Hong Kong Racing Tips: Inside draw key for Spontaneous May 18, 2021 AN INSIDE draw could play an important role in progressive speedster SPONTANEOUS completing a hat-trick in Division Two of the Kam Tin River Handicap (2:45pm). Paul O’Sullivan’s Australian import suffered a leg issue early on in his Hong Kong career and was off the track for nearly a year before making a winning seasonal appearance [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Legend back on competitive mark May 18, 2021 MEMBERS of The Racing Guru Syndicate have had to wait patiently for seven months for their sprinter WHAT A LEGEND to be given a winning chance again. The Happy Valley specialist was a clear-cut winner against similar company back in October, but a six pound penalty put him up into Class 3 races and from [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira can work his magic at Happy Valley May 18, 2021 WITH racing returning to Happy Valley after a two-week break on Wednesday, be brave and bank on Joao Moreira waving his magic wand aboard the frustrating but hugely talented TRANSCENDENT in the Kam Tin River Handicap (3.15pm) over six furlongs. To say the Tony Cruz-trained gelding has had a chequered life in Hong Kong is [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Spend can defy top weight at Sha Tin May 11, 2021 SHA TIN’s feature race of the day sees the reappearance of the unbeaten Winner Method, seeking a four-timer in the Grass Island Handicap (1:15pm) over five furlongs. The son of Deep Field ran, in his jockey’s post-race comments, “a little bit flat” but still proved too strong for rivals when last seen in March and [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Size looking to get back amongst the winners May 11, 2021 IT HAS been a quiet couple of weeks for 11-time champion trainer John Size, with the stable only visiting the winners’ circle twice. With only 18 race-meetings left in the season, Size is in the middle of a titanic struggle for the trainers’ championship, currently level with Caspar Fownes on 59 wins, while Danny Shum [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Comet has a Gold chance May 11, 2021 IT IS the turn of Sha Tin to host midweek racing in Hong Kong on Wednesday with an eight-race programme under floodlights. It’s difficult to remember the last time racing on turf took place under lights in the city and it will be interesting to see how horses cope in the closing stages, with shadows [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Majestic to Star at Happy Valley May 4, 2021 EVERYTHING looks in place for the highly-regarded MAJESTIC STAR, who takes his chance in the Hung Hom Bay Handicap (3.15pm) over six-furlongs at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Joao Moreira must have been quick to secure the ride after partnering the three-year-old son of I Am Invincible to a hugely impressive track and trial win in [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Harmony to Fire in another winner for Chau May 4, 2021 TOP CLAIMING rider Jerry Chau is capable of reaching another milestone in his short but highly- successful career when he arrives at Happy Valley on Wednesday. 21-year-old Chau has raced to 43 winners in only his second season as an apprentice, and needs just another two wins to see his claiming allowance drop from seven [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: It’s worth a Bet on Hong Kong May 4, 2021 WEDNESDAY’S feature race is the Class 2 Hok Yuen Handicap (3.50pm) over six furlongs and it has to be one of the toughest contests seen at Happy Valley this season, with all dozen contenders holding chances on their best form. With the draw possibly playing an important role in the result, the likes of improving [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan to reignite partnership at Happy Valley April 27, 2021 ONE MILE three-furlong contests at Happy Valley are not normally betting mediums, with mid-race moves by jockeys changing the whole complexion of the race and question marks about horses staying the perceived marathon distance. There are only limited chances for out-and-out stayers in the territory with the majority of races framed for sprinters and middle-distance [...]
