Permission has been granted for Club Jockey Sam Clipperton to be absent from Hong Kong in order to ride WESTERN EXPRESS (John Size) in the Yasuda Kinen (Group 1) to be conducted at Tokyo Racecourse, Japan on Sunday, 3 June 2018. As such, Jockey Clipperton will not be available to accept race riding engagements at the Sha Tin race meeting on that day.