Eternal glory expected for Beauty over extra distance March 17, 2023 IT’S BEEN a long time since so much hype surrounded one horse in Hong Kong, such as BEAUTY ETERNAL. The son of Starspangledbanner now gets his chance to put his reputation on the line and deliver in the £2.5m BMW Hong Kong Derby (8.40am) over 10 furlongs, at Sha Tin on Sunday. ‘Freak’ or ‘monster’ [...]
Pachisi set to dig Deep and Stride forth March 14, 2023 ALL EYES will once again be on reigning Champion Jockey Zac Purton when he has his card marked in eight of the nine races on the mid-week card at Happy Valley. It hasn’t been easy for bettors in the territory over the past week, with numerous short-priced favourites beaten at both the Valley and Sha [...]
Yiu’s Nimble can fly home in a Nimbus of winning glory March 14, 2023 BANK on the Ricky Yiu-trained NIMBLE NIMBUS to supplement last month’s course and distance victory in the competitive Ap Lei Chau Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile. The New Zealand-bred five-year-old has been a model of consistency this season, winning twice and placed twice from just five runs. There was a lot to like about [...]
See the light with Phoenix and Wide Blue Yonder March 10, 2023 SUPPORTERS of progressive top-weight Dragon’s Luck, a winner of three of his four races, will probably know their fate before the home straight in the Tak Ku Ling Handicap (9.45am) over six furlongs. Trainer Douglas Whyte has gone on record stating the Australian-bred four-year-old needs to dictate the pace to show his best form, and [...]
Saturday could be All Riches for Yiu and Leung backers March 10, 2023 AFTER a number of shock results at the mid-week meeting at Happy Valley, local bettors will have breathed a sigh of relief to see their favourite jockey Zac Purton back in action on the 10-race card at Sha Tin on Saturday. The reigning champ, who was side-lined for two-meetings for a careless riding offence, which [...]
Fownes set to Rocket back to Winning ways March 7, 2023 BANK on ‘King of the Valley’, trainer Caspar Fownes, to get back into the winning groove when he sends a handful of raiders to Happy Valley today. While trainers Ricky Yiu, with 19 winners since the beginning of the year, and more recently, back-to-form David Hayes – with winning doubles at the Valley and Sha [...]
Me Tsui and Vincent Ho to be blown away by Wind Speeder March 7, 2023 TAKE a chance on veteran trainer Me Tsui saddling a welcome winner with WIND SPEEDER in the Craigengower Cricket Club Challenge Cup Handicap (12.45pm) over six furlongs. The 62-year-old handler hasn’t found life easy this season, with only a modest five winners to his name, and his stable capacity under half-full. Tsui however, is renowned [...]
Lucky Ruby should get his Fill of success on the All-Weather March 3, 2023 THE INFAMOUS All-Weather track at Sha Tin has always been looked upon with suspicion by local bettors, with too many variables to consider. The track-bias seems to change from meeting to meeting, although when the city has seen little or no rain, it’s always best to follow horses that race up with the pace from [...]
Ka-Ching! Hall and Bowman set for a Perfetto performance March 3, 2023 SHA TIN hosts another exciting 10-race programme on Sunday, with six races on Turf and four on the All-Weather surface. Although there are not too many stars on show, the racing – as per normal – is full of highly-competitive handicaps and is guaranteed to throw up one or two shocks. Local bettors are in [...]
Fownes and Yiu runners to Storm home to Reach the Goal February 28, 2023 IT’S GUARANTEED the Zac Purton and Jamie Richards combination will once again be near the forefront of the betting when they team-up with the lightly-raced but improving Casa Cosmo in the competitive Pak Tin Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile. This New Zealand-bred son of Tavistock looked a sure-fire future winner after being narrowly beaten [...]
