Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira can make Sure of Joyful day for his supporters April 5, 2022 EXPECT the ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira to be sitting at the top of the Jockeys’ Championship table when the dust settles after a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. Moreira is currently in a ding-dong battle with his arch-rival Zac Purton at the top of the leaderboard and trails the former four-time champion by just [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Throw out the formbook and chance well drawn Blissful Star March 29, 2022 FORMBOOK students will tell you the second division of the Hap Mun Bay Handicap (2.45pm) over six furlongs is a match between the Zac Purton-ridden Thunderstrike and Joao Moreira’s mount Fiery Diamond. Both jockeys are riding at their peak of their powers at present, with Purton currently leading his arch-rival by 95 winners to 92 [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lightning can strike twice for Majestic Shum and Teetan March 29, 2022 PUNTERS didn’t find it easy at Sha Tin last Sunday when three out of four odds-on favourites were sunk, leaving the majority of multiple and exotic wagers consigned to the litterbins and bettors left stony-faced. It’s likely not to get any easier today with Sha Tin hosting an eight-race programme on the all-weather surface, something [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Charm can give consistent Lui another Win at the Valley March 23, 2022 TRAINER Francis Lui’s stable has been a model of consistency in Hong Kong this season, and with 40 winners already on the scoresheet, he currently sits fourth in the trainers’ championship table. Lui has visited the winners’ circle on a regular basis over the past few weeks, with four winners at the last three meetings, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan poised for herculean effort on Packing Award March 23, 2022 JOCKEY Karis Teetan is fancied to continue his run of good form when arriving at Happy Valley with a full-book of rides on today’s nine-race programme. Teetan, who needs one more winner to reach his half century for the season, had a day to remember at Sha Tin last Sunday, as he produced Romantic Warrior [...]
Fortune to favour Cruz as he prepares for Jumbo clash on Sunday March 15, 2022 TRAINER Tony Cruz will be looking for a stable confidence booster at Happy Valley, before he saddles leading Hong Kong Derby fancy California Spangle in the big race at Sha Tin on Sunday. It’s been 14 years since Cruz last visited the winners’ enclosure in Hong Kong’s local flagship event and it would mean everything [...]
Harmony can get punters Home before Cheltenham begins March 15, 2022 RACING at Happy Valley serves up a tasty hors d’oeuvre this morning with a nine-race programme full of exciting and highly competitive handicaps, starting at 10.45am. With the Cheltenham Festival getting under way during the afternoon, it’s paramount that backers have money to play with by finding a winner before the action starts in the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lucky looks the value amongst Purton’s book of Quality rides March 8, 2022 ZAC PURTON’S fans will no doubt once again be rubbing their hands with anticipation when the leading jockey arrives at Happy Valley. Purton has an extraordinary record at the city-track this season. Not only has he ridden a staggering 45 winners, but his win and place tally, from 156 rides, presently stands at over 60 [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Time has come for Moreira’s Star to Spark back into life March 8, 2022 BANK on reigning Champion Jockey Joao Moreira to once again be in the spotlight when racing gets underway with a nine-race card at Happy Valley. It didn’t take long for the ‘Magic Man’ to get back into the swing of things following his six-meeting suspension last month. A couple of winning doubles at the Valley [...]
Purton to ruin Moreira’s hopes of Blissful return to the Valley March 1, 2022 IT WAS good to see Joao Moreira back in the saddle after a six-meeting suspension at Sha Tin last Sunday, although his fan club would have hoped for better results. No wins from 10 rides would have had his many thousands of supporters, who once famously likened him to a Hong Kong ATM cash-point machine, [...]
