Hong Kong Racing Tips: California Rad to kick off Chinese New Year in style February 11, 2021 SHA TIN in Hong Kong hosts its annual Chinese New Year race-day on Sunday with an 11-race programme, worth around £1.7millon in prize-money. This is the one day in the Hong Kong racing calendar when the majority of the local population will be seeking to make ‘lucky money’ and start their New Year off with [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Royal Bomb can give the King of the Valley another winner February 9, 2021 IT’S STILL nip and tuck at the top of the trainers’ championship table. With John Size’s stable in sizzling form and saddling winners for fun, it looked likely he would overtake Caspar Fownes and be top of the leaderboard come Sunday evening. Surprisingly it didn’t happen, with Fownes saddling winners at the Valley and Sha [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Shum and Purton set to Star February 9, 2021 TRAINER Danny Shum’s stable are continuing to churn out winners at regular intervals. Records show the stable hit the bullseye five times, with nine places, from just 32 runners in the past fortnight. Statistics read even better when reigning champion jockey Zac Purton climbs aboard Shum’s gallopers. The Australian has ridden four winners from his [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira to prove he’s a Legend again February 9, 2021 EXPECTATIONS are high that jockey Joao Moreira is going to produce a masterclass at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The Brazilian has his card marked in all of the nine races and all are capable of winning. The ‘Magic Man’ looks to hold a virtually unassailable lead with regards to the jockeys’ championship. He is currently [...]
UK’s gambling black market has doubled since 2018: PwC February 5, 2021 The number of British consumers gambling on unlicensed websites has doubled in the last three years, according to a new study by PwC. The report found a steep rise in customers using offshore websites, despite these platforms being less visible on Google and with little evidence of growing public awareness of black market brands. PwC [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:38 Sandown, Wetherby, Leopardstown & Hong Kong February 5, 2021 Trainer Gary Moore has a couple of runners at Sandown on Saturday and he joins us as our special guest today City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the jumps action at Sandown, Wetherby and the prestigious Dublin Racing festival in Leopardstown with Wally Pyrah looking at Saturday’s Hong Kong race meeting. [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Take on the fav with Chater Pins February 2, 2021 YOU CAN guarantee that bettors will double-up on Maldives in his bid to follow-up last month’s track and trip victory, in the Stonecutters Island Handicap (12.45pm) over the extended mile. Backed late on as if defeat was out of the question three weeks ago, this New Zealand bred galloper looked likely to come home alone [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Size looks to have another Ace up his sleeve February 2, 2021 IT COULD pay to jump on the John Size bandwagon when the 11-time Champion Trainer sends a handful of raiders to Happy Valley on Wednesday. Records show the ‘master trainer’ saddled an incredible 14 winners last month, including 11 from his last 32 runners. He is now breathing down the neck of championship leader Caspar [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Yung and Purton looks a Union worth backing February 2, 2021 WHEN trainer Benno Yung books Zac Purton to ride one of his gallopers they are always worth close scrutiny. Yung’s stable is mostly full of middle of the road handicappers, but the trainer is a past-master of finding winning opportunities for the majority of his horses during the season. He looks to have found the [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:37 Doncaster, Cheltenham & Hong Kong January 29, 2021 The rain continues to fall and Cheltenham’s Trials Day is not certain to go ahead on Saturday, but Doncaster are confident that they will be able to race on the same day. Jockey and assistant trainer Chester Williams joins us to talk about his intended weekend runners. City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the [...]