Hong Kong Racing Tips: Eason to keep the Poon Train firmly on course February 15, 2022 BANK on the Tony Millard-trained GALLANT CROWN to resume winning ways, when the five-year-old gets his chance to score an overdue victory, in the Cypress Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley. The New Zealand bred galloper has been a model of consistency in four runs this season, but is yet to get his head in [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: History to prove no burden for in-form Shum’s Gorytus in finale February 8, 2022 RACING fans with long memories may recall that it’s 40 years since a doping scandal rocked British horse-racing, when a potential champion racehorse named Gorytus was found to have been ‘got at’ after finishing last of four in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. Hopefully there will be happier times ahead for former UK-trained galloper GORYTUS, who [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Get set for a Purton Party at the Valley February 8, 2022 NO PRIZES for guessing that former champion jockey Zac Purton will carry huge expectations when racing resumes at Happy Valley with a nine-race programme today. Purton was at his imperious best at the city-track last Sunday, riding five winners and five places on the 10-race card, sending his many thousands of supporters into raptures of [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan can provide Shum with Lightning compensation  February 2, 2022 DANNY Shum may be the hottest trainer in town at present, as he has saddled six winners from his last 31 runners, but one moment that would have given him nightmares was LIGHTNING BOLT getting beat on his debut at Sha Tin last month. Connections are surely going to be looking for swift compensation when this son [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira and Purton to ensure Year of the Tiger starts with a roar February 2, 2022 JOCKEYS Joao Moreira and Zac Purton will take centre-stage when Hong Kong’s most popular day in the racing calendar, the Chinese New Year Raceday, gets under way at Sha Tin on Thursday from 4.30am. With around £2.4 million added to the exotic raceday betting pools, the local population, from large-stake bettors to market-stall holders, will [...]
Whyte to follow up Sunday’s Group One win with Big Two January 25, 2022 FORMER 13-time Champion Jockey Douglas Whyte is probably still celebrating his first Group One triumph in his short career as a trainer, after Stronger caused a shock when winning the Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Whyte reckoned that victory gave him as much satisfaction as many of his multiple Group One winning [...]
Maldives for a Triple win under Purton January 25, 2022 FORTUNE looks to have favoured the David Hall-trained MALDIVES, who has landed the plum inside draw in the competitive Conduit Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley today. Racing is once again on the dreaded ‘C +3’ track, measuring only just over 19 metres wide and leaving little room for jockeys to manoeuvre when they [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Cruz and Size set for their Moment of Joy January 18, 2022 MASTER trainer John Size can provide the banker bet of the meeting at Happy Valley today, when he saddles fast-improving SEIZING THE MOMENT in the Cheung Chau Handicap (1.45pm) over six furlongs. Size has been in incredible form since the beginning of December, saddling 14 winners at the last 10 race-meetings and winning with five of his [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Back Bentley and Lor to get Lucky again with Archangel January 18, 2022 BANK on jockey Harry Bentley to hit the bullseye once again when he teams up with championship leading trainer Frankie Lor aboard LUCKY ARCHANGEL in Division Two of the Green Island Handicap (12.45pm) over six furlongs. Bentley and Lor, who combined with Smart Idea to get up in the shadows of the post at the Valley last [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Returning Purton can whip up a Valley Storm January 11, 2022 RACING fans will be treated to the sight of former Champion Jockey Zac Purton back in the saddle when racing resumes with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. The 39-year-old suffered a horrific fall in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin a month ago, fracturing his ribs, ankle, wrist, toes and breaking his [...]
