Irish import can Swan into the lead and keep rivals at Bay November 17, 2023 THREE Group Two contests may hold centre stage for the purists at Sha Tin over the weekend, but there are some equally intriguing and high-quality races on the supporting card, notably the BOCHK Asset Management Handicap (6.00am) over six furlongs. The much-hyped David Hayes-trained galloper, Lucky Encounter, a winner of four of his six races [...]
EP: 239 Cheltenham & Hong Kong November 17, 2023 It’s the three-day November meeting at Cheltenham this weekend with the Paddy Power Gold Cup the highlight on Saturday and the Greatwood Hurdle featuring at jumps HQ on Sunday. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Cheltenham’s weekend racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris [...]
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Notlongtillmay can come Lashing home to win Paddy Power November 14, 2023 CHELTENHAM returns this weekend for the three-day November Meeting, offering the chance to see more of the stars of the National Hunt game return to the track. This meeting is an early season target for many horses and that’s once again the case for Martin Keighley’s BACK ON THE LASH, who is aiming for a third [...]
Gin and L’Eau looks the perfect Greatwood combination November 14, 2023 SUNDAY’S Unibet Greatwood Hurdle (3.30pm) is always one of the most competitive handicap hurdles of the entire season and this year’s looks no different with some firms betting 5/1 the field. Whenever there’s the prospect of a Willie Mullins-trained runner in this country, the market, almost by default, makes it favourite and that’s the case [...]
Danny Shum’s got that good Karma Feeling November 14, 2023 THE OLD expression “strike while the iron’s hot” certainly relates to trainer Pierre Ng, who sends a raiding party of nine gallopers to Happy Valley for their nine-race programme today. Ng, a second-season trainer, has been in scintillating form of late, saddling eight winners at the last three race meetings and has had 20 victories [...]
Size’s Act Of Faith in search of 1500th Hong Kong winner November 14, 2023 TRAINER John Size will be hoping that lightning strikes twice when he teams up with jockey Zac Purton again with ACT OF FAITH in the second division of the Kyoto Handicap (1.10pm) over six furlongs, as he seeks one more win to record his 1500th success in Hong Kong. The combination of Size and Purton struck [...]
Francis Lui can help Construct a winning betslip November 10, 2023 RACING at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday looks to be an entertaining and competitive 10-race programme, featuring the £370,000 Panasonic Cup (8.05am); a handicap run over seven furlongs. There may be only eight contenders lining up for this popular contest, but finding the winner will test the skills of many a form book [...]
Returning Bowman and Hall to become an Invincible combination at Sha Tin November 10, 2023 JOCKEY Hugh Bowman is back in action after serving his five-meeting enforced holiday with eight booked rides on the Sha Tin card. The legendary Australian pilot must be pleasantly surprised to find himself only two behind jockeys’ championship leader Zac Purton, after the latter failed to capitalise on Bowman’s absence, with a disappointing six wins [...]
EP: 238 Wincanton, Aintree, Newcastle & Hong Kong November 10, 2023 There’s some fantastic jumps racing at Wincanton on Saturday featuring the Badger Beer Handicap Chase, alongside a couple of Grade 2 contests. Aintree race over the grand national fences during their afternoon of racing, whilst Newcastle is the new venue for this year’s November Handicap. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of [...]