Jerry Chau Chun-lok continued his remarkable run of form with a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night that propelled him into pole position in the Tony Cruz Award and fourth in the jockeys’ premiership standings.

The 25-year-old made it eight wins from the last four meetings, propelling his strike rate in February to an astonishing 32 per cent, with his win on Flying Wrote having all the poise of a man riding with supreme confidence.

The pair were unsurprisingly backed into $2.3 favourite for the second section of the Class Four Sheung Hei Handicap (1,200m) and his backers never had a moment's worry, with Chau getting his mount into the perfect spot just behind the leading pack.

Turning in, things opened up perfectly for Tony Cruz’s galloper, who pounced on the leaders and got a winning break on Meowth and The Heir, who both charged home to miss by a head and a neck respectively.

Wins aboard Inno Super, Bunta Baby and Flying Wrote springboarded Chau above Luke Ferraris and Vincent Ho Chak-yiu in the championship and ahead of the latter for the leading local rider award.

“I got very good draws tonight, the horses performed very well and I’m very happy,” said Chau. “I need to thank the owners and trainers for their support of me this season.

“This month, the draws and races have been going well for me and I’m very grateful for all of this. Hopefully the luck keeps coming and I can keep riding more winners.”

His best ride of the night was undoubtedly Bunta Baby, who lashed home late to collect the Class Four Sze Mei Handicap (1,000m) for trainer Manfred Man Ka-leung.

The pair landed midfield on the fence from the inside barrier and after turning in with a wall of horses ahead, Chau never panicked and slid through a gap between horses at the 200m pole.

Once given a crack of the whip by his jockey, Bunta Baby surged to the front in a matter of strides and was a much easier winner than the half a length margin suggests.

“He’s a big horse and he’s always a bit slow at the start. I was a bit lucky he jumped very quick this time, sat midfield and travelled very well,” said Chau.

“In the straight I didn’t panic because I could feel he had a lot in hand and I just waited for a clear run. When he got a clear run, he showed very good acceleration.”

Chau kicked off his treble with victory aboard the David Eustace-trained Inno Super, who roared to success in the Class Four Tseuk Luk Handicap (1,650m) after a charmed run in the box seat.

“He’s been gradually improving with each run. Obviously, he got a really nice set-up today and a well-timed drive from Jerry,” said Eustace.

“I felt like he’s put in a winning performance a couple of times this season, so it was nice to get his head in front.”

Eustace snagged a double on the card when Mister Dapper toughed it out to win the Class Three Consensus Cup (1,650m) under Brenton Avdulla.

It was also a brilliant evening for jockey Richard Kingscote, who rocketed to success aboard Master Resolute in section one of the Class Four Sheung Hei Handicap (1,200m) to clinch a double.

The promising Danny Shum Chap-shing-trained four-year-old got off the mark at the fifth attempt, flashing home down the middle of the track after a midfield sit to record a comfortable length success.

“He ran really well last time and has grown up a lot – he was much more relaxed in the prelims and the yard has done a lot of work with him. Hopefully he can kick on now and keep going the right way,” said Kingscote.

In stark contrast, Kingscote’s win aboard the Ricky Yiu Poon-fai-trained Run Run Timing in the Class Five Ng Fong Handicap (1,650m) was an all-the-way affair.

Breaking from stall six, Kingscote never saw another rival, with the pair ultimately coasting clear to a length and a half triumph.

“He ran really well the last day when he didn’t have the smoothest trip, but he hit the lids really well tonight and enjoyed himself on the front – he just kept finding,” said Kingscote.

“The start was very slow with a lot of seconds, which was frustrating, but fortunately I’ve been able to keep hold of some support and those guys who have kept supporting me are thankfully getting some reward.”