Former New Zealand champion handler Jamie Richards got his breakthrew winner in Hong Kong in the Class 5 Pottinger Handicap (1000m) with Handsome Rebel – who, in a remarkable chain of events, was initially trained in New Zealand in 2018 by Richards.

Plotting a precise pathway towards LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on 11 December with crack stayer Russian Emperor, Douglas Whyte holds modest expectations for Hong Kong’s Champion Stayer in the G2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (16 October).