“Hopefully people see what I was able to do (on Sunday) and there is a horse that is ready to jump out of the ground and win the Cup. “I don’t want to make the trip just to make up the numbers really so we will see what pops up. “I want to come over to ride but I need the right horse,” he said. Speaking to News Corp, Purton expects the Melbourne Cup puzzle to become clearer after Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup.
Some of the tightest Covid measures in the world have seen Purton locked up in Hong Kong since early 2020, but the rules have been recently relaxed which has opened the door for him to ride in the $7.75m feature on November 1.įINAL DAYS! UNLOCK EVERYTHING ON RACENET FOR ONLY $1 Champion Hong Kong jockey Zac Purton has declared he is a Melbourne Cup gun for hire.įresh off the back of a career-best seven-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday, Purton is looking to ride again in Australia’s biggest race for the first time since finishing fourth on Finche in 2018.
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