Hong Kong Racing Tips: Maldives can give Callan a dream trip November 10, 2020 POPULAR jockey Neil Callan has a chance of putting his name in the spotlight when he climbs aboard a couple of horses with genuine chances at Happy Valley. Callan, nicknamed the ‘Iron Man’ by the locals for his no-nonsense approach and his famous gruelling early morning keep-fit regime, has found it tough going over the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira’s supporters could be Smiling again November 10, 2020 RACING makes a quick return to Happy Valley on Wednesday after the city track hosted a 10-race programme last Sunday. It’s worth noting that the newly laid winter grass on the circuit may have had something to do with the winning times in all the races on Sunday being above average, indicating the track was [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: It could be a Red letter day at Sha Tin November 3, 2020 FORMBOOK students always have a degree of suspicion about all-weather racing in Hong Kong, especially when held under floodlights. Whether it’s the humidity getting into the surface or the track being rolled at different times during racing, there are always a number of surprise results which have no rhyme or reason. Past records on the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Resolute the pick of Teetan’s crack set of rides November 3, 2020 AS THE POPULAR saying goes “when the cats away the mice will play”, and that’s exactly what springs to mind with jockey Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on Wednesday. With a full-book of rides in the eight races on the all-weather surface, here is a chance for Teetan, currently trailing runaway leader but suspended Joao [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Chau can reign Supreme on Lui’s contender November 3, 2020 TOP APPRENTICE jockey Jerry Chau is nearing a milestone of 20 winners in Hong Kong. The former HKJC apprentice graduate has been an instant success since joining the jockey ranks back in May and needs only another two wins before his allowance drops from 10 to seven pounds. Having already ridden 11 winners and 22 [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:24 Ascot, Wetherby & Hong Kong October 30, 2020 Today trainer Kim Bailey joins us to talk about his exciting Vinndication who runs at Wetherby on Saturday in the Grade 2 Charlie Hall Chase over 3 miles. Racing editor Bill Esdaile looks at the best of the weekend action at Ascot & Wetherby and Wally Pyrah talks us through some of the Hong Kong [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Doesn’t take a Leap Of Faith to back Size’s contender October 27, 2020 IT’S GOOD to see the prolific winning partnership of trainer John Size and jockey Joao Moreira back in the winners’ circle on a regular basis, recently. Size, the former 11-time champion trainer, suffered a hiccup last season, finishing sixth in the championship with only 46 winners. With ten winners already this term, and Saturday’s impressive [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lor can reign Supreme at the Valley again October 27, 2020 TRAINER Caspar Fownes maybe heading the trainers’ championship race at present, but hot on his heels is trainer Frankie Lor, who is in the middle of a purple patch. Lor has saddled five winners and five places from just 26 runners in the last fortnight and completed a hat-trick at the Valley last week. The [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: There could be a Storm brewing October 27, 2020 PUNTERS have the bonus of an extra race when Happy Valley hosts a nine-race programme on the notorious ‘C+3’ track on Wednesday. It’s always worth highlighting the ‘C+3’ track, which is just over 21 yards in width, and has a short sharp straight over one-and-half furlongs. It’s easy to appreciate that horses with double-figure draws have [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Prince looks Gem of a bet October 20, 2020 FORM-BOOK students will point to the outstanding claims of top-weight Californiadeepshot, who lines-up in the closing Po Chong Wan Handicap (3.50pm) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. This striking looking chestnut hasn’t had much luck since winning on his debut last season, with a series of wide draws scuppering his chances. Last month for instance, with [...]