Will Sth African jockey Jeff Lloyd quit Hong Kong and return to Australia? It could be a move he's considering after a torrid period under fire from the tough HK stewards. Lloyd is currently 9th on the HK premiership with 19 winners from 252 rides (7./5%). Meantime, another Bok jockey, Paul Whitmore, is now linked with theAnthony Cummings stable in Sydney. Whitmore rode for Albury trainer Brett Cavanough in 2009 while qualifying for permanent residency status. Now Whitmore is calling Australia '
Will Sth African jockey Jeff Lloyd quit Hong Kong and return to Australia? It could be a move he's considering after a torrid period under fire from the tough HK stewards. Lloyd is currently 9th on the HK premiership with 19 winners from 252 rides (7./5%). Meantime, another Bok jockey, Paul Whitmore, is now linked with theAnthony Cummings stable in Sydney. Whitmore rode for Albury trainer Brett Cavanough in 2009 while qualifying for permanent residency status. Now Whitmore is calling Australia 'home'. He's ridden more than 1300 winners in South Africa, Asia and Mauritius.
Sth African Douglas Whyte continues to dominate the riding stats in Hong Kong but Aussies Darren Beadman and Brett Prebble are pressing. Whyte has 44 winners from 291 rides at 15.1% while Beadman has a better win strike of 17.5% in second spot with 30 winners from 171 rides. Prebble is third with 29 winners from 195 rides at 14.9%. Zac Purton is doing OK - he's ridden 22 winners from 234 rides but a low strike rate of 9.4%. Tye Angland has notched 11 winners from 157 rides at 7%, but he's been picking up mostly longshot rides.