Glory awaits Shum and Purton with well-drawn Bo Bo April 18, 2023 IT WAS good to see trainer Danny Shum and jockey Zac Purton all smiles again when they greeted one another in the winners’ circle following Victor The Winner’s success at Sha Tin last Sunday. Once upon a time, Shum and Purton were the go-to combination to follow for racegoers in Hong Kong, with plenty of [...]
Purton’s on the Express train to a Sha Tin treble April 14, 2023 ALTHOUGH jockey Zac Purton had no luck at Happy Valley in mid-week, the reigning champion should be back on track to the delight of his many thousands of supporters with a full book of fancied rides on the 10-race programme at Sha Tin on Saturday. As per normal, most of his mounts will be near [...]
Togepi ready to set Millard back on the winning track April 14, 2023 THE FEATURE race of the day has to be the £265,000 Class Two Nurturing Talent 1200M Handicap (10.10am), run over six furlongs and consisting of some of the best sprint handicappers, and rising stars, in town. Zac Purton has seemingly put his head on the block by persuading trainer Danny Shum to run highly-progressive Victor [...]
Phoenix Light may have the Universe at his feet this time April 11, 2023 BETTORS who left Sha Tin full of the joys of spring on Sunday will be hoping for a similar scenario when the city venue, Happy Valley, hosts a mid-week nine-race programme in Hong Kong. With eight favourites and two second favourites obliging on the 11-race card at Sha Tin, you can guarantee there wouldn’t have [...]
Back-in-form Fownes set to work another Charm at the Valley April 11, 2023 IT’S GREAT to see trainer and ‘King of the Valley’ Caspar Fownes in sparkling form at present. The former four-time Hong Kong Champion Trainer had been going through a rough patch in the last couple of months, with only a couple of wins in both February and March. That all changed at the Valley last [...]
Lion can complete Red letter day for Purton April 7, 2023 TWO OF Hong Kong’s finest gallopers, Lucky Sweynesse and California Spangle, take centre stage when Sha Tin hosts an 11-race programme, featuring the Group 2 Sprint Cup and Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy, on Easter Sunday. Both horses come into their respective races in peak form, and it would be a major shock, likened to a [...]
Bowman Happy to be patient with progressive Hero April 7, 2023 HUGH Bowman, or ‘Head Waiter’ as he is known, returns to action in Hong Kong for the first time this month, after sorting out some family commitments back in Australia. Bowman has a strong book of rides in 10 of the 11 races and must fancy his chances of adding to his already impressive 39 [...]
Another Victory on the cards for Chadwick and So April 5, 2023 KEEP an eye on the weather when racing resumes with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong for the start of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. With plenty of rain in the vicinity over the past week, and the likelihood of showers and possible thunderstorms during the action at the city track, surface [...]
Currie Sizing up success with well-handicapped Elon April 5, 2023 WITH rookie trainer Jamie Richards’ stable in top-form at present, it makes sense to keep a close scrutiny on his raiders, especially when jockey Zac Purton climbs aboard at the city track. Richards and Purton already have a near 25 percent win strike-rate record and team up with four contenders, all of whom can be [...]
Fownes Pursuing a Dream with June Planet March 31, 2023 RACING is back at Sha Tin for the third time in a week on Sunday, with the track hosting a 10-race programme featuring plenty of inexperienced but potentially improving gallopers that are likely to do well in the latter stages of the season. Lightly-raced JUNE PLANET, a £130,000 purchase at the 2020 Magic Million Yearling [...]
