Hong Kong Racing Tips: Back Sun to banish the rain at Happy Valley October 12, 2021 PUNTERS may need to tread warily when racing resumes in Hong Kong, with an eight-race programme at Happy Valley today. With a tropical rainstorm dumping nearly 490mms, or around 19inches of water last weekend, and another rain cyclone homing in on the territory, you can safely assume the word firm is unlikely to figure in [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira to take out finale with Telecom Fighters October 5, 2021 BETTORS will have to wait until the finale for the feature race of the day, the Class Two Fleming Handicap (3.50pm), worth around £200,000 in prize money, and run over the extended mile. The dozen contenders include, course and distance winner Reliable Team, Group race performer, Not Usual Talent, and old campaigner Rattan, who makes [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: King can give Teetan that winning Feeling October 5, 2021 STARS have finally aligned for the Tony Millard-trained YOO YOO KING to record his first win of his career, when the six-year-old lines-up in the Harbour Handicap (1.15pm) over nine furlongs at Happy Valley. Heath issues have curtailed the progress of this former South African galloper, who had previously finished placed in a Group Two as a [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Take a chance on Transcendent swooping late in finale September 21, 2021 MANY of the punters at Happy Valley on Wednesday will nominate top-weight Decisive Twelve as their banker bet of the meeting, when the Chris So-trained five-year-old lines-up in the finale, the Cooper Handicap (3.50pm) over six furlongs. The Australian bred gelding was the easiest winner of the meeting, when dashing clear of his rivals over [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Low draw can prove the key for progressive Fire September 21, 2021 IT LOOKS as if the gods of fortune have smiled on highly progressive galloper HARMONY FIRE, who has an all-important low-draw number in the Clementi Handicap (2.45pm) over five furlongs at Happy Valley. The action takes place on the infamous ‘C+3’ course, where the width of the track is only around the length of a cricket [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trust in Energy for top combination Moreira and Cruz September 14, 2021 FORM students will be licking their lips with anticipation when MIG ENERGY lines-up in the Tai Shue Wan Handicap over six furlongs at 3.15pm. The six-year-old, having been dropped 3lbs by the handicapper during the close-season, finds himself racing off an 8lb lower mark from last season’s track and trip victory. A closer inspection on [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Fa Fa to deliver for Lor September 14, 2021 TRAINER Frankie Lor will be in the spotlight when he saddles progressive and talented FA FA in the feature race of the day, The Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup (2.45pm). Potential future champion trainer, Lor may not have visited the winners’ circle in the opening weeks, but it won’t be long before his stable, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton and Yip to whip up a Storm September 14, 2021 FORMER champion trainer Dennis Yip has burst out of the stalls in more ways than one this season. With his stable housing around seventy horses, Yip has already run nearly half of them at the first four meetings and has another handful lined up at the city track today. More importantly, he has already tasted [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Chau can shine once again aboard Star September 7, 2021 TRAINER Francis Lui looks to have found an ideal opportunity for highly-progressive four-year-old SUNNY STAR to defy top-weight, in the feature race of the day, the Community Chest Cup Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile. The eye-catching booking of excellent 5lb claimer Jerry Chau tilts the weights in favour of this dual course and distance winner, who improved 20lbs in [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Resolute to get Millard and Moreira off the mark at the Valley September 7, 2021 REIGNING champion jockey Joao Moreira made a quiet start to the current campaign at Sha Tin over the weekend, having to wait until the finale, aboard Californiadeepshot, to get on the scoresheet. It can only be a matter of time however, before Moreira starts weaving his magic wand again and sending his many thousands of adoring [...]
