Purton to Breeze past the winning post with Silvery January 30, 2025 HONG KONG racing enthusiasts will need to rise early if they want to witness the Group Two Centenary Vase (6.00am) over nine furlongs. All eyes will be drawn to Happy Together, who has taken his form to another level this season with encouraging efforts behind champion Voyage Bubble, and then just failing to make it [...]
Johannes can keep rivals at Brahms length in Classic Mile January 30, 2025 RACEGOERS have a treat in store when they flock through the gates for the annual Chinese New Year meeting at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Friday. With an 11-race programme, featuring the Group Three Centenary Vase (6.00am) over nine furlongs, and the Hong Kong Classic Mile (8.10am), bettors will be hoping for a successful [...]
Florida and Kalooki set to realise Dreams for Richards January 28, 2025 IF EVER there was a challenging weekend for ante-post punting this looks to be it. Leopardstown’s two-day Dublin Racing Festival will be its usual spectacle, with Willie Mullins set to unleash his battalion of stars one more time before they head across the water for the Festival in March. The problem is working out which [...]
Hunting for some value with Libberty in Champion Chase January 28, 2025 FOR MANY racing fans, this year’s Champion Chase is going to be all about Jonbon. Nicky Henderson’s star has been faultless this season, unbeaten in all three starts, including when dominating two-time Cheltenham hero Energumene in Ascot’s Clarence House last time out. Understandably, he’s a well-fancied favourite as a result, and while on all known [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 8: Trials Day at Cheltenham, Donny, Sha Tin and Sammy Twiston January 24, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are joined by jockey Sam Twiston-Davies as they run through Saturday’s ITV races at Cheltenham and Doncaster, plus Hong Kong expert Wally Pyrah gives his best bets on Sunday at Sha Tin. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a [...]
Teetan on the Express train to Success aboard Lifeline January 24, 2025 IT WAS good to see popular jockey Karis Teetan back in the winners’ circle when steering Amazing Award to victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday. With only four victories since the beginning of the year, and a lowly 20 wins so far in the current campaign, – remembering he finished runner-up in the jockeys’ table [...]
Record-breaking Purton searches for more Winners at Sha Tin January 24, 2025 FOLLOWING all the hullabaloo and media coverage celebrating Zac Purton making history by becoming the winning-most jockey in Hong Kong at Happy Valley on Wednesday, racing gets back to some normality in the city with an exciting and competitive 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Zac-Man has thoroughly deserved all the plaudits thrown [...]
Lee can bring Home the Stayers’ Hurdle bacon January 21, 2025 BACKING the winner of the Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival is almost always a tough ask, but I think I’ve found a bet in the race seven weeks out. Defending champion Teahupoo is undoubtedly the worthy favourite to retain his crown after he comfortably won the race 12 months ago, and he sits at [...]
Dreams of Orange Moon rising over Cheltenham January 21, 2025 ALL EYES will be on Cheltenham this Saturday when the Cotswolds course hosts its Festival Trials Day, which could see a surprise outing for superstar hurdler Constitution Hill. Nicky Henderson announced earlier this week that the Unibet Hurdle (3:00pm) was a distinct possibility for Constitution Hill, having previously thought he would head straight to the [...]
Bentley ready to spur Lucky on to more Hong Kong Glory January 21, 2025 RACING takes place on the ‘C’ track at Happy Valley today, where the draw is an important factor in determining winners, especially in recent times. The statistics point to a golden highway for horses drawn with low numbers in sprints, and it is a similar scenario in extended-mile contests. Records show gallopers with double-figure numbers [...]