Fownes set to Witness some Explosive wins October 3, 2023 TRAINER Caspar Fownes is the man to follow once again when racing gets underway with an excellent eight-race mid-week programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. The former four-time champion trainer has found the winners’ circle to be his second home in recent weeks and, once again, sends a strong raiding party to his [...]
Shum and Purton have lofty Ambitions at Happy Valley October 3, 2023 SIX-TIME champion jockey Zac Purton hasn’t been making many headlines since racing resumed in Hong Kong last month. The record-breaking pilot may have reached double figures with 10 wins, alongside 20 places, from his 57 rides, but that is a small return by his own lofty standards. With his card marked in all eight races [...]
Square Mile Smash Guinness World Record in Marathon Padel Playing Marathon at New City Court! September 29, 2023 In an extraordinary display of skill, stamina, and sheer determination, a group of four fearless Londoners has etched their names into history by shattering the Guinness World Record for the Longest Marathon Playing Padel. Over the course of two gruelling days on the 25th and 26th of September, these players, aptly dubbed ‘the awesome foursome’, [...]
It’s Sunny So time for a Sing Song September 29, 2023 TRAINER Chris So is going to cut a disconsolate figure if he is not in the winners’ circle to greet his stable-star SUPER SUNNY SING following the running of the Beijing Handicap (9.05am) on Sunday. So has made no secret that he expects his former Australian galloper to be racing in Group company this term, after a [...]
Lui has a Dandy chance to return to the winners’ enclosure September 29, 2023 BANK on trainer Francis Lui to be back in the winners’ circle again when Sha Tin hosts a 10-race programme, celebrating National Day in Hong Kong, on Sunday. The Lui stable had taken the new season by storm with eight winners during September, but suffered a setback at Happy Valley in midweek when their four [...]
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 [...]