Hong Kong trio set for Shergar Cup at Ascot
Hong Kong named Vincent Ho, Jerry Chau and Luke Ferraris for Ascot’s 25th Shergar Cup, a six-race points battle that rewards depth, not one-off brilliance.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club put Jerry Chau and Luke Ferraris alongside Vincent Ho for the 25th Shergar Cup at Ascot, turning a single invitation into a three-rider challenge for one of racing’s most unusual summer prizes. The team was named on Saturday, July 4, ahead of the meeting on Saturday, August 8 at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, west of London, and the 2026 running will be the first Shergar Cup staged as a World Pool fixture.
That matters because the Shergar Cup is not run like a normal jockeys’ championship. Riders compete in team silks, points are awarded to the first five finishers in each race, and the total after race six decides who lifts the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup. The leading individual rider also takes the Alistair Haggis Silver Saddle and an extra £3,000, so the event rewards consistency across the card rather than a single dramatic late run.
Ho gives Hong Kong the anchor it needed. The Hong Kong Jockey Club said the 36-year-old, a graduate of its Apprentice Jockeys’ School in 2012, will captain the side for his second appearance at the Shergar Cup. He won the Shergar Cup Mile on Power Of Darkness in 2019 and helped the Rest of the World team to victory that day, a record that gives Hong Kong a rider who already knows how to handle the pressure, pace and point-scoring rhythm of the Ascot format.
Chau and Ferraris add the other half of the equation. The club described both as emerging talents and as two of its most gifted young riders, and their selection gives Hong Kong options across a six-race contest built on quick decisions and changing race shapes. That is where the pair can matter most: in a format that hands out points to the first five home, riders who can adapt to the draw, secure position early and keep a horse balanced through Ascot’s demands can steal valuable place points even when victory is out of reach.
The switch from the Asia team to a Hong Kong-branded line-up also sharpens the story’s competitive edge. Ascot is promoting the day as a festival-style raceday with post-racing concert entertainment, but Hong Kong’s selection makes the sporting case clear. With Ho’s proven Ascot record and two younger riders ready for a bigger stage, the team now looks capable of doing more than filling a slot on the international card. It has the balance to push for the title and, if the rides break right, to reshape the order of the Shergar Cup itself.
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