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    LONGINES IJC Jockeys' Allocation Results

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    Zac Purton happy to be in IJC mix again

    Zac Purton is not sure whether he can win Wednesday night’s International Jockeys’ Championship but he’s certain of one thing – he’s better placed than he has been in the past two years.

    Still ‘no pressure’ for Ho as Classique Legend joins Golden Sixty in his arsenal

    He’s shouldered the weight of expectation that comes with riding Golden Sixty (金鎗六十) without breaking a sweat so the addition of Classique Legend (川河達駒) to his load is hardly going to cause Vincent Ho

    Soumillon shakes off Covid-19 to land a full book of rides on HKIR

    Jockey Christophe Soumillon says he has shaken off Covid-19 and is in top shape ahead of his first short-term riding stint in Hong Kong for more than a decade.

    Teetan ‘couldn’t believe’ he was being replaced aboard Computer Patch

    Karis Teetan is no stranger to being tipped off top-line sprinters after strong performances – think Mr Stunning (紅衣醒神) and Hot King Prawn (旺蝦王) – but even he admits “he couldn’t believe”

    Ho picks up ride on Classique Legend as McEvoy pulls the pin

    Top local jockey Vincent Ho Chak-yiu will ride Everest winner Classique Legend (川河達駒) in the Longines Hong Kong Sprint after Australian Kerrin McEvoy aborted any hope of travelling to Sha Tin.

    Joao Moreira confirms Hong Kong Vase ride

    After partnering Japanese raiders in the past four Hong Kong Vases, Joao Moreira will put his faith in a local horse in 2020 after committing to the ride aboard Columbus County (時時有餘)

    Lor dreaming of another Mr Stunning after gun youngster makes it five wins

    To be mentioned in the same breath as Mr Stunning (紅衣醒神) is about as good a compliment you can pay an up-and-coming sprinter in Hong Kong and Frankie Lor Fu-chuen did just that with gun youngster

    Take two for Hayes and Harmony N Blessed after barrier disaster

    He was forced to sit and watch as his talented debutant Harmony N Blessed (人和家興) was scratched at the gates a fortnight ago, now David Hayes says his trial star is ready to take it to the big stage on

    Computer Patch ‘stands a chance against Classique Legend’

    A loss to Wishful Thinker (有理共想) is not the sort of form likely to stack up against the world’s equal fourth-best racehorse but Karis Teetan believes a big performance from Computer Patch (錶之智能)