Joy Of Spring to be Fownes’ Winning Charm at Sha Tin April 11, 2025 LOCAL racegoers in Hong Kong will be out in force forming long queues at the betting counters to support the Caspar Fownes-trained speedball Justifying, in the Nurturing Talent Handicap (9.40am) over five furlongs. The three-year-old son of Justify caught the public’s imagination when storming away from opposition at Sha Tin early last month, and expectations [...]
Hayes’ Elite Rubylot can rise to Class One Glory April 11, 2025 RACING fans have plenty to look forward to on Sunday when Sha Tin hosts an exciting 11-race programme featuring the Class One Healthy Community Handicap (9.10am), over seven furlongs. The David Hayes-trained RUBYLOT represents this season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders having been top-rated in last month’s BMW Hong Kong Derby. Having maybe found the 10-furlong [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 25: Scottish National and back on the Flat at Newbury April 9, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview Saturday’s Scottish Grand National meeting at Ayr, as well as covering Newbury with trainer Brian Meehan. Plus Wally Pyrah takes a look at Wednesday’s action at Happy Valley in Hong Kong. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a [...]
Dreaming of Silver as Flat swings into action at Newbury April 8, 2025 THINGS are certainly warming up as we move into the first Guineas trials of the season at Newbury this Saturday. The Greenham looks a tricky enough race. Chancellor and Rashabar head the betting, while Jonquil is certainly of interest on his first start for Andrew Balding, but it’s hard to know who’s match-fit. There is [...]
Brandt a Wise bet against Mullins in Scottish National April 8, 2025 BEFORE Grand National day last Saturday Dan Skelton seemingly had the British Trainers’ Championship sewn up, with the Warwickshire-based trainer over £1 million clear of his nearest rivals. However, after an astounding result in the Grand National, the most valuable race of the Jumps season, which saw Irish maestro Willie Mullins saddle the 1-2-3-5 home, [...]
Me Time has Good Prospects of another Valley win April 8, 2025 TRAINER Danny Shum is back in Hong Kong after a soul-destroying defeat of his champion Romantic Warrior in Dubai last Saturday and will be hoping for a change of fortune when he saddles Harmony Galaxy in the Wylie Handicap (12.40pm) over nine furlongs. The ex-Brazilian galloper will be a popular choice with bettors having given [...]
Swift Storm can capture Stellar win for Hayes April 8, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley today with another exciting nine-race programme that features the Hong Kong China Rugby Cup (1.40pm), a handicap over five furlongs. With some of the fastest gallopers at the city track lining up, racegoers will be excused if they blink and miss the result, with the race likely [...]
Vanillier and Cocooner are sweet duo for National Glory April 4, 2025 FOR 10 minutes on Saturday afternoon millions across the nation will stop to tune into the world’s most famous race, the Grand National (4.00pm). This is the time that nearly 20 percent of the British public have a flutter, and it is one of the increasingly few opportunities for racing to elevate itself from the [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 24: Grand National Day! April 4, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile give their fancies for the Grand National and its supporting card, plus Shark Hanlon – trainer of National runner Hewick – gives an update on the horse’s preparations for the big day. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a [...]
Sky Jewellery can go Boom again for Size and Bowman April 4, 2025 A COUPLE of progressive gallopers who have caught the public’s imagination in recent times, step back onto the turf at Sha Tin this weekend and will be fancied to resume winning form. Expectations were high as the Chris So-trained THE BOOM BOX would make it four wins on the bounce, before the son of Spirit [...]