Visiting Australian jockey Glen Boss landed a last-minute ride in tomorrow's $4.1 million Hong Kong Gold Cup after Jockey Club rules left a frustrated Robbie Fradd on the big-race sidelines.
Fradd was due to ride Deauville for Tony Cruz, but leading English rider Brett Doyle was declared to ride Multi-Star by trainer Ricky P. F. Yiu, who retains Fradd.
According to current rules, that left Fradd unable to take another ride in the same race because his retaining trainer had used another stable's retained jockey.
'It was my good luck. I had asked around for some time hoping to get a ride in the race but there didn't seem to be anything available,' said Boss.
'Then I got the call from Tony, who said that he simply thought I would have already been riding in the race anyway.
'As they say, if you're not in, you can't win and I am just pleased to be involved in the race. I don't think Deauville is going to win but he could run into the money and it is a high class race,' said Boss, just back after a suspension.