Lyle Hewitson is viewing this as a season he can break into the big time.

Any aspirations of a championship bid might have been put to bed already with Zac Purton already clear at the top of the table.

Nevertheless, Hewitson scored a double at Happy Valley today for his guv’nor and fellow South African ex-pat Douglas Whyte.

He came from a handy position in race 3, a class 4 event over 1000m, on the favourite Pretty Queen Prawn (Magnus).

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In the last race of the eight race meeting, a class 4 event over 1200m, Hewitson produced a flying finish from some way back on Durham Star (Deep Field).

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Hewitson goes to three winners for the season, which is six behind early leader Purton.

Whyte has also only had three winners this season, all ridden by Hewitson.