Fast Network Wishes to remain unbeaten September 6, 2024 THERE’s no points for guessing reigning champion Zac Purton will be the go-to jockey for the majority of the estimated 25,000 spectators who make their way through the turnstiles at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Zac-Man has looked a picture of health and wellbeing since returning from an extended Mediterranean holiday, and looks raring to [...]
Be Brave and back CP to halt Lui’s path to Glory July 12, 2024 EXPECT Francis Lui to be crowned champion trainer for the first time when Sha Tin hosts the final programme of the 2023/24 season in Hong Kong on Sunday. The 65-year-old may still be one winner behind rival Pierre Ng going into the final day, but it would come as a major disappointment to the stable [...]
Achiever Richards can end this season on the Up July 12, 2024 TRAINER Jamie Richards is capable of securing an end of season boost before the curtain comes down on the 2023/34 season after racing at Sha Tin on Sunday. It is fair to say the current campaign hasn’t gone according to plan for Richards and his stable, with a respectable 30 winners, but nevertheless down on [...]
Lui and Ng set for a Supreme Valley battle July 9, 2024 EXPECT plenty of celebrations and end-of-season parties when Happy Valley closes its curtain on the 2023/24 season, with another exciting nine-race programme starting at 11.35am today. It has to be said that for many form book students and regular bettors at the city track the season can’t end quickly enough, with unfathomable results a regular [...]
Chilled Shum ready for Chibi to hand him Valley crown July 9, 2024 WHILE all eyes may be on the main protagonists Pierre Ng and Francis Lui in the trainers’ championship race, there is an equally exciting battle going on to be proclaimed King of the Valley. Trainer Caspar Fownes, for so many years the dominant force at the track, lost his mantle last season, and has been [...]
Purton and Hayes to bring Resilience to Sha Tin July 5, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong is coming thick and fast in the closing weeks of the season, with Sha Tin hosting racing for the second time this week, and its 10-race programme on Saturday features a number of exciting prospects who will be looking to end their current campaign on a high, before resting for their [...]
Blink looks a good Ting to Thunder past his rivals July 5, 2024 ALL EYES will be on potentially smart THUNDER BLINK, who puts his unbeaten record on the line, when going for a hat-trick in the Stevenson Cup Handicap (12.05pm) over seven furlongs. The Jimmy Ting trained three-year-old needed every inch of the six-furlong distance when getting up on the line in May, and that was after [...]
Ng not ready to Wave goodbye to trainers’ title July 3, 2024 WITH racing winding down for the season in Hong Kong, Happy Valley hosts another typically competitive nine-race programme, including a handful of hotly contested Class Four handicaps, and featuring a Class Two dash (12.10pm) over five furlongs. Hong Kong racing enthusiasts should be mindful that as the season draws to a close there are likely [...]
Manfred Man shooting for the stars again with Astrologer July 3, 2024 WITH racing at Happy Valley taking place on the ‘A’ track, bettors should heed the woeful record of gallopers with double-figure draw numbers, especially in six-furlong races. Statistics show that horses drawn wide have had very little success over the past three seasons, which is probably understandable with only a short straight of just over [...]
Purton’s Boy and Gangnam can find the winning style June 28, 2024 RACEGOERS will gather in their tens of thousands at Sha Tin racecourse on Hong Kong Reunification Day this Monday, each hoping for a slice of luck. Worth a whopping £285,000 for a Class Two Handicap, the Hong Kong Reunification Cup (11.35am) is rightly one of the most hotly contested heats on the bumper 11-race card. [...]
