Club Jockey Grant van Niekerk has been dismissed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club with immediate effect. This is the decision below.. 

The Licensing Committee today withdrew the Club Jockey’s Licence previously issued to Grant van Niekerk with immediate effect. This decision was as a result of a conduct-related matter which does not pertain to any race riding or other racing integrity-related matter.

As a result of the Licensing Committee’s decision, the Stewards have approved the following race riding substitutions for the Happy Valley racemeeting to be conducted on Wednesday, 8 April 2020:-