Benno Yung’s Son should Pak a punch January 3, 2024 TWO PROLIFIC course and distance winners Howdeepisyourlove and SON PAK FU are likely to dominate the odds board in the highlight race on the programme; the Class Two Albatross Handicap (2.50pm) over six furlongs. Pundits will have differing views on whether Howdeepisyourlove, placed behind Son Pak Fu on his seasonal effort in November, can reverse [...]
Fantastic Treasure awaits punters on New Year’s Day at Sha Tin December 30, 2023 ANTICIPATE long queues of enthusiastic racegoers clamouring to get through the turnstiles when the gates open for the popular New Year’s Day programme at Sha Tin on Monday. Given the name of ‘Lucky Start 2024’ by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, racing fans will be adorned in lucky blue caps and armed with newly purchased [...]
Ng’s Mugen can force his rivals into raising White flag December 30, 2023 THE EXTRAORDINARY winning sequence of trainer Pierre Ng, who saddled winners at 15 consecutive meetings, may have ended recently, but it would be a brave man to overlook his runners at Sha Tin on Monday. The runaway leader in the trainers’ championship sends nine raiders to the track and notably saddles four contenders in the [...]
EP: 245 Newbury & Haydock December 29, 2023 The Grade One Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury is the feature race in the UK on Saturday afternoon with a really good field lining up, plus there’s jumps racing action taking place further north at Haydock Park. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Saturday’s UK racing highlights. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The [...]
Feeling right for Richards’ Eagle to soar to victory December 28, 2023 WITH the action having come thick and fast for racing fans in Hong Kong over the festive period, there’s more to look forward to with another exciting and competitive eight-race programme at Happy Valley today. Racing takes place on the C+3 track, renowned for measuring just the narrow width of a cricket pitch, and where [...]
Jerry Chau heading for a purple Patch with Quantum December 28, 2023 THE SUCCESSFUL partnership of trainer Francis Lui and jockey Zac Purton are sure to be a popular choice with local bettors when they resume their winning partnership with Silver Sonic in the Pak Tam Au Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile. Everything went right for the former Australian galloper when winning the final leg of [...]
Cause for Newnham celebration with Beer Palace December 24, 2023 IT WILL be good to see legendry Australian jockey Hugh Bowman back in action at Sha Tin on Boxing Day, with three booked rides on the 10-race programme. Bowman, who suffered a nasty fall at Sha Tin on November 11th, fracturing his scapula and three vertebrae, returns to the saddle just six weeks later, proving [...]
Wise to back Dragon to land a Gorgeous first Win December 24, 2023 RACEGOERS better make the most of supporting reigning champion jockey Zac Purton before he takes a leave of absence for three race meetings at the beginning of January. Purton, a runaway leader in the jockeys’ championship table with 46 victories, has already accumulated 14 wins this month, and will be very short odds to improve [...]
EP: 244 Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong December 22, 2023 The Long Walk Hurdle is the feature race at Ascot on Saturday, with Haydock also staging an afternoon meeting just before this year’s Christmas celebrations get underway. We also preview both the King George on Boxing Day at Kempton and the Welsh National the following day at Chepstow. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews [...]
Prepare for a Royale rumble on Boxing Day December 19, 2023 FOR AVID racing fans, Christmas Day is not the main event, that comes 24 hours later on Boxing Day with the feature race of the Christmas period, and second most important jumps race in the calendar, the King George (2.30pm). Kempton Park will be packed to the rafters for the festive spectacle and, looking at [...]