Zac Purton fired in a four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday and in the process brought Francis Lui Kin-wai level with Pierre Ng Pang-chi at the top of this season’s trainers’ championship.

Purton and Lui successfully teamed up with a pair of progressive gallopers, Divano and Call Me Glorious, while the six-time champion jockey was also left celebrating after the wins of Smart Beauty and Bottomuptogether.

The 41-year-old moved to 107 victories for the season and also reduced the gap to Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong win record to double figures, with Purton sitting on 1,717 successes in the city, 96 short of the Durban Demon’s 1,813.

“It’s been a nice day,” Purton said. “It’s a long way to go, but it of course comes down to the support. If I can get the right rides then we’ll just keep chipping away and maybe one day we’ll get there.”

Purton opened his account for the afternoon with a decisive victory aboard the Tony Cruz-trained Smart Beauty in the Class Five Helene Super Star Handicap (1,600m) before maintaining his unbeaten record aboard the Frankie Lor Fu-chuen-trained Bottomuptogether.

After he made a successful start to his career at Sha Tin earlier this month, Bottomuptogether made it two wins from as many outings with a powerful performance in the Class Four Indigenous Handicap (1,000m).

The $2.05 favourite was prominent throughout and put the race to bed in the final 200m, stopping the clock at 56.12 seconds – around a length and a half quicker than standard time.

“He got the start better this time and travelled really well the whole way,” Purton said. “He was probably a bit strong if anything, but he always had the race won and it was just a matter of letting him down at the right time. He pulled his way to the front and I had to let him go once he did that.

“I hope he can get 1,200m. He’s bred to go further of course, but he probably just wants to learn to chill a little bit. If he latches onto the bit like that all of the time, he’s going to make it a bit hard for himself.”

Purton was immediately back in the winner’s enclosure when he obliged on another well-backed favourite in the Class Four Makarpura Star Handicap (1,200m). Divano was slightly slow away but assumed the lead and never saw a rival to justify his skinny odds of $1.75.

“He did a lot wrong,” Purton said. “He was moving around a lot in the gates and was slow to jump. But to carry a big weight as a young horse and have those things against him, it was a good effort.”

Purton secured Lui’s brace in the Class Three Oriental Express Handicap (1,200m), with Call Me Glorious going from pillar to post to record a two-and-a-quarter length win over Little Brose.

After taking his rivals along at a reasonably slow tempo, $1.50 favourite Call Me Glorious surged for home in the closing stages and covered the final 400m in 0.69 of a second quicker than standard time.

“He had to do a little bit of work to get there and he didn’t feel like he had a lot there at the top of the straight, but when I clicked him he had more than I thought – he won well,” Purton said.

Lui joined long-time premiership leader Ng on 59 wins for the season with 13 meetings remaining.