Grand National chiefs take swipe at protestors after making radical changes October 12, 2023 The Grand National field will shrinking from 40 to 34 horses as race organisers make sweeping changes for 2024.
Forecast rain enough to tempt Temporize Cesarewitch chance October 10, 2023 PUNTERS’ eyes will be alighting on the Cesarewitch (2.40pm) this Saturday, one of the biggest betting handicaps of the Flat season, and always a spectacle with a field of 34 runners embarking on a 2m2f trip over Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Course. National Hunt trainers have had a strangle hold on this race in recent times, [...]
Plenty to Gain by backing Real in strong Darley Stakes October 10, 2023 GUESSING how much rain might fall at Newmarket this weekend isn’t easy and if the upper levels of what is forecast hits Cambridgeshire, then connections of the heavy odds-on Dewhurst Stakes (2.00pm) favourite City Of Troy may be forced to reconsider their plans. Aidan O’Brien has already said on record that he won’t risk the [...]
Ho and Fownes to leave Valley with great Pride October 10, 2023 WITH Typhoon Koinu, which forced Sha Tin to be cancelled on Sunday, having safely blown away into the South China Sea, it’s back to normal service for Hong Kong racing fans, with the action returning to Happy Valley for an eight-race programme today. Despite the furore surrounding the 10-meeting ban handed out by the stewards [...]
A bit of Luck could send Golden Bolting home to win October 10, 2023 WITH racing at Happy Valley taking place on the ‘A’ track, bettors should pay close attention to draw numbers, especially in races over six furlongs and the extended mile course. Records over the last three seasons show that gallopers drawn low or close to the rails have a decided advantage over their rivals on the [...]
Code to go Dancing towards another win now up in trip October 6, 2023 UNFORTUNATELY, weather conditions are going to play an important role in determining winners when racing gets underway with a 10-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday. With a tropical cyclone set to unleash plenty of rain and thunderstorms over the city this weekend, racegoers are going to be in for an uncomfortable [...]
Fighter looks to have made himself a winning Deal October 6, 2023 NORMAL service was resumed at Happy Valley last Wednesday when reigning champion jockey Zac Purton produced a masterclass with a winning treble, putting him back on top of the leader board in his quest for a seventh jockeys’ title. Purton will have numerous winning chances to extend his lead at Sha Tin, with a couple [...]
EP: 232 Newmarket, Ascot & Hong Kong October 6, 2023 The Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes is the feature race at Newmarket on Saturday where you will have the opportunity to bet into the unique World Pool markets. There are two Group 3 races on Ascot’s card plus the competitive Howden Challenge Cup during their afternoon of racing. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews [...]
Bless Him not a curse in the Challenge Cup October 4, 2023 AFTER a spectacular weekend of racing featuring a vintage renewal of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, it’s a somewhat quieter affair this week. The feature race of the weekend is the Group One Sun Chariot Stakes (3.10pm) at Newmarket where Frankie Dettori bids for more big race success on the latest stage of his [...]
It could be easy for Al Aasy in Saturday’s Cumberland Lodge October 4, 2023 ANTE-POST betting is fraught with danger and I, like many, have had my fingers burnt plenty of times in the past, but if you get it right it can offer huge value. The bookmakers haven’t priced up many races this weekend, but I do like the way the Group Three Jim Barry Cumberland Lodge Stakes [...]