Andrea Atzeni hopes he can continue his good run of form at Happy Valley at this week’s nine-race card with a solid book of rides at his disposal.

Eight of Atzeni’s 12 wins this season have come at the city circuit and he is confident he has the ammunition to get back on the scoreboard, with one last-start winner and three last-start seconds among his seven-strong squad.

“It’s going well there and it looks like they’re all chances,” Atzeni said.

“Funnily enough, it was other way around last season and I think it’s just the horses I’ve been riding. Last year, I couldn’t really find the horses that would win around Happy Valley and all my best horses were at Sha Tin.

“But now, I suppose the horses I’ve been riding like Beauty Destiny and I Can are horses that are always going to turn up at Happy Valley.”

Hoping to add his season tally, the rider highlighted Fury And Gold as his main chance in the Class Five Sand Martin Handicap (2,200m), with the five-year-old bidding to go one better than last time out when he jumps from barrier six.

“Fury And Gold was very solid the last day,” Atzeni said. “On Wednesday, we have the same distance, same sort of horses and it’s a small field so hopefully he can go well.

“He’s a bit of a funny horse and he needs to relax and switch off which he did the last day. If he relaxes, 2,200m should be no problem.”

Atzeni booted the Pierre Ng Pang-chi-trained Plentiful to a first career win at start 13 on November 27 and has the added advantage of jumping from barrier one in Wednesday’s Class Five Lark Handicap (1,000m).

“He’s got a good draw and the handicapper put him up five [pounds] but he’s still in Class Five,” Atzeni said.

“He has led before, but it was a bit by chance that he missed the break a little bit last time and we managed to get him behind a horse. He won quite well and he should be competitive again.”

Of Atzeni’s remaining chances, he is confident Heroic Master and Affirm can go well in the Class Three Nightjar Handicap (1,000m) and the first section of the Class Four Albatross Handicap (1,200m), respectively.

“If you watch Heroic Master’s previous runs, he’s had a few excuses recently,” Atzeni said. “On the all-weather, he had a bad draw and the time before at Happy Valley I was caught wide and the horse never got into it.

“He’s back at the Valley where he won last year and he’s got a good draw [barrier two] and it looks likes there could be quite a bit of pace in the race.

“Affirm never runs a bad race but he just can’t win one. He’s a horse who just jumps and goes forward and he never really gives himself an easy time because he’s always close to the pace.”

Smart Leader, Apolar Fighter and I Can complete Atzeni’s midweek team.