Stradivarius can win his duel on the Downs with Santiago July 27, 2020 SOMETIMES you have to hold your hands up and admit you got it totally wrong. Well, my theory that STRADIVARIUS’ best days were behind him was blown to pieces in a stunning display in last month’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. John Gosden’s six-year-old ran away with the Group One prize for a third time by ten lengths and arrives [...]
Elarqam to continue fine record on the Knavesmire July 24, 2020 YORK can be a specialist track where course form often goes a long way, so look no further than ELARQAM in the Group Two Sky Bet York Stakes (2.40pm). Mark Johnston’s son of Frankel won this race 12 months ago on soft ground, beating the mud-loving and now Group One winner Addeybb comfortably. His form figures on [...]
Ambassador looks a Great bet for in-form Ralph Beckett team July 23, 2020 ONLY eight runners line up for the valuable one mile handicap (3.00pm) that precedes the King George with the two at the top of the weights setting the bar pretty high. Johan won snuggly at Newbury last month while Tsar looked well above average at Yarmouth and represents the same connections as Enable. They are both [...]
Japan may just upset Enable in tactical affair July 23, 2020 NOT since Nasram beat three rivals in the 1964 renewal of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (3.35pm) has a field of just four lined up for Saturday’s feature at Ascot. However, what we lack in quantity, is more than made up for in quality as all are previous Group One winners. [...]
Smiles all round at Happy Valley after record fixture July 19, 2020 Racing may have been a different proposition in much of the world this year, with good news at a premium during the Covid-19 pandemic. But in Hong Kong, there’s plenty around – with the finale of this season’s racing at Happy Valley seeing a turnover record for a fixture at the inner city track. Read [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Fighter to come Racing home in Valley finale July 14, 2020 IT HASN’T been easy for form students in Hong Kong this season with plenty of surprise results and the form-book disappearing into orbit on numerous occasions. If there has been one redeeming feature of the action at Happy Valley it has been the impressive form of jockey Zac Purton, and it’s easy to see why [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Be Prepared for a big run from Sell My Sole July 14, 2020 HONG Kong’s 2019/20 season finally draws to a close with a nine-race card at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Unlike most racing jurisdictions around the globe, forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, racing in Hong Kong has continued for the past six months, despite the action taking place behind closed doors. Reigning champion jockey [...]
Brando looks a Threat to all in the July Cup at whopping 25/1 July 10, 2020 AFTER non-stop rain for most of the week, sadly Saturday’s July Cup (3.35pm) will be run on what looks pretty soft ground, so the ultimate test of speed becomes more of a test of stamina. Golden Horde deserves to be favourite on the back of an impressive win in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, and he [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton has Golden chance aboard Total Power July 7, 2020 THREE-TIME champion jockey Zac Purton is within sight of his fourth title following another suspension for rival Joao Moreira at Sha Tin last Sunday. Brazilian-born Moreira misses two of the last three meetings of the season and with the ‘Zac-Man’ currently half-a-dozen winners in front of his rival, the championship looks done and dusted. Purton [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Harvest to mow down Valley rivals July 7, 2020 THERE will be plenty of pressure on local trainers Ricky Yiu and Francis Lui when they square up against one another at Happy Valley today. Yiu, with 64 wins, is just one ahead of Lui in the race for the trainers’ championship title, and with just three meetings left, it’s anyone’s guess who will lift [...]