EP: 231 Newmarket, Longchamp & Hong Kong September 29, 2023 What a weekend we can look forward to. At Newmarket there’s the Middle Park, Cheveley Park & Royal Lodge Stakes alongside the big-field Cambridgeshire Handicap, all taking place on Saturday afternoon. Then on Sunday it’s the big day of the year at Paris Longchamp racecourse, with the Prix De l’Arc de Triomphe the highlight of [...]
Simca stands out in run of the Mille Arc September 26, 2023 A COMBINATION of drying ground and a weaker-than-expected field for Sunday’s Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.05pm) leaves the door ajar for an outsider. Market leader Ace Impact, a general 3/1 shot and as short as 5/2 with some firms, deserves his place at the head of the betting, but there is a [...]
Bopedro and Paradias catch the eye in the Cambridgeshire September 26, 2023 THERE is no doubt that the best betting race of the weekend is Saturday’s bet365 Cambridgeshire (3.40pm) where there could be as many as 35 runners declared to take their chance. The betting is currently headed by the very exciting Greek Order who heads to Newmarket on the back of impressive wins at Sandown and [...]
Sweet taste of success set to come Lui’s way September 26, 2023 THERE will be plenty of media attention surrounding trainer Francis Lui when the 64-year-old arrives at Happy Valley for a nine-race programme in Hong Kong today. To say Lui is on fire at the moment is an understatement, with the stable having hit the bullseye with eight wins and a further four places from just [...]
Lucky Caspar Fownes to conduct his own Valley Concerto September 26, 2023 IT IS worth keeping a close eye on the Caspar Fownes yard in Hong Kong at present, especially at inner-city track Happy Valley. The popular and former four-time champion trainer has already struck gold with a handful of winners this month, but also importantly, has hit the crossbar with seven runners-up, suggesting the stable is [...]
EP: 230 Ayr, Newbury & Hong Kong September 22, 2023 Both the Ayr Gold and Silver Cup Handicaps feature on Saturday afternoon on the west coast of Scotland, alongside the meeting at Newbury where the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes takes centre stage. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah delving into Sunday’s Hong Kong race [...]
Connections of Nordic Dragon going for gold September 22, 2023 TRAINER Danny Shum will have all his fingers crossed when his progressive galloper NORDIC DRAGON makes his seasonal reappearance in the HKU Foundation Handicap (10.45am) over six furlongs at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday. Shum publicly stated that he believed he had a potential superstar on his hands after the four-year-old made a [...]
There’s a Big day ahead for Dragon and Red September 22, 2023 RACING is back in Hong Kong at Sha Tin on Sunday for a 10-race programme, including a couple of all-weather contests and featuring the first Group Three contest of the season; the Celebration Cup (7.00am), a seven-furlong handicap. Although only half-a-dozen contenders line up, this has the makings of a puzzle more difficult to solve [...]
Galvanic can go Dancing towards a win for Fownes September 19, 2023 EXPECT the Caspar Fownes fan club to be out in force when city-track Happy Valley resumes with another eight-race midweek programme in Hong Kong today. The proclaimed King of the Valley may have relinquished his crown to Francis Lui last season, but you can guarantee the former four-time champion trainer will be going all out [...]
Danny Shum’s charge to move on Up And Up this season September 19, 2023 BANK on the Danny Shum-trained UP AND UP to prove much better than his present handicap mark when he lines up in the Hung Luen Handicap (2.45pm) over the extended mile. This former UK galloper, known as Ikhtiraaq when trained by Owen Burrows, and subsequently Sir Michael Stoute, was a winner over seven furlongs and [...]