Vincent Ho, regular rider of superstar GOLDEN SIXTY, will ride at the 2024 Goodwood Festival.

GOLDEN SIXTY confirmed his status as Hong Kong’s greatest in the Longines Hong Kong Mile in December, and though the 8YO won’t be in attendance at Goodwood, his 25-year-older rider will be.

Ho was due to make his debut at Goodwood last summer but had to postpone his trip to the UK after sustaining a heavy fall in Japan. He 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. He will return to the UK to ride for trainer Charlie Johnston – son of Mark - ahead of Goodwood and is keen to get insight on the unique track from his fellow jockeys.

Ho explained: “I’ll ride for Charlie Johnston and I’ll go to Goodwood for a week – it will be a great experience. After Goodwood I’ll be in the UK for another two weeks – I’ll spend about a month there.

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

"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."