THE stakes are higher in Hong Kong for Kildare rider Neil Callan, with the latest statistics showing that the Irish jockey is recording more than 10 times the amount of prize money per ride in Hong Kong than he was in Britain.

After just 1,749 rides since committing his full-time services to Hong Kong in 2014, Callan has already surpassed his UK prize money total for the last 10 years of £14,216,004 (€15,984,958) and is winning around £10,000 more per ride in Hong Kong than he was in the UK.