Fresh from his most successful month of the season, Alexis Badel hopes to continue his strong form at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with the consistent Spicy Gold headlining his eight rides.

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Badel has ridden Manfred Man Ka-leung’s six-year-old in his past 14 starts for three Class Two wins – which came in succession early last season – and a number of other strong showings.