Hong Kong Racing Tips: Capital to Star for Caspar Fownes April 20, 2021 TRAINER Caspar Fownes will surely be praying to the gods of fortune for a change of luck before he arrives at Happy Valley today. The former champion trainer hasn’t had a winner since he saddled Sky Darci to victory in the Hong Kong Derby on March 21st. A losing sequence of 55 may look bad [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lor Ready with Savvy chances at the Valley April 20, 2021 BANK on high-flying Frankie Lor to close the gap on current trainers’ championship leader John Size when racing resumes at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The 55-year-old trainer, in only his fourth season, is currently one away from his half century of winners for the campaign and is trailing Size by a fast-diminishing [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Charity Fun to continue upwards curve April 13, 2021 TRAINER Danny Shum can end the day on a high when he saddles highly progressive CHARITY FUN in the feature race of the day, the £200,000 Cedar Handicap (3:50pm) over 1m1f. Hong Kong Derby aspirations were held for this son of War Command after he put clear daylight between himself and his rivals at the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Bulletproof chance at the Valley April 13, 2021 WILL this be the day that frustrating Cheerful Day finally loses his maiden tag in the Spruce Handicap (1.45pm) over the extended mile? The Francis Lui gelding has had seven starts, making the frame six times, but costing his supporters a fortune having started favourite on half-a-dozen times occasions. Drawn wide in a handful of [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Big Run due from Shum’s galloper April 13, 2021 OMENS look good for The Racing Club-owned galloper YOUNG LEGEND, when he lines-up in the Cypress Handicap (2.45pm), over six furlongs at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. You can guarantee the majority of the 1,500 strong club-members will have their fingers crossed about their favourite horse finally getting back into the winners’ circle [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Nordic Wellstar could bounce back at the Valley April 7, 2021 BETTORS are asked a serious question about the chances of Harmony And Rich in the Cooper Handicap (1:15pm) over five furlongs. The top-weight was a clear-cut winner against similar opposition over the course and distance last month and is capable of defying a penalty. The problem, however, is that he is now ridden by 3lb [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Wuyi to Star at Happy Valley April 7, 2021 IT WASN’T that long ago that talk about reigning champion jockey Zac Purton retaining his title was out of the question, with Joao Moreira ‘over the hill and faraway’. In the early weeks of February, Moreira had a decisive lead of 30 and was riding winners for fun, making the most of his partnerships with [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Danny Shum to continue red-hot form April 7, 2021 BANK on trainer Danny Shum to continue his red-hot streak of winning form when racing resumes at Happy Valley on Thursday. With 29 winners to his name since the start of the year, Shum has visited the winners’ circle at least once at nine of the last 10 race-meetings. Currently lying third in the trainers’ [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Mercurial could be back to his best March 30, 2021 THREE of the best all-weather milers in the territory go against each other in the feature race of the day, the £200,000 Cuckoo Handicap (3:50pm). Kings Shield, Elusive State and Glorious Artist line-up against the fast-improving lightweight Hongkong Great. Add the likes of consistent Encore Boy, progressive sprinter Californiadeepshot, who’s up to a mile for the first [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Jerry Chau’s a man in demand March 30, 2021 IT WAS good to see young 7lb claimer Jerry Chau back in the limelight following a winning double at Sha Tin last Sunday. The 20-year-old has suffered his ups and downs in Hong Kong this season. He’s sixth in the jockeys’ championship table with an impressive 32 winners but faces yet another suspension, his sixth for the [...]
