Oliver and Witch the ones for Balmoral value Hunters October 14, 2025 AFTER racing fans have feasted on the five Champions Day Group Ones, it’ll be time to turn attention to the cavalry charge finale that is the Balmoral Handicap (4.40pm). Native Warrior heads the betting at 5/1, and while he’s bidding to land an Ascot hat-trick, I’m reminded that shorter-priced horses don’t have the best record [...]
Joy ready to Thrive again with Wong in the saddle October 14, 2025 HAPPY Valley in Hong Kong hosts an attractive nine-race card on Wednesday, with a couple of strong nine-furlong handicaps and a competitive sprint handicap over six furlongs at 3.15pm. Trainers Mark Newnham, David Hayes and Caspar Fownes continue to dominate in the early stages of the trainers’ championship race – the three of them were [...]
Glorious chance for Crawford to strike with Forever October 14, 2025 REGULAR racing pundits will have been quick to mark down Sunday’s Serenade as a next start winner in waiting after the Jamie Richards-trained gelding never saw daylight down the home straight over seven furlongs at Sha Tin a fortnight ago. The five-year-old seeks redemption in division two of the Hung Luen Handicap (1.40pm) over the [...]
Zavateri can offer World Pool punters Grande value October 11, 2025 WORLD Pool is in operation for the first five races on the card from Newmarket today, where the feature is the Group One Dewhurst Stakes (3.00pm). It’s a race that sees ZAVATERI and Gstaad lock horns once again, after the former narrowly got the better of the argument in the National Stakes at the Curragh [...]
Elegant Life can put the Fownes stable back on track October 10, 2025 RESULTS did not go according to plan for the Caspar Fownes stable at Happy Valley in midweek, when the trainer left his favourite venue empty-handed, despite three places from half-a-dozen raiders. The four-time champion trainer will look to change his fortunes around with a strong raiding party of eight gallopers at Sha Tin, with the [...]
Glorious Success still on the horizon for Mr Eustace October 10, 2025 RACING resumes in Hong Kong at Sha Tin on Sunday, with a 10-race programme including a couple of races on the all-weather surface. The was no luck for trainer David Eustace again at Happy Valley in midweek, as he attempted to finally get a winner on the board for the season. Eustace must have thought [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 51: Dewhurst and Cesarewitch at Newmarket and York October 7, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the weekend’s action, with the Dewhurst and the Cesarewitch taking place at Newmarket, with a look at the card at York also. Wally Pyrah returns with his fancies for Wednesday’s Happy Valley card. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade [...]
Hubert has the Revs to give De Sousa another Ces October 7, 2025 IRISH-trained horses look to have a stranglehold on the betting for this Saturday’s big handicap, the Cesarewitch (3.40pm) from Newmarket. That’s perhaps unsurprising when you consider Irish trainers have won six of the last seven renewals of this historic race. Naturally Willie Mullins features prominently in that list, having reeled off a hat-trick of wins [...]
Jubilee may be treated to a Rousing Encore at York October 7, 2025 WITH the return of the jumps season on the horizon in the UK, there’s still plenty of action to get stuck into on the level with a set of competitive races at York this Saturday. The Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (3.15pm) is a typically deep contest on the Knavesmire, and I think there are [...]
County can be crowned Monarch of the Valley October 7, 2025 LOCALS in Hong Kong, buoyed by the recent Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, are sure to carry on with their celebrations and produce another bumper crowd at Happy Valley on Wednesday. With a nine-race programme and plenty of popular gallopers on show, there is sure to be a fair bit of excitement and drama during the action. [...]