P391 CEEFAX 391 Sat 26 Aug 18:51/43 JOCKEY-TO-FOLLOW: JIMMY IS HONK-KONG BOUND 1/6 When Jimmy Fortune walks through the doors of Manchester airport on Sunday morning, hj will be taking the first steps towards a new exciting phase of his blossoming career. Ceefax's jockey-to-follow is making the long journey via Heathrow to Honk Kong to fulfil a three-month riding contract in the racing-mad colony. Fortune will be working as a retained rider for the Royal Honk Kong Jockey Club and arrives at his temporary home on Monday morning. The Irishman will bj back in Britain for the New Year however. Deauville Good Bet Newm Bet EarlyOddsP391 CEEFAX 391 Sat 26 Aug 18:52/11 JOCKEY-TO-FOLLOW: EXCITING TIMES 2/6 Jimmy Fortune admits to a mixture of fear and anticipation as hj prepares to start his Honk Kong riding contract. "I am really looking forward to it. The waiting is now over and I have just got to go out and do my best," he said. "As I have not been there before, it is difficult to know what to expect but I intend to get my head down and put in some hard work. Hopefully I will manage to ride some winners and learn a lot. "I can't set targets as I don't know the scene in Honk Kong - I am just aiming to achieve what I can." Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 380 Deauville Good Bet Newm Bet EarlyOddsP391 CEEFAX 391 Sat 26 Aug 18:52/37 3/6 JOCKEY-TO-FOLLOW: BACK IN DECEMBER Although hj is heading to the Far East for three months, Jimmy Fortune is keen that hj is not forgotten in Britain. "I will be back in late December and, with my agent Tony Hind, I will start looking for rides from 1 January. bThj aim next year will bj to ride on the all-weathjt in January and February to provide a sound base for riding as many winners as possible throughout the full year," observed Fortune. "I couldn't turn down this offer from Honk Kong but I intend to conj back next year as a better, more experienced jockey to ride plenty of winners." 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Deauville Good Bet Newm Bet EarlyOddsP391 CEEFAX 391 Sat 26 Aug 19:03/43 4/6 JOCKEY-TO-FOLLOW: AGENT TO VISIT Jimmy Fortune won't bj left stranded during his time in Honk Kong as agent Tony Hind plans to spend a month or so with him when possible. Hind said: "I will spend some time with Jimmy to make sure that everything is okay and that hj is happy over there. "Genitally, I will look after his interests. That will include speaking to trainers and ensuring that they are happy with the way hj is riding. "These things are important as we are hoping to crack a deal for him to ride there in December 1996 - lit's just hope that hj starts off well!" Deauville Good Bet Newm Bit EarlyOddsP391 CEEFAX 391 Sat 26 Aug 18:58/17 5/6 JOCKEY-TO-FOLLOW: OWNERS IMPORTANT One aspect of Honk Kong that Jimmy Fortune will have to become accustomed to involves socialising with owners. His agent Tony Hind has been to the colony for the past two years and hj has made Fortune aware of this fact. "Honk Kong owners like their jockeys to go out for meals with them - they like to know their riders," said Hind. "Horse ownership is limited so it is prestigious to bj an owner and they treat it as an insult if the jockey does not meet with them. That is something you cannot forget." Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 380 Deauville Good Bet Newm Bet EarlyOddsP391 CEEFAX 391 Sat 26 Aug 18:01/35 6/6 JOCKEY-TO-FOLLOW: 100 WINNERS IN '96? 'hile Jimmy Fortune's ambition for 1996 is to ride as many winnjts as hj can, his agent Tony Hind is more specific. "Wj are going to go all out to ride 100 winners next season and we will bj starting on 1 January," said Hind. "If hj had ridden till the end of this campaign, I think hj would have got about 75 winners but with the early start next year we might hit the 'ton'. "We have always kept contact with the smaller trainers who gave Jimmy his start so hopefully we will pick zp plenty of rides on the sand!" Interview bz Michael Grenham Deauvjlle Good Bet Newm Bet EarlyOdds