MULLINS HOPING TO ASSEMBLE ANOTHER ELITE FESTIVAL SQUAD February 23, 2022 WITH 78 Cheltenham Festival winners on his CV already, you would have thought trainer Willie Mullins would be relishing a return to Prestbury Park next month. However, the reality is somewhat different. “If I’m honest the week or two leading up to Cheltenham can be tough and leaves you with a feeling of dread in [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Joy looks a Beauty of a bet in tricky Happy Valley handicap February 22, 2022 CONNECTIONS of Cheerful Days are in for a nail-biting afternoon as they need results to go their way early on in the card to have a chance of sharing the £61,000 top prize with Fa Fa in the Manulife Million Dollar Challenge. This is an annual competition for horses racing at Happy Valley, with points [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Packing can claim the Award in chilly Hong Kong February 22, 2022 RACING is once again on the infamous C+3 track at Happy Valley today, where the draw always plays an important role in determining winners, with the width of the track so narrow and only a short home straight of under two furlongs. Historically, low numbers have a decided advantage, especially over distances of six furlongs [...]
EP: 112 Ascot, Haydock, Wincanton & Hong Kong February 18, 2022 There’s another top weekend of racing to enjoy with Ascot staging the Grade 1 Ascot Chase on Saturday. The Haydock card includes the long distance Rendlesham Hurdle & Grand National Trial with Wincanton staging the Kingwell Hurdle on the same afternoon Joseph O’Brien sends his Grade 1 winner Fakir D’oudairies over to Ascot on Saturday [...]
Gruelling Haydock conditions point to another Bristol masterclass February 17, 2022 THERE don’t seem to be many places around the country that haven’t felt the wrath of the bad weather recently and Haydock is no different. The going at the Lancashire track is already heavy, and if as much rain comes as is expected, it’s going to be incredibly hard work. The feature on the card [...]
D’oudairies to bring more Irish joy in Ascot Chase February 17, 2022 CONDITIONS are set to be testing at Ascot tomorrow for the Grade One Betfair Ascot Chase (3.38pm) after a week of wind and rain with the promise of more to come. That will be music to the ears of last year’s winner Dashel Drasher who wouldn’t mind conditions worsening further still. He was nutted on [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton’s army of loyal followers should flock around Birdsville February 15, 2022 PUNTERS will be hoping for another sparkling performance from former champion jockey Zac Purton when the Australian arrives at Happy Valley with another full-book of rides on the nine-race programme. With nine wins from his last 18 rides at the city track, it’s easy to see why his many thousands of avid supporters will be highlighting [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Eason to keep the Poon Train firmly on course February 15, 2022 BANK on the Tony Millard-trained GALLANT CROWN to resume winning ways, when the five-year-old gets his chance to score an overdue victory, in the Cypress Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley. The New Zealand bred galloper has been a model of consistency in four runs this season, but is yet to get his head in [...]
EP: 111 Newbury, Warwick & Hong Kong February 11, 2022 Trainer Ryan Potter’s Jetoile has been in great form over hurdles this winter and he joins us to discuss his chances of a win at Newbury this weekend. There are two Grade 2 races at Newbury on Saturday, with both the Game Spirit & Denman Chases looking to attract top quality fields, whilst the competitive [...]
Boothill can kick Betfair Hurdle rivals into touch February 10, 2022 ONLY 14 runners have been declared for tomorrow’s Betfair Hurdle (3.35pm) at Newbury, a race you would normally expect to fill its maximum field size limit of 24. It’s certainly no surprise to see a couple of unexposed novices at the top of the betting in Broomfield Burg and Jpr One, who could easily make [...]