Permission has been granted for Visiting Jockeys Dylan Browne McMonagle (Saudi) and Maxime Guyon (Saudi & Qatar) to be absent from Hong Kong in order to fulfil pre-existing Group 1 riding commitments at the Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz Racecourse, Saudi Arabia and the Al Rayyan Racecourse, Qatar on Saturday, 14 February 2026.  As such, both jockeys will not be available to accept race riding engagements at the Sha Tin racemeeting on the same day.