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Harris has eyes on territory stint

Robin Parke

MELBOURNE Cup-winning jockey Wayne Harris yesterday had talks with director of racing Philip Johnston in a bid to secure a brief riding stint in Hong Kong towards the end of the season.

Harris, who gave a tremendous display in winning the International Bowl on Monopolize last month, left for a two-week spell in Singapore last night. He said at Happy Valley yesterday morning: 'I am very pleased with the way things have gone in Australia recently. Winning the Magic Millions was another boost and I am having a fortnight in Singapore.

'I would love to come up to Hong Kong for a month or so towards the end of the season, particularly as it is Neville's [Begg] last season,' he added.

Trainer Neville Begg, who part-owns Monopolize, is Harris' father-in-law while brother-in-law Grahame trained the Bowl hero.

Harris won the Melbourne Cup on Jeune in 1994 and could be aboard the English-bred galloper if he runs in the World Cup in Dubai in March.

Johnston said: 'Wayne came to see me and we had a brief talk about opportunities that might come up towards the end of the season.

'It was nothing more than that and we will have to wait and see what develops.' Although jockeys are currently thin on the ground through injury, defections and suspensions, it is not likely to get much better in the final three months of the season.

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