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 [...]
Edwardstone to take home Kingmaker crown in Warwick feature February 10, 2022 THERE is some good racing up at Warwick as well on Saturday with the feature being the Virgin Bet Kingmaker Novices’ Chase (2.05pm). The Grade Two contest sees a rematch between EDWARDSTONE and Third Time Lucki after the pair met earlier in the season in the Henry VIII at Sandown where the former was a dominant 16-length [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: History to prove no burden for in-form Shum’s Gorytus in finale February 8, 2022 RACING fans with long memories may recall that it’s 40 years since a doping scandal rocked British horse-racing, when a potential champion racehorse named Gorytus was found to have been ‘got at’ after finishing last of four in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. Hopefully there will be happier times ahead for former UK-trained galloper GORYTUS, who [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Get set for a Purton Party at the Valley February 8, 2022 NO PRIZES for guessing that former champion jockey Zac Purton will carry huge expectations when racing resumes at Happy Valley with a nine-race programme today. Purton was at his imperious best at the city-track last Sunday, riding five winners and five places on the 10-race card, sending his many thousands of supporters into raptures of [...]