Byron pencilled in for Far East trip

Gordon Lord Byron will be prepared for a trip to Hong Kong in December after a potential Breeders’ Cup mission failed to materialise.

Tom Hogan’s stable star produced a telling turn of foot to secure another big prize on Champions Day at Ascot earlier this month, after which the trainer suggested a possible appearance at Santa Anita could come under consideration.

However, the six-year-old will instead head back to the Far East, having finished fourth in the Hong Kong Mile for the last two years.