There won’t be Ascot Witch Hunt if there’s a shock in the opener June 17, 2024 ROYAL Ascot is widely regarded as the greatest horse racing meeting anywhere in the world. Over £10 million in prize money; 35 races; royalty; pageantry; fashion; glamour…there simply is nothing else like it. World Pool, the globe’s largest commingled horse racing pools developed and run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, will return to Royal [...]
Yah better back Mo and Arran to solve Coventry conundrum June 17, 2024 FINDING the winner of the Coventry Stakes (3.05pm) is often a difficult task with so many different promising horses yet to show their full ability. Cowardofthecounty looks to be the most fancied Irish contender in the race, currently the 9/2 favourite with Star Sports. He was impressive in beating the well-touted Whistlejacket on his only [...]
Intinso and Alsakib look golden bets in the Copper Horse June 17, 2024 IF YOU haven’t backed a winner come the Copper Horse Handicap (6.15pm), then it may be best to head to the car park early. That said, trainer Willie Mullins got punters out of trouble in the last 12 months ago with the well-backed Vauban, and he could easily repeat the trick with Belloccio. The six-year-old [...]
EP: 277 – Royal Ascot – Tuesday June 16, 2024 It’s Day 1 at Royal Ascot on Tuesday and we kick off at 2.30 with an excellent renewal of the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes. Today we are joined by special guests, James Doyle, Mick Appleby, Henry Dwyer, Silvestre De Sousa and Jerome Reynier. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Tuesday’s racing action, looking [...]
EP: 276 Hong Kong – Saturday June 14, 2024 City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile is away this week, so we concentrate on Saturday’s 11-race twilight card at Sha Tin racecourse with our Hong Kong racing expert Wally Pyrah. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing. [...]
Sunlight to shine on Young Achiever at Sha Tin June 14, 2024 SATURDAY’s competitive Hoi Ha Handicap (1.05pm) over seven furlongs, is sure to divide racegoers opinions on whether top-weight Patch Of Theta is capable of confirming last month’s form with runner-up SUNLIGHT POWER. On that occasion, the pair locked horns over the course and distance, with the Francis Lui-trained Patch Of Theta prevailing by a fast-diminishing [...]
Size runner can be Top Scorer on Sha Tin dirt June 14, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong gets underway at Sha Tin tomorrow, with an 11-race programme starting at 9.00am, and includes a couple of contests on the all-weather surface. The spectre of rain and thunderstorms has reared its ugly head once again in the city, with over 100mm of rain falling in parts of the territory on [...]
Kane set for goal-den summer June 11, 2024 WITH ONE Golden Boot already in the bag this year, another one beckons for HARRY KANE at Euro 2024. Kylian Mbappe may be the 9/2 favourite to finish up as the tournament’s top scorer like in the 2022 World Cup – and with a summer move to Real Madrid sealed we may see a generational [...]
Germany to rival Euros favourites with home advantage June 11, 2024 IS FOOTBALL finally coming home? After 58 years of hurt, that’s what the bookies would have you believe. Whisper it quietly, but Gareth Southgate’s England side head into Euro 2024 as favourites. Whether supporters feel quite as confident is another question, but it feels like something of a now or never moment for Southgate’s England. [...]
Caspar Fownes’ Jumbo seems primed to become a Legend June 11, 2024 THERE will be plenty of interest in newcomer Magic Control, who lines up in the Violet Handicap (3.15pm) over five furlongs. This former Australian import landed in Hong Kong with a huge reputation, having won three of his five races, including a Group Three victory at Moonee Valley. There will be high expectation that the [...]