Permission has been granted for Jockey Zac Purton to be absent from Hong Kong as he has secured riding engagement in the Canterbury Stakes (Group 1) to be run at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney on Saturday, 4 March 2023.

Jockey Purton will return to Hong Kong in time to fulfil his race riding engagements at the Sha Tin race meeting scheduled on Saturday, 11 March 2023 following the completion of a riding suspension which expires on Thursday, 9 March 2023.