Hong Kong Racing Tips: Missile can soar past rivals under Purton September 30, 2020 IT HASN’T been plain sailing for the two giants of the turf, Joao Moreira and Zac Purton, in Hong Kong recently. It was only just over 10 days ago when Moreira was being hailed as a hero after his six-timer at Sha Tin. One week later on the same track, he went from hero to [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Ho to go close with Victoriam September 30, 2020 THURSDAY marks the start of a two-day Chinese festival in Hong Kong, highlighted by an exciting 10-race programme at Sha Tin. With life getting back to some normality in the territory, there will be a few thousand spectators able to witness the feature race of the day, the £350,000 Group Three National Day Cup Handicap (9.05am), run [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: City can get Valley punters Smiling September 15, 2020 YOU CAN guarantee that Sell My Sole, representing trainer John Size and jockey Joao Moreira, will be everyone’s banker of the afternoon when he lines-up from the plumb inside draw in the Po Lam Handicap (3.15pm) over six furlongs. This lightly-raced New Zealand-bred gelding showed ability in all three races last season and will be [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Stable switch could be key for Le Terroir September 15, 2020 A WORD of warning for any would-be bettors at the Valley this afternoon. Keep an eye on the weather and get an up-to-date bulletin on Sky Sports Racing before the action starts. Although the weather has been blistering hot in Hong Kong recently, there are reports of plenty of thunderstorms circling the city this week [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Hercules to fight off rivals under Purton September 15, 2020 ALL EYES will once again be on Champion Jockey Zac Purton under the lights at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The ‘Zac-Man’ is in a league of his own when riding around the tight and tricky bends of the inner-city circuit. This is highlighted by the fact he has been leading jockey at the Valley for [...]
Rad can start new campaign in red-hot form September 8, 2020 RACING fans in Hong Kong are quick to associate themselves with any horse that catches their eye as a real trier and rarely lets them down, especially at Happy Valley. Such a horse is the Tony Cruz-trained CALIFORNIA RAD, who makes his seasonal appearance in the Class 3 Causeway Bay Handicap (3.15pm) over six furlongs. The [...]
Moreira to keep Lightning fast start going September 8, 2020 WE’RE back under the lights as Happy Valley hosts its first meeting of the new 2020/21 season with a typically competitive eight-race card. Around £136 million was bet on the opening card at Sha Tin on Sunday, a record high for the start of a Hong Kong season, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Fighter to come Racing home in Valley finale July 14, 2020 IT HASN’T been easy for form students in Hong Kong this season with plenty of surprise results and the form-book disappearing into orbit on numerous occasions. If there has been one redeeming feature of the action at Happy Valley it has been the impressive form of jockey Zac Purton, and it’s easy to see why [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Be Prepared for a big run from Sell My Sole July 14, 2020 HONG Kong’s 2019/20 season finally draws to a close with a nine-race card at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Unlike most racing jurisdictions around the globe, forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, racing in Hong Kong has continued for the past six months, despite the action taking place behind closed doors. Reigning champion jockey [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton has Golden chance aboard Total Power July 7, 2020 THREE-TIME champion jockey Zac Purton is within sight of his fourth title following another suspension for rival Joao Moreira at Sha Tin last Sunday. Brazilian-born Moreira misses two of the last three meetings of the season and with the ‘Zac-Man’ currently half-a-dozen winners in front of his rival, the championship looks done and dusted. Purton [...]
