Vincent Ho sets Glorious Goodwood in his sights

Vincent Ho, whose profile has sky-rocketed through his partnership with Golden Sixty, will return to ride in Britain this summer.

The Hong Kong star jockey, 32, last rode in Britain in August 2019 when a short stay yielded six winners from 22 rides, including success at the Shergar Cup to help the Rest of the World team secure victory.

A year earlier, Ho made his British debut a memorable one by winning on his first ride in the country on the Mark Johnston-trained X Rated at Haydock.  

After the end of the Hong Kong season in July, Ho will ride in Japan on a short-term licence before travelling to Britain for the Qatar Goodwood Festival and the Shergar Cup again.

"After the Hong Kong season finishes, my plan is to go to Japan for two weeks and then I'll come to the UK for two weeks," Ho said. "I'll come for the Goodwood festival. It's going to be a great experience. I don't know what rides I'll get, it's going to be very tough, but hopefully I'll have a great experience and some success. 

"After Goodwood I'll go to Mr [Mark] Johnston and Charlie to ride some work because they sponsor me and the week after it will be back to Ascot for the Shergar Cup and then back to Japan for two weeks."

Ho will be having his first rides at Goodwood and he has plenty of places to go for advice for riding at the notoriously tricky course.

"It's always good to ride at new tracks, different surfaces, different horses, then you can fully trust your feelings," he said.

"I'll ask Silvestre [de Sousa] and Harry [Bentley] about it and in Goodwood there's also plenty of great jockeys. Ryan [Moore] will be there and if I ask him, he'll always give me good advice. I've watched it live and I'll watch some more videos and learn more about it. 

"I improved the most after my trip to Britain and had great support from Mr Johnston before and hopefully this trip will be the same. It will make me a better horseman."