Permission has been granted for Club Jockey Joao Moreira to be absent from Hong Kong in order to partner CONSTANTINOPLE in the Melbourne Cup (Group 1) to be conducted at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne on Tuesday, 5 November 2019.

Jockey Moreira will return to Hong Kong immediately following the aforementioned meeting to fulfil his riding engagements at the Happy Valley racemeeting on Wednesday, 6 November 2019.