Broadway Boy to put his name in lights in the Ultima March 4, 2025 WAITING is nearly over for the Olympics of Jumps racing with less than a week to go to the Cheltenham Festival. We learned the handicap weights last week and I think I’ve found another bet in these devilishly difficult-to-solve contests. The Ultima Handicap Chase is the first handicap of the meeting, and The Changing Man [...]
Let Betty lift your Spirits at Sandown March 4, 2025 CHELTENHAM is now virtually upon us but before then Sandown’s meeting on Saturday provides a last chance to fill the coffers before we head into the greatest four days of Jumps racing. There’s a £100,000 bonus in place for any horse that wins the Imperial Cup (2.25pm) and follows up in any race at Cheltenham. [...]
Cruz set to continue to Beat the drum at Happy Valley March 4, 2025 TONY Cruz’s stable have found Happy Valley a happy hunting ground this season, with 15 of the yard’s 25 winners coming at the city circuit. Legendary figure Cruz, who made a slow start to the current campaign, has been a regular visitor to the winners’ circle since the New Year picking up half-a-dozen winners last [...]
Moore can prove Da Best aboard So’s speedy Sunny March 4, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong gets underway with another all-action nine-race programme at Happy Valley today, offering a final chance for local racing fans to support their hero Ryan Moore before he waves goodbye and departs back to the UK after his three-meeting contract. Talking of jockeys, it is a startling fact that six of the [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 13: Kelso, Doncaster and Newbury, plus the Hong Kong Classic Cup February 28, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile run through the 10 ITV races on Saturday, while HK expert Wally Pyrah has a couple of fancies on Classic Cup Sunday at Sha Tin. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing. Throughout the season [...]
Newnham hoping his Talent matches his Ambition February 28, 2025 MARK Newnham is guaranteed to have all fingers and toes crossed when he arrives at Sha Tin, for what could prove a red-letter day for the likeable and quietly spoken trainer. Newnham, formerly assistant to legendary training giants such as Bart Cummings and Gai Waterhouse back in Australia, is already making a big name for [...]
Lui’s Angel can Pack a punch in the Hong Kong Classic Cup February 28, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong is back at Sha Tin on Sunday and features the second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, the £1.3m Hong Kong Classic Cup (8.05am), run over nine furlongs. Seven of the 14-runner field who took their chance in the Hong Kong Classic Mile in January – including winner My Wish – [...]
Tap and go with the Irish in the Cheltenham Festival finale February 25, 2025 WITH the Cheltenham Festival fast approaching and the handicap weights recently being announced, I think it’s time we take aim at an ante-post handicap market. The handicaps are a great hunting ground for punters looking to find some value, and now we know where we stand with the weights, I like the look of an [...]
Back Scarface and Rhapsody to put on a Cracking show February 25, 2025 WITH the Cheltenham Festival now less than two weeks away attention for many stables is focused firmly on the four-day spectacle, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still some intriguing racing this weekend. Kelso hosts its biggest raceday of the year, featuring the Morebattle Hurdle (3.30pm), a race that offers an added incentive for Cheltenham [...]
Super Sixty to Ascend above his rivals for first Hong Kong win February 25, 2025 A WINNING double at Sha Tin last Sunday will certainly have boosted the confidence of jockey Alexis Badel, following a relatively slow start to his current campaign. With only 14 winners so far this season, the former French ace will be hoping the Caspar Fownes stable can provide him with another timely success when he [...]