Dirt race abandoned as delighted Matthew Poon brings up 300th Hong Kong win

There was dirt drama at Sha Tin on Saturday with the middle of three races on the surface abandoned due to safety concerns from the jockeys following 55mm of overnight rain. The downpour was sustained overnight and it was evident in the Class Five Panashop Handicap (1,650m), which was won by a mud-splattered Hailtothevictors and Jerry Chau Chun-lok for trainer David Eustace. The field finished in wide intervals, with nine lengths splitting first to eighth, a further 14 lengths back to the...