at the Irish import and the pair looked in trouble as the leaders quickened up, but the champion jockey got a brilliant tune out of his mount in the final 200m for a cosy success.

And things got even better just one race later when $2.2 favourite Fortune Boy fended off a late challenge from Forever Folks to win the Class Four Ip Jug (1,800m).

Purton was always travelling kindly in midfield and made his move at the 300m pole, making rapid ground in the middle of the track to overhaul the early pacemakers.

Favourite backers would have had a brief moment of panic as Forever Folks closed quickly, but Purton had enough up his sleeve to scramble in by a head.

“It’s been good, all the horses have run well. It’s nice to have a reasonable day towards the end of the season,” said Purton.

It could have easily been a five-timer for the Australian, but he was denied that honour when $1.7 favourite Patch Of Stars was beaten in the concluding Class Three Chairmen’s Day Handicap (1,400m) by Cruz’s Beauty Crescent.

The hot favourite was planted in midfield and still had plenty to do as the field turned for home. Although Purton closed with menace, he never looked likely to stretch clear and was ultimately collared late by Beauty Crescent.