Sky’s the limit for Fownes’ consistent Vino May 27, 2025 THE RECENT strong form of the David Hayes stable, with half a dozen winners in the last couple of weeks, has added some spice to the trainers’ title race. Having looked a foregone conclusion for trainer John Size to claim his 13th championship title at the beginning of the month, the gap has now closed [...]
Gold can command a double for Newnham May 27, 2025 RACING fans should anticipate rain and possible thunderstorms when racing gets underway with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. With the action taking place on the narrow and tricky C+3 circuit, where low draws and fast starts have largely dominated results in recent seasons, punters will need to be at [...]
Express has a Super chance to get back on track for Size May 23, 2025 IT WAS only a few weeks back that 12-time champion trainer John Size looked well on his way to securing a record-breaking 13th title after saddling eight winners in April, putting daylight between himself and the chasing pack. Since then, however, the stable has struck a sticky patch with only two wins this month, and [...]
Britain can claim top Honours in final Group One of the Hong Kong season May 23, 2025 EXPECT the grandstands to be packed to the rafters when Sha Tin features their final Group One contest of the season, the Standard Chartered Champions & Chaters Cup (9.10am), run over a mile-and-a-half on Sunday morning. Spectators are in for a treat with the city’s champion Romantic Warrior on show in a ‘Welcome Home’ ceremony [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 31: Haydock, Curragh and Hong Kong May 21, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the key races across the UK this weekend and are joined by upcoming apprentice jockey Mason Paetel. Wally Pyrah also gives his fancies for Happy Valley on Wednesday and in the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been [...]
No Secret to Affair’s chance in the Temple May 20, 2025 THERE’s lots to look forward to this weekend with Classic action over in Ireland as well as a quality card from Haydock. Field Of Gold travels over to the Emerald Isle hoping to make amends for his narrow defeat in the English 2000 Guineas and will have leading Irish rider Colin Keane aboard for the [...]
Mojo looks set to Fire up Big Commonwealth Cup claims May 20, 2025 FAST horses are the order of Saturday at Haydock with the above-mentioned Temple Stakes taking centre stage, but there’s also another bet to be had in an earlier sprint. The Group Two Sandy Lane Stakes (3.00pm) features some smart three-year-old sprinters looking to book their places in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, and I [...]
King up for the fight to gain victory in Hong Kong May 20, 2025 HAPPY Valley racing fans face a dilemma when they arrive at the city track for a nine-race programme starting at 11.40am on Wednesday. It has not been easy for bettors at the Valley in the past six weeks with numerous surprise results – there were a handful of winners last week returning at double-figure odds [...]
Casa’s fortune Written in the stars with Purton in the saddle May 20, 2025 REGULAR viewers of Hong Kong racing will need no reminding how unlucky Thesis was when last seen at Happy Valley a fortnight ago. The winner of the 2022 Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot suffered a desperate journey over the course and distance and was caught three-wide for the majority of the contest but still went [...]
Morgan out to make breakthrough Success in Hong Kong May 16, 2025 IT HAS not been easy for bettors in Hong Kong over the past month or so with numerous surprise results causing grief, and plenty of head scratching from form book students. This was once again highlighted at Happy Valley in mid-week, when a handful of winners on the nine-race card were returned at double-figure odds, [...]