Francis Lui fell three wins behind arch-rival PIerre Ng halfway through the season's final day but staged a remarkable comeback to pip him for the trainers championship in final stages of the last race.

Leading by one win at the start of the day, Ng quickly added Beauty Waves and First Love to go three clear of his former boss with just five races to contest but the back half of the program always promised to be his best and it was almost faultless, scoring four to arrive on the finish line.

Second-year handler, Ng led for most of the season before coming off second-best in the desperate finish, and he will get his chance to go one better in the years ahead, but for Lui it was his first title since taking out a licence in the 1996-97 season. For most of that time, Lui was a respected but by no means leading player in the trainer ranks but his career has blossomed very late, emerging as a serious contender in the past five years, almost coinciding precisely with the emergence of his champion, Golden Sixty.

Things were not as pressing In the jockeys championship, which Zac Purton has had wrapped up for some weeks, but the great rider decorated another successful campaign with a 6-win haul to dominate the final day.

Purton's title takes him equal with Gary Moore on 7 jockeys championship wins, while both linger a distant margin behind Douglas Whyte's towering 13 titles.

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(Note, apprentice jockey ratings reflect performances with their allowance "built in". As their claim reduces and they compete on a more equal footing, we expect their rating to deteriorate unless they are top class riders.)

​These ratings are updated regularly and are designed to reflect current form but with past figures also putting a brake on hot-streak performers or uplifting a long-term quality player having a quiet run.