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 [...]
EP: 184 Kelso, Newbury, Doncaster, Hong Kong March 3, 2023 Saturday sees the Morebattle Hurdle as the highlight at Kelso’s biggest meeting of the year. A huge bonus is on offer to any horse who wins the Morebattle and then at the Cheltenham Festival. The feature race at Newbury is the Greatwood Gold Cup, with the Grimthorpe Chase the highlight of Doncaster’s race day. City AM Racing [...]
March 4th – Punter Podcast Summary March 3, 2023 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]
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 [...]
Purton to add another winner to his Armoury February 28, 2023 RACING enthusiasts and punters had better make the most of watching Champion Jockey Zac Purton in action on a nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Their talisman, who only needs one more winner to reach his century for the season, will be out of action for the next couple of meetings [...]
Romantic Warrior could defeat the Golden boy at Sha Tin February 24, 2023 CONSIDER it ‘The Battle of the Giants’ part two at Sha Tin on Sunday morning when two of the biggest stars in the sport, Golden Sixty and Romantic Warrior, lock horns again in the £1.2m Group One Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (8.05am) over 10 furlongs. The legendary galloper Golden Sixty, a winner of 23 [...]
Trust Tuchel and Missile to be on the Ball for success February 24, 2023 IT’S THE million-dollar question for form book students delving into past performances for the Hong Kong Classic Cup (9.15am) over nine furlongs – do they believe in the form of last month’s Hong Kong Classic Mile won by Voyage Bubble? On that occasion, Voyage Bubble was perfectly ridden by Jamie Kah, leading from start to [...]
EP: 183 Kempton, Newcastle & Hong Kong February 24, 2023 With three Grade 2 races and a competitive Handicap Chase, all eyes will be on Kempton this Saturday, plus there’s the annual Eider Chase at Newcastle to look forward to. Plus a brilliant interview with trainer Milton Harris who has four runners at Kempton. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s [...]
February 25th – Punter Podcast Summary February 24, 2023 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]