Jockey Vincent Ho rode a winner on Sunday at Sha Tin.

IT WAS great to see jockey Vincent Ho back in the limelight at Sha Tin on Sunday, when partnering The Heir to victory for his old boss Caspar Fownes.

It has been well documented that 35-year-old Ho was seriously injured when his horse fell in a race back in February, suffering head, shoulder and neck fractures that kept him out of action for seven months.

Mentally, it must have done him a power of good to get back into the winners’ circle, and especially on the first day of the new season.

Ho is gradually building himself up to full fitness again – he had just two rides on Sunday – and has opted to partner only three gallopers for the opening meeting at Happy Valley.

However, he looks to have a clear-cut chance of striking again fo

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