Overview
- The four-leg contest features 12 riders with centrally allocated mounts, scoring 12-6-4 for placings and paying HK$600,000 to the winner.
- Markets and tipsters lean to Zac Purton and Hugh Bowman for the title, though assessments describe the competition as wide open.
- James McDonald seeks a first IJC crown on Healthy Healthy, Star Mac, Another Zonda and Akashvani after multiple runner-up finishes.
- Previews highlight Ryan Moore on inside-drawn Corleone and Hollie Doyle on rail-drawn Mr Desira as notable chances at the Valley’s tight circuit.
- A separate Longines trainers’ bonus is in play, with David Hayes targeting it by fielding seven runners including Romantic Son and Star Mac.