Patience pays off for Richards after a double with Lahore and Romantic Fantasy

Patience pays off for Richards after a double with Lahore and Romantic Fantasy

Patience paid off for Jamie Richards at Sha Tin on Sunday when he secured a double, courtesy of Lahore’s breakthrough victory and Romantic Fantasy’s 830-day drought breaker. Lahore struck for the first time under Zac Purton down the straight in the Class Four Cheung Shan Handicap (1,000m), cruising home by two and a half lengths over Bustling City. Purton sat off the speed set by Bustling City who was on a one-week backup and had ample room to g…