Threeunder could play a winning shot in the Swinley February 11, 2025 YESTERDAY’s announcement of the Grand National weights will make no more than factual reading for trainer Paul Nicholls as he looks to ready THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE for Aintree’s April spectacular. That’s because the Ditcheat-based trainer looks to have waited until after the announcement before running his 10-year-old at Ascot, meaning even if he was to win the [...]
Warrior Teetan starting to see his Fortunes changing February 11, 2025 FINALLY the Mauritian Magician Karis Teetan came good when riding a winning double at Sha Tin last Sunday. Teetan for some reason has found it tough going in Hong Kong this season, with his winner tally well down on previous years. The all-action jockey has looked low on confidence on numerous occasions but now has [...]
Credit set to Desert rivals for Ferraris and Newnham February 11, 2025 RACING enthusiasts in Hong Kong can look forward to an action-packed nine-race programme on the all-weather surface at Sha Tin on Wednesday. There would have been plenty of gloom and doom reverberating around the city from racing fans on Monday morning, when news filtered through that champion jockey Zac Purton would be sidelined for around [...]
Trust in top Rider Bowman to Fownes the answer February 7, 2025 BY HIS usual high standards trainer Caspar Fownes hasn’t quite hit the heights expected in 2025 to date. With just three successes from 50 runners so far this year, the four-time Hong Kong Champion Trainer will be wanting to get his usual steady stream of winners flowing once again. Sunday’s 11-race card at Sha Tin [...]
Hat-trick seeking Hong can bring you Lok again February 7, 2025 RACING returns to Sha Tin this Sunday with a bumper 11-race card featuring the Class One TVB Cup (8.05am) over six furlongs. There may be only eight runners in the contest, but it looks a tight race with no real standout chance. Raging Blizzard and Gorgeous Win are the picks on recent form and ratings, [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 10: Newbury’s Super Saturday and Warwick February 7, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile look ahead to Super Saturday at Newbury, as well as the ITV races from Warwick. Trainer Jamie Insole updates us on his William Hill Hurdle hope Mirabad, while we also hear from Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott and Henry de Bromhead. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports [...]
Something Tells me to back Navajo at Newbury February 4, 2025 ANTE-POST betting is all about finding value with a horse that will go off a much shorter price come race day, but this weekend looks tough with plenty of small fields and short-priced favourites. The presence of current Arkle favourite Sir Gino adds some real pizzazz to William Hill Super Saturday at Newbury but he [...]
Ace has Golden chance to make the Champion Hurdle frame February 4, 2025 THIS season’s Champion Hurdle market is much more complicated than it looks on paper. Constitution Hill might be a long odds-on shot, but his campaign has been a rollercoaster of uncertainty, with the Henderson superstar having to return from injury, colic and a perceived sub-par gallop at Newbury in November. But come back he has, [...]
Bowman and Yiu can reach Sky-high with Eason February 4, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong is back at city track Happy Valley for another nine-race action-packed programme, featuring the Class Two Tsun Yip Handicap (12.10pm) over the extended mile. Former champion trainer Ricky Yui will have been sorry to see the month of January end, having sent out eight winners, and has his stable firing on [...]
Take the hint with Fighter for Purton and Hayes partnership February 4, 2025 FORM book students are faced with a real head-scratcher in the Class Three Yue Man Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile, with many of the dozen contenders having run against each other on numerous occasions this season. The David Eustace-trained Definitive caused a surprise with a pillar to post victory over six of his rivals [...]