Hong Kong Racing Tips: G Unit is worth 50 Cent in IJC opener December 3, 2019 HORSE racing fans from around the globe will have their eyes firmly focused on Happy Valley in Hong Kong today when the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) takes centre stage. An all-star cast of some of the world’s best jockeys including Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore, Silvestre de Sousa, Oisin Murphy and local heroes Zac Purton [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: West and Conditional the right Approach in big one November 28, 2019 SOME of racing’s brightest stars have lifted the Ladbrokes Trophy (3.00pm). Arkle, One Man and Denman have all had their names etched on to the roll of honour of Newbury’s greatest race. Dorset trainer Colin Tizzard has won this prize twice in the last three years with subsequent Gold Cup hero Native River and Sizing [...]
David Pipe on his Newbury runners over the next couple of days November 28, 2019 WE RUN DAKLONDIKE in the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase (3.00pm) at Newbury tomorrow and despite the fact it probably won’t be soft enough for him, I think he may be overpriced. He is talented, but very quirky, and prepped for this with a really nice run over hurdles earlier in the month. Scu (Tom Scudamore) schooled [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Roland to be crowned the King for Harry Fry November 28, 2019 NEWBURY’S Ladbrokes Winter Festival continues to go from strength to strength as a two rather than three day meeting. The quality is now higher across the board and many will be turning up at the Berkshire track just to catch a glimpse of Paisley Park in today’s Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle (3.00pm). Emma Lavelle’s superstar [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Cot Campbell to give Millard a welcome Happy Valley winner November 26, 2019 TRAINER Tony Millard will be hoping for a change of fortune at Happy Valley today following a number of near misses recently. Millard sends four runners to the city track and is capable of coming away with a winning double. When the former South African champion trainer teams up with leading jockey Joao Moreira it’s [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trooper can take Jumbo Prize for in-form Ricky Yiu November 26, 2019 IN-FORM Ricky Yiu looks to be the trainer to follow when racing resumes at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. Yiu is in the middle of a purple patch, with two winning trebles at the Valley and Sha Tin in the past week, rocketing him to the head of the trainer’s leaderboard with 20 winners. [...]
David Pipe: This has always been the plan for Umbrigado November 22, 2019 IT WAS great to saddle two winners at last weekend’s November meeting at Cheltenham. DUC DE BEAUCHENE got the job done nicely in the opener on Sunday and it was particularly special to send out a winner for JP McManus who has been such a fantastic supporter of our yard over the years. As for [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Mr Aldan can make sure Cruz returns to winners’ enclosure November 19, 2019 LEGENDARY Hong Kong trainer Tony Cruz must have breathed a huge sigh of relief when his stable star Exultant won the Group 2 Jockey Club Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Cruz had to suffer a tough five week-period with 55 runners in total failing to make it into the winners’ enclosure before Exultant broke [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Starlit to cap a Perfect Knight for Zac Purton at Happy Valley November 19, 2019 HOPEFULLY the on-going political unrest in Hong Kong, which caused the cancellation of racing at Happy Valley last week, doesn’t disrupt things at the inner-city track today. Racing takes place on the infamous ‘C+3’ course, which is the narrowest of the seven tracks raced on at the Valley. With the track measuring just under 20 [...]
David Pipe: Ramses will relish every drop of rain that falls November 14, 2019 AFTER a summer break it’s great to be back with my regular weekly column, and I can start with the news that we are already up and running with our new City AM syndicate horse. COLLINGWOOD COURT made a pleasing enough start for us at Ascot a fortnight ago in what was a pretty hot [...]