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 [...]
Willie Mullins stable tour: Hoping Chacun Pour Soi delivers elusive Champion Chase February 19, 2020 IF YOU were to ask any trainer the races they’d most like to win, the Queen Mother Champion Chase would be very high up on the list. Though Willie Mullins is the winning-most Cheltenham Festival trainer of all time, Wednesday’s feature race has eluded the Irish supremo thus far. Speaking at his Closutton stables in [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Mr Croissant can help punters get their hands on the dough February 18, 2020 DOUGLAS Whyte’s impressive form has been one of the highlights of the season so far in Hong Kong. The former 13-time champion jockey turned trainer already has 24 winners to his name, with more to come. With a stable of 60 horses, Whyte has proved adept at producing either newcomers or lightly-raced gallopers to the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Iron King set to rule on the dirt at Sha Tin February 18, 2020 SHA TIN hosts an eight-race card on the all-weather today and like so often in Hong Kong, ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira is the jockey to follow. Moreira has been in a league of his own on the dirt surface this season having ridden 11 winners compared to his nearest rivals’ five, as well as 12 [...]
David Pipe looks ahead to his weekend runners February 13, 2020 RAIN, rain go away! We got another 18mms of the stuff on Wednesday night and we are ready for some nice weather to kick in. That said, one horse who won’t mind it like this is RAMSES DE TEILLEE and we have made the decision to stay over hurdles with him for the time being. He will [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Copperhead set to strike in soft ground Reynoldstown February 13, 2020 WHAT better way to prepare for Cheltenham than with a slog over three miles on soft ground at Ascot? While most Festival hopefuls have had their final run before March, tomorrow’s Sodexo Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase (1.50pm) is a valuable race that’s attracted a handful of high class horses. Pym’s latest run, a decisive eight-length win [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moore’s contender looks Stronger than his handicap rivals February 11, 2020 JOCKEY Vincent Ho may have celebrated his 300th career winner at Happy Valley last week, but that is nothing compared to legendry trainer John Moore who reached an extraordinary milestone at Sha Tin on Sunday by saddling his 1700th winner in Hong Kong. Moore, who faces compulsory age retirement at the end of the season, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Man’s Elite set to Star at the Valley February 11, 2020 TRAINER Manfred Man will be hoping for a change of fortune when he arrives at Happy Valley today. The likeable local handler has made a quiet start to the season with just 13 winners, but there is every reason to believe he won’t be leaving the track empty-handed again. Man has managed to retain the [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: This Rebel has a cause in valuable handicap February 6, 2020 IN JUST over four weeks time the curtain will be raised for the greatest four days of National Hunt racing. This time of year is like the run up to Christmas for racing fans and there is plenty to whet the appetite at Newbury tomorrow. Any day Altior runs is a good day and it’s [...]