Sumstreetsumwhere can keep Purton on road to the title May 12, 2020 THINGS continue to ebb and flow in the jockeys’ title race in Hong Kong and it really is anyone’s guess who is going to emerge victorious. This time last week, Joao Moreira held the narrowest of advantages over Zac Purton by one winner, but as we know in HK, things changed very quickly. A five-winner [...]
Inside stall means Luck can Star in six-furlong dash May 12, 2020 THERE is another feast of highly-competitive handicaps, all of which look very tricky to solve, on a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Although the weather is presently hot and humid, there have been thunderstorms around which should make ground conditions perfect. With racing taking place on the ‘C’ track, results show that fast [...]
Dragon can leave Valley punters Happy in finale May 5, 2020 The highlight race of the afternoon at the Valley has to be the £200,000 Class 2 Camellia Handicap (3.50pm) over the extended mile. Both Dances With Dragon and Enrichment lock horns again having produced one of the most thrilling finishes of the Happy Valley season last month. On that occasion, Zac Purton, aboard Dances With Dragon, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira and Millard Alliance looks worth backing May 5, 2020 HONG Kong’s two most dominant jockeys, Joao Moreira and Zac Purton, could be set to take Happy Valley by storm on Wednesday. Moreira (110 wins) and Purton (109 wins) are having their own private battle for the jockeys’ title, with Karis Teetan 46 winners behind Purton in a distant third. Both jockeys arrive at the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira’s name can Flash up in Valley lights again April 28, 2020 THERE was no success in the three Group Ones for Joao Moreira on FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday, but the ‘Magic Man’ still conjured up another winning treble in his relentless pursuit of the jockeys’ championship title. Currently sitting three ahead of arch rival Zac Purton with 107 wins, it’s imperative the Brazilian boosts [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Red-hot Teetan the jockey to Focus on April 28, 2020 KARIS Teetan, fresh from his winning treble at Sha Tin on Sunday, can continue his run of good form at Happy Valley on Wednesday. It’s been mentioned on numerous occasions that Teetan is a confidence jockey. The ‘Mauritian Magician’ has ridden eight winners in the last fortnight and when he strikes a purple patch he can be [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Waikuku looks a Beauty of a bet to upset Generation April 23, 2020 THERE is high-class action in Hong Kong on Sunday morning as Sha Tin stages three Group Ones worth over £6million in prize money for its FWD Champions Day card. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that for the first time in 25 years there are no overseas challengers, but there are still the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trailblazing Aethero has the answers in Chairman’s Sprint April 23, 2020 THERE look to be more questions than answers when determining the winner of the £1.8m Chairman’s Sprint Prize (7:50am). Will potential superstar AETHERO, found sick after finishing a close-up third in the Group One HK Sprint in December, put a disappointing eighth on his return earlier this month behind him and bounce back to form? Can [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Sweetie to give Ho and Shinn a Precious Valley winner April 21, 2020 IT IS hoped the gods of fortune may finally smile on trainer Peter Ho and jockey Blake Shinn when they team up at Happy Valley. They combine with PRECIOUS SWEETIE in the Jonquil Handicap – (Div I 12.15pm) and they’ll be hoping for an upturn in fortunes after a baron patch. Ho is currently bottom of the trainers’ table with [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Good Guys can get back to Winning Ways April 21, 2020 IN-FORM trainer Ricky Yiu can continue his purple patch at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Yiu is on cloud nine at present. A treble at Sha Tin last Sunday pushed him past the half century of winners for the season and extended his lead in the Trainers’ Championship . The 62-year-old sends half-a-dozen raiders to the Valley and will be [...]