I'm wondering if you have any fabulous tricks up their sleeve
that I can try for getting my mother ff seat on an earlier flight, same day:

At the moment, (with Qantas FF points):

CX 134 8.50am Melb - 3.10pm HKG
CX 888 1.00am HKG - 8.20pm YVR

Horrid 10 hr stop over!

There's a connecting flight CX838 4.45pm HKG - YVR which I'm
DESPERATE to get her on. I've been calling qantas every day, and
even tried Cathay.

Is there any hope or anything I could possibly try in the hope of getting
an X class ticket for that flight, as there is availability, just not for award flights.

Many thanks!