Horse racing: David Pipe looks ahead to his runners at Sandown March 5, 2020 THIS rain just doesn’t stop. It’s getting pretty annoying now and it was a shame to lose this afternoon’s meeting at Sandown. We had planned to run both DELFACE and RATHLIN ROSE, so we will have to have a rethink with them. That said, there are plans to reschedule RATHLIN ROSE’s race for tomorrow, so [...]
Horse racing: Magic Has More Up Her Sleeve On Meydan’s Super Saturday March 5, 2020 MUCH of tomorrow’s racing on home soil looks touch-and-go, so Meydan’s Super Saturday card is a welcome addition to the fixture list. Barney Roy’s bid for a second Group One, over two-and-a-half years since his first, in the Jebel Hatta (2.20pm), looks a race to savour, though the 4/6 about the 2017 Queen Anne winner [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Weight not enough to stop Methane from bursting clear March 3, 2020 PUNTERS are guaranteed to put their faith in Joao Moreira and Zac Purton when the duo eye-ball each other in the Ma Tau Kok Handicap (12.45pm). Moreira stays loyal to Casa De Forca, despite his mount failing to deliver when sent off a short-priced favourite last month. That was not the first-time Tony Cruz’s gelding [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton looks set to Rule Valley again March 3, 2020 ONCE again it looks like jockeys Joao Moreira and Zac Purton are going to dominate today’s meeting at Happy Valley. Both reigning champion Purton and former champion Moreira have their cards marked in all eight races and it’s inconceivable that both will leave the track empty-handed. While ‘Magic Man’ Moreira was sidelined last week, serving [...]
David Pipe looks ahead to his runners at Newbury and Doncaster February 27, 2020 WE’RE very close to Cheltenham now and it’s a stressful time for us trainers. If the phone goes when I’m at the races and it’s the head lad, my heart sinks. It’s also the time of year you take a deep breath every time you walk into the yard. Touch wood everything is on track [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Theatre and Ball the acts to back on Newbury stage February 27, 2020 WITH less than two weeks until the start of the Cheltenham Festival, there are not many more chances to boost the betting coffers. Newbury’s Greatwood Charity Raceday is always very popular as it raises money for one of racing’s most important charities. And some of the horses running in the Greatwood Veterans’ Handicap Chase (2.05pm) [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Valley punters hoping Luck is on their side February 25, 2020 ZAC PURTON’s army of followers will be filled with anticipation when Hong Kong’s reigning champion jockey arrives at Happy Valley today. With current leader Joao Moreira sitting out the first of a two-meeting suspension, Purton has a golden chance of making a sizeable indent into the 12-winner lead the ‘Magic Man’ currently holds over his [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan to leave rivals spellbound aboard Clement Legend February 25, 2020 IT WAS great to see ‘Mauritian Magician’ Karis Teetan bounce back into the limelight with a treble at Sha Tin last Sunday. Teetan, currently third in the jockeys’ championship with 44 wins, had been out of sorts over the last month and had not won in 59 rides. However, he was back to his best [...]
David Pipe looks ahead to his runners over the coming days February 20, 2020 THERE is still no sign of the rain stopping and we continue to get soaked down here. Our spirits were lifted by RAMSES DE TEILLEE last weekend as he booked his ticket to the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival with a gutsy win at Haydock. He is tough and battle-hardened and although he may bump into [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Take a Flyer on Triumph hope Fujimoto in Adonis February 20, 2020 LESS than three weeks to go now until the start of the Cheltenham Festival and there are a few hopefuls lining up at Kempton tomorrow looking to book their place at Prestbury Park. Plenty of trainers have used the Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (1.50pm) as a stepping-stone to the Triumph Hurdle in the past and tomorrow’s [...]