De Sousa set to Enchant Sha Tin crowds once again November 11, 2022 BANK on former three-time British champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa to continue his winning streak, when he arrives at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday morning, with a full book of rides on the ten-race programme. De Sousa can’t stop riding winners at present, with six wins from his last 14 rides, and including [...]
EP: 169 Cheltenham, Lingfield & Hong Kong November 10, 2022 Cheltenham host a three-day meeting this weekend. On Saturday the Paddy Power Gold Cup is the feature race run over two and a half miles, whilst Lingfield is the venue for two listed All Weather Championship qualifying races on their polytrack surface. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the weekend’s racing [...]
November 12th – Punter Podcast Summary November 10, 2022 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 [...]
Master Purton fancied to fire home Heroic Happy Valley double November 8, 2022 WHEN Champion Jockey Zac Purton teams up with 11-time Hong Kong Champion Trainer John Size it’s normally a recipe for success. Although the combination has a near 30 percent win strike-rate this season, you can guarantee the trainer would not have been a happy man after watching his Beauty Eternal, with Purton aboard, beaten at [...]
Take Heart that Rock and Ho will have More class November 8, 2022 RACING enthusiasts can look forward to an uninterrupted and exciting nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. With Tropical Storm Nalgae, which caused last week’s cancellation at the city track, safely blown back into the South China Sea, bettors are still faced with some difficult puzzles to solve, although there could be some value-for-money wagers. The [...]
November 5th – Punter Podcast Summary November 4, 2022 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 [...]
EP: 168 Breeders’ Cup – Keeneland November 4, 2022 The Europeans go in search of US glory at Keeneland this weekend with five Grade 1 races on Friday plus a further nine on Saturday with many leading stables from the UK, Ireland and France all looking for some equine success.City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the weekend’s Breeders’ Cup action. [...]
EP: 167 Wincanton, Aintree, Doncaster & Hong Kong November 4, 2022 It’s a very exciting weekend of racing with the Badger Beer Chase and the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton, the Grand Sefton Chase run over the national fences at Aintree plus a couple of Listed races on the flat at Doncaster all on Saturday afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the [...]
Fownes has Royal ready to ensure Ferraris is Pride of the Valley November 1, 2022 IT WAS good to see 20-year-old Luke Ferraris back in the limelight after steering long-standing maiden Smiling Time to victory at Happy Valley on Sunday. Ferraris, son of former Hong Kong-based trainer David Ferraris, was a big hit in his home country, with over 300 winners, two South African champion apprentice titles, and a Group [...]
Masterly Purton and Lor can wave Adios to title rivals November 1, 2022 PUNTERS need to check on the weather before placing their bets on the eight-race card at Happy Valley today. With squally showers and strong winds forecast throughout the day, surface conditions – normally good-to-firm – could change dramatically, especially if the rain gets into the ground ahead of racing. If that wasn’t bad enough, racing [...]