The time looks right to take on Hendo’s House January 27, 2022 TRIALS Day at Cheltenham is a final chance for Festival hopefuls to have a spin around Prestbury Park and lay down a marker for March. The easiest race to solve could be the Cleeve Hurdle, where Champ is rightly odds-on to follow up his Long Walk win from before Christmas and confirm himself as a [...]
Whyte to follow up Sunday’s Group One win with Big Two January 25, 2022 FORMER 13-time Champion Jockey Douglas Whyte is probably still celebrating his first Group One triumph in his short career as a trainer, after Stronger caused a shock when winning the Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Whyte reckoned that victory gave him as much satisfaction as many of his multiple Group One winning [...]
Maldives for a Triple win under Purton January 25, 2022 FORTUNE looks to have favoured the David Hall-trained MALDIVES, who has landed the plum inside draw in the competitive Conduit Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley today. Racing is once again on the dreaded ‘C +3’ track, measuring only just over 19 metres wide and leaving little room for jockeys to manoeuvre when they [...]
EP: 108 Ascot, Haydock, Lingfield & Hong Kong January 21, 2022 The City A.M. Punter Podcast A terrific weekend of racing awaits, starting with the Grade 1 Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday where the current top rated chasers in the UK & Ireland take on last year’s winner First Flow over 2 miles and a furlong Kim Bailey, First Flow’s trainer joins us as [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Cruz and Size set for their Moment of Joy January 18, 2022 MASTER trainer John Size can provide the banker bet of the meeting at Happy Valley today, when he saddles fast-improving SEIZING THE MOMENT in the Cheung Chau Handicap (1.45pm) over six furlongs. Size has been in incredible form since the beginning of December, saddling 14 winners at the last 10 race-meetings and winning with five of his [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Back Bentley and Lor to get Lucky again with Archangel January 18, 2022 BANK on jockey Harry Bentley to hit the bullseye once again when he teams up with championship leading trainer Frankie Lor aboard LUCKY ARCHANGEL in Division Two of the Green Island Handicap (12.45pm) over six furlongs. Bentley and Lor, who combined with Smart Idea to get up in the shadows of the post at the Valley last [...]
EP: 107 Kempton, Warwick & Hong Kong January 14, 2022 The Silviniaco Conti Chase and the Lanzarote Hurdle are two of the highlights on Saturday’s Kempton card, with Warwick staging a trio of graded races on the same day. Trainer Neil Mulholland who has already had close to a half century of British jumps winners this season is our special guest today, discussing his three [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Returning Purton can whip up a Valley Storm January 11, 2022 RACING fans will be treated to the sight of former Champion Jockey Zac Purton back in the saddle when racing resumes with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. The 39-year-old suffered a horrific fall in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin a month ago, fracturing his ribs, ankle, wrist, toes and breaking his [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Smart money on Bentley and Lor to continue golden run January 11, 2022 BANK on the combination of trainer Frankie Lor and jockey Harry Bentley to provide another winner at Happy Valley when they team up with SMART IDEA in Division Two of the Ma Tau Wai Handicap (1.45pm) over six furlongs. The partnership scored with A La King at the city track last week, providing Bentley with his 10th winner [...]
EP: 106 Sandown, Wincanton & Hong Kong January 7, 2022 Sandown features the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle plus a popular Veterans’ Chase as part of their 7-race card on Saturday, whilst Wincanton also race over the sticks. Trainer Kayley Woollacott runs her 11 year-old gelding, The Kings Writ, over 3 miles at Sandown and she tells us all about his chances of success. Chester Williams also [...]