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 [...]
British skier Kirsty Muir, 17, reaches big air final at Winter Olympics February 7, 2022 Seventeen-year-old British freestyle skier Kirsty Muir has qualified for the women’s big air final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Muir, from Aberdeen, finished seventh in the heats but team-mates Katie Summerhayes missed out on the final by one place in 13th. Team GB’s James Woods, a former Winter X Games champion, failed to reach [...]
EP: 110 Sandown, Wetherby, Dublin Racing Festival & Hong Kong February 4, 2022 The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Chase at Sandown gives the novices a chance to show their possible Cheltenham credentials on Saturday. Wetherby stages the Grade 2 Towton Novices’ Chase over 3 miles on the same afternoon with more Festival hopefuls in action. Richard Bandey sends Saint Palais to Wetherby for the feature race, and he [...]
Back Green Book to add a new chapter to Williams purple patch February 3, 2022 LEOPARDSTOWN takes centre stage this weekend, but there is still some good action closer to home at Sandown, Wetherby and Musselburgh. Having said that, punting opportunities look few and far between with a number of small fields. At Wetherby, Ahoy Senor should get back on the winning trail in the Grade 2 William Hill Towton [...]
Leopardstown at mercy of Mullins and Elliott again February 3, 2022 THERE have been 60 races run over four years since the launch of the Dublin Racing Festival back in 2018 with Willie Mullins (22) and Gordon Elliott (11) responsible for 33 of those winners. The pair once again appear to hold all the aces ahead of this season’s two-day renewal which gets underway at Leopardstown [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan can provide Shum with Lightning compensation  February 2, 2022 DANNY Shum may be the hottest trainer in town at present, as he has saddled six winners from his last 31 runners, but one moment that would have given him nightmares was LIGHTNING BOLT getting beat on his debut at Sha Tin last month. Connections are surely going to be looking for swift compensation when this son [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira and Purton to ensure Year of the Tiger starts with a roar February 2, 2022 JOCKEYS Joao Moreira and Zac Purton will take centre-stage when Hong Kong’s most popular day in the racing calendar, the Chinese New Year Raceday, gets under way at Sha Tin on Thursday from 4.30am. With around £2.4 million added to the exotic raceday betting pools, the local population, from large-stake bettors to market-stall holders, will [...]