Mishriff set to Eclipse his younger rival July 2, 2021 MUCH has been made of the fact that just four horses will line up for the Coral-Eclipse (3.35pm), meaning it’s the smallest field for a decade. It’s obviously disappointing that so few have been declared for the flagship race on the World Pool card, given its stature and the calibre of horses that usually turn [...]
EP: 70 Sandown Eclipse Day July 2, 2021 It’s Eclipse Day at Sandown on Saturday when the 3-year olds take on older horses for the first time in their career. The Group 3 “Charge” over 5 furlongs and the Listed “Distaff “for the fillies are further highlights on the Esher card. Trainer Robert Cowell joins us as our special guest. City A.M. racing [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lor’s Mouse has more than a squeak June 30, 2021 WHILE trainers’ Caspar Fownes and John Size have hogged the limelight in recent weeks in their race for the championship title, it’s third placed Frankie Lor who should be taking some of the plaudits. Lor, in only his fourth season with a trainers’ licence, needs only one more win to equal his best total of [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Tango to leave rivals in a spin June 30, 2021 WITH a public holiday in Hong Kong on Thursday to celebrate Reunification Day with China, racing has moved from its regular Wednesday slot at Happy Valley, to an exciting ten-race programme at Sha Tin. The feature race of the day is a clash between strong stayers and middle-distance performers in the £200,000 Hong Kong Reunification [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Callan can complete Excellent hat-trick June 30, 2021 MOST local racing fans are going to miss jockey Neil Callan when the Irishman waves goodbye to Hong Kong and returns to the UK following the season’s ending in over a fortnight’s time. Callan’s Asian odyssey started ten years ago and, in that time, the 42-year-old has built up a huge fan base with his [...]
EP: 69 Newcastle, Newmarket, Curragh & Hong Kong June 25, 2021 The Curragh is the venue for the Irish Derby on Saturday where Aidan O’Brien looks to have a strong hand. The annual Northumberland Plate is run at Newcastle on the same day, whilst Newmarket stage some exciting Group 3 and Listed races on a busy afternoon of action. Trainer Charlie Fellowes is our special guest [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Last chance saloon for Here Comes Ted June 22, 2021 FOLLOWING horses that have proved unlucky in recent times can be an expensive hobby, but it may be worth giving HERE COMES TED one more chance when he lines-up in Division 2 of the Caine Handicap (3.50pm) over six furlongs. There is little doubt the New Zealand galloper should have won with Joao Moreira aboard [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Hong Kong looks a great Bet June 22, 2021 TRAINER Jimmy Ting hasn’t found it easy saddling winners this season. The former assistant to Francis Lui has had only 26 victories, which is well down on his previous two years since taking out a licence. It hasn’t been all doom and gloom for the yard however, with smart speedster Amazing Star winning the £450,000 [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Conditions should suit Fa Fa June 22, 2021 EXPECT umbrellas to be at the fore when a nine-race cards gets underway at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Heavy rain and possible thunderstorms are predicted at the inner-city track, making finding winners difficult, especially with the majority of gallopers in the territory not used to racing on rain-softened turf. One horse that won’t mind conditions [...]
Grand finish to a gruelling Queen Alexandra June 18, 2021 A GOOD few more millimetres of rain and a hundred or so hooves will have hit the track come the time of the final meeting of the week, the 2m5½f Queen Alexandra Stakes (6:10pm). You need to be on the lookout for rock-solid stayers with form on testing ground and THE GRAND VISIR stands out as an obvious [...]