Fresh off a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, Matthew Chadwick heads to Sha Tin on Saturday looking to continue his good form and pursuit of Tony Cruz Award leader Matthew Poon Ming-fai.

By moving to 34 wins for the season with victories aboard Superb Capitalist and Another Zonda, Chadwick closed to within two of Poon in the race for leading local jockey and he has 10 chances to trim the gap even further this weekend.

“I know where we’re standing, so it is on my mind,” said Chadwick of the award named after his former boss and which he won in 2021-22.

“You can only play the cards you’re dealt, so we’ll just do our best and hopefully circumstances permit and we can ride as many winners as possible until the end of the season.

“I started off the season well and then I had a bit of a lull in the holiday season and it has slowly picked back up. I’m in that striking range now, so we’ll just have to see. Hopefully we’ll be right in the finish when it comes.”

Chadwick has picked up the ride aboard Full Credit in the absence of the injured Lyle Hewitson and he gives the Mark Newnham-trained galloper some chance in Saturday’s feature, the eight-runner Class One Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup (1,000m).

“It’s a very interesting race. It’s a small field with some decent horses in it. Obviously Magic Control is back to the 1,000m, which is where he is best, and Wunderbar has come back really well. I think the weather will play a part,” said Chadwick.

“Full Credit trialled pretty well the other day. He’s obviously had that [throat] surgery but he has performed well on all surfaces and he ran third to [Magic Control] earlier in the season.

“With the light weight [of 120lb], I wouldn’t count him out. I haven’t ridden him before so I’ll just be going in thinking he’s got every chance. I’ll do my best on him.”

Also among Chadwick’s book are last-start winners Dragon Air Force and Tsuen Wan Glory, as well as the in-form Storm Runner.

Meanwhile, Hewitson confirmed Thursday night’s surgery on the fractured wrist and ankle he suffered when falling from Seasons Wit on Wednesday was a success.