Hong Kong Racing Tips: Big Party on the cards for Happy Alumni backers December 18, 2019 CHRISTMAS comes early in Hong Kong today with several festivities taking place at Happy Valley. With Father Christmas parading around the track dishing out a sack full of presents, traditional food and drink on offer and seasonal songs blasting from the famous beer garden, what more could racegoers want? In terms of what most racing [...]
Horse racing: David Pipe on his runners across the country over the next few days December 12, 2019 THERE appears to be plenty of rain around so the ground will most likely be soft for the start of Cheltenham’s two day meeting this afternoon. We run NORDIC COMBINED in the handicap hurdle (1.20pm) who has the ability but is a little bit of a monkey. The race and conditions should suit him, and [...]
Horse racing betting tips: French raider can land the Cross Country December 12, 2019 PLENTY of traditionalists tend to crab the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (3.05pm) but this afternoon’s 16-strong renewal looks the pick of the action on the opening day of Cheltenham’s December meeting. The eye is immediately drawn to the JP McManus-owned pair of Yanworth and Josies Orders at the top of the weights, but they may [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Windsor a money spinner in Donny’s December Chase December 12, 2019 UNBEATEN in two starts this season and one of the most promising novice chasers around, WINDSOR AVENUE looks the best bet on the card at Doncaster tomorrow. The Brian Ellison-trained seven-year-old steps up to three miles for first time in the Grade Two December Novices’ Chase (2.10pm), and based on what we’ve seen so far [...]
Horse racing betting tips: You would be Nutz to miss Queens Cave December 12, 2019 TRAINER Nicky Henderson has won the last two renewals of tomorrow’s International Hurdle (3.05pm) and his unbeaten Triumph Hurdle winner Pentland Hills is 6/4 with Ladbrokes to land the hat-trick. We won’t know the final field for the Grade Two prize until later this morning, but Henderson is likely to be represented by Call Me [...]
Horse racing betting tips: No Secret Nicholls loves Caspian Caviar Gold Cup December 12, 2019 PAUL Nicholls is out to continue his domination of tomorrow’s Caspian Caviar Gold Cup (1.55pm). The champion trainer has won tomorrow’s Cheltenham contest five times in the last 10 years and he has a couple of leading fancies lining up this time. SECRET INVESTOR is the shortest one of the pair in the betting. He’s [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: No Racing Luck needed with Ho’s mount in Valley handicap December 10, 2019 HAPPY Valley’s extended mile track tests both the adaptability of the horse and the skill of the jockey. Starting just past the grandstand in front of the noisy beer garden, both horse and rider have to negotiate four bends, with the home straight only just over one-and-a-half furlongs long. The draw is obviously vitally important, [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Purton can make a Speedy return to winning form December 10, 2019 ‘MAGIC Man’ Joao Moreira is back in the big time having ridden a five-timer at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin on Sunday. When Moreira is in this kind of form he is unstoppable. Last weekend’s victories in two international Group Ones aboard Glory Vase and Beat The Clock may not have [...]
Japan and Magic Man dominate Hong Kong International Races December 8, 2019 AFTER drawing a blank at the Longines Hong Kong International Races 12 months ago, the Japanese were back with a bang at Sha Tin on Sunday, winning three of the four Group One prizes. Win Bright, trained by Yoshihiro Hatakeyama and ridden by Masami Matsuoka, scooped nearly £1.6 million after landing the richest race of [...]
Horse racing: Globetrotting Prince Of Arran gunning for glory in Hong Kong Vase December 6, 2019 HE HAS got a long way to go to get close to Red Cadeaux’s career prize money figure, but Prince Of Arran is proving a real money spinner for Newmarket trainer Charlie Fellowes. A close third in the 2018 Melbourne Cup, the son of Shirocco went one place better last month when finishing runner-up to [...]