Majestic on Express track to first Hong Kong win October 4, 2024 SHA TIN in Hong Kong serves up another highly competitive, but fiendishly difficult, 10-race programme on Sunday where finding winners, at least judged on the formbook, is going to be a task. The feature race on the card is the Nam Long Shan Handicap (10.50am), a Class Two contest worth just over £300,000 and run [...]
Salt can keep them at Bay on soft ground October 1, 2024 ASCOT hasn’t avoided the country’s torrential downpours, having been pelted with 40mm in the past seven days, making the going currently soft, heavy (in places) on the Round Course and soft on the Straight Course ahead of Saturday’s card. Things look to be drying up as we head into the weekend but conditions at the [...]
Los Angeles ticks Arc boxes for all-powerful Ballydoyle October 1, 2024 A BIG run could be on the cards for LOS ANGELES, who stands out as a top contender in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3:20pm). As a three-year-old representing Aidan O’Brien, and with Ryan Moore in the saddle, he represents each-way value at 7/1. While Ballydoyle’s outstanding three-year-old of the season, City Of Troy, [...]
Mugen can Star for Ng in Japanese raid September 27, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong moves to a Saturday slot this weekend when Sha Tin hosts another exciting 10-race programme, featuring unbeaten performer Bottomuptogether in the Yan Chai Trophy (9.05am), a handicap over six furlongs. It is a big weekend of racing for the Pierre Ng stable with the up-and-coming trainer saddling half-a-dozen contenders in Hong [...]
Time right for Lui’s Harold to finally register a Win September 27, 2024 HIGH profile trainers Frankie Lor and Jamie Richards’ stables are not firing on all cylinders at present. It may be early into the new Hong Kong season, but both yards have yet to celebrate a winner, and Lor especially must be scratching his head with frustration. Zero wins from 34 runners is not a good [...]
Major changes announced for 2025 Cheltenham Festival September 26, 2024 Major changes have been announced for the 2025 Cheltenham Festival after a number of consultations. There will be alterations both on and off the course, with changes made to race requirements and travel and bar facilities. Ian Renton, managing director of Cheltenham, said: “As part of the process of reviewing this year’s Festival we analysed [...]
Purton to toy with his rivals aboard Teddy September 24, 2024 FOLLOWING all the fanfare and celebrations involving Golden Sixty for his retirement ceremony at Sha Tin last Sunday, racing in Hong Kong returns to some normality, with an eight-race programme at Happy Valley today. With the weather set to be fair and surface conditions perfect, racegoers can look forward to a highly competitive and entertaining [...]
Cody Mo set to continue Golden Chain of winners in Hong Kong September 24, 2024 TRAINER Cody Mo has already caught the eye this season by saddling a couple of winners and he is likely to be on the mark again, when stable representative CHAIN OF GOLD makes his seasonal reappearance in the Central Handicap (2.10pm) over the extended mile. This son of Sooboog ended his first season on a [...]
Moore’s d’Or can strike gold at Newmarket September 24, 2024 THIS weekend’s big puzzle to solve is the Cambridgeshire (3:40pm). Only one favourite has obliged in the last decade, while we’ve had a 50/1 winner and two at 40/1. There’s often a likeable, unexposed three-year-old in the line-up that attracts plenty of ante-post support, and this year is no different with Roi De France the [...]
Porter to wipe the Floor with them in Kerry National September 24, 2024 A RETURN to glory for one of Gavin Cromwell’s stable stars is on the cards this afternoon, as FLOORING PORTER lines up in the Kerry National (4.20pm) at Listowel. The legendary two-time Stayers’ Hurdle winner is being switched back for a second stint over the bigger obstacles and will be hard to peg back if [...]