Doyle can Wave goodbye to rivals aboard California November 14, 2025 FORM students have a fiendishly difficult puzzle to solve in the Lukfook Jewellery Night Banquet in Tang Palace Collection Handicap (9.55am) over a mile. Well over half of the 14 contenders turned up in the same race over the course and distance last month, and the question will be, can winner Fortune Boy confirm the [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 56: Cheltenham’s November Meeting November 12, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back to preview Cheltenham’s November Meeting across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Wally Pyrah on hand with tips for Happy Valley. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing.
Hunter and Infantry to Smoke their opposition November 11, 2025 CHELTENHAM’s November Meeting across Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week offers a chance to see some of the stars of the jumps scene. Perhaps the biggest is Jonbon, who is set to make his reappearance in Friday’s Grade Two Shloer Chase (2.55pm) as he bids to win the race for a third successive year. Nicky [...]
Serious Challenge ready to Rock in the Greatwood November 11, 2025 ACTION from Prestbury Park continues on Sunday for the third and final day of the November Meeting. The feature race on the card is the Greatwood Hurdle (3.30pm), where I’m keen to take a flier on SERIOUS CHALLENGE, who’s currently quoted at 16/1. He came onto my radar when running a good fourth in the [...]
Star J-Mac set to Figure on his Hong Kong return November 11, 2025 REGULAR racegoers in Hong Kong have a treat in store when they make their way to Happy Valley on Wednesday for a nine-race programme starting at 10.40am. Three-time LONGINES World’s Best Jockey Award winner James McDonald is back in town, taking up a short-term contract until just before Christmas. The 33-year-old New Zealander is right [...]
Chateauneuf may be Value with Purton back aboard November 11, 2025 TRAINER David Hayes and jockey Zac Purton have a staggering 33%-win strike-rate when teaming up this season and will fancy their chances of improving on that record when they team up with a couple of gallopers at Happy Valley. While course-and-distance specialist Soleil Fighter will have plenty of supporters in the Shing Yip Handicap (2.50pm) [...]
Cap Ferrat can beat the Lot in Group Three Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse November 7, 2025 BEAUTY and top-class racing come to the fore in equal measure in Hong Kong on Sunday, when Sha Tin hosts a 10-race programme, featuring the popular Group Three Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (8.05am), a handicap over nine furlongs. The Kwok family, who own the beauty brand Sa Sa, are represented in the main event by [...]
Lucky Sam Gor has sights set on Sha Tin hat-trick November 7, 2025 SUPPORTERS of the John Size stable are having a tough time at present. The champion trainer is renowned in the territory for making slow starts every season, but even he would be slightly worried about the present form of the yard. After getting a couple of surprising winners in early September, Size has now had [...]
Vintner can be November Master for team Beckett November 4, 2025 DONCASTER’s November Handicap (3.45pm) on Saturday is the traditional end to the UK Flat season and is a race that is often run in attritional conditions. This year may be different though with the unusually dry weather for the time of year meaning the ground is unlikely to be really testing on Town Moor. With [...]
Take Frero and Harry against the field in the Sefton November 4, 2025 WITH the Flat action drawing to a close at Doncaster, National Hunt racing really kicks into gear with quality cards from Aintree and Wincanton this Saturday. For the first time this season, the Grand National fences will be in use in the Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (2.40pm), the feature at Aintree. Frero Banbou goes well [...]