Appleby to again Master Mile rivals from across Seas October 31, 2023 BRITAIN’S Flat racing season may be drawing to a close but there are still dazzling riches to be chased internationally, and this weekend brings the best horses from around the world together for the Breeders’ Cup. Britain and Europe’s challengers will converge at Santa Anita, California, as they seek to beat the Americans in their [...]
Tizzard’s Eldorado has golden opportunity at Ascot October 31, 2023 PLENTY of attention will be on Wetherby’s Charlie Hall Chase on Saturday, where Bravemansgame is fancied to win back-to-back renewals. Paul Nicholls’ King George winner and Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up is hard to oppose, but the presence of exuberant jumper Ahoy Senor and the progressive Pic D’Orhy puts me off backing him at around evens. [...]
A Majestic win on the cards for Purton’s Beauty October 31, 2023 FOLLOWING a rare fixture at Happy Valley last Sunday, racing continues once again at the Hong Kong city track with a nine-race programme, featuring a host of competitive handicaps. Normal service resumed at the Valley over the weekend when, following an unheard of losing streak of 33 losers, reigning champion jockey Zac Purton was back [...]
Icon expected to be Hero of the hour for Manfred Man October 31, 2023 HAPPY Valley once again offers racegoers a card full of all-action handicaps, in which luck always plays an important part in determining winners. It hasn’t been easy for bettors in Hong Kong in the past month, with favourite backers having a tough time and plenty of surprise results along the way. It may be worth [...]
Shum’s Bull looks to have a Golden opportunity October 27, 2023 BANK on trainer Danny Shum to continue his rich vein of winning form when he sends a four-horse raiding party to a rare 10-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Sunday. Shum, of course, will be hoping to arrive back into the city for a heroes’ welcome, following his trip to Australia to [...]
Purton set to Dazzle along with Fellow win-seeker David Hall October 27, 2023 REIGNING champion jockey Zac Purton will arrive at Happy Valley hoping the gods of fortune will finally provide him with a long-awaited winner. Purton is having a desperate time at present and must be wondering where his next victory will come from. His present losing sequence stands at 27, of which 14 have been beaten [...]
EP: 235 Doncaster, Newbury, Cheltenham & Hong Kong October 27, 2023 Doncaster hosts the Group 1 Futurity Trophy Stakes for 2-year-olds on Saturday with Newbury the venue for the Horris Hill and St. Simon Stakes – both Group 3 races, plus it’s the second day of ‘The Showcase’ jumps meeting at Cheltenham on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of [...]
Everything Points towards Devil in mud at Doncaster October 24, 2023 AFTER the mud bath last weekend on Champions Day from Ascot it looks like there’s more in store for the final Group One of the Flat season, the Kameko Futurity Stakes (2.45pm) from Doncaster. The racecourse are already reporting that ground conditions are heavy on Town Moor, with areas of standing water. With more rain [...]
Beckett’s Bay can rub Salt in his St Simon Stakes rivals October 24, 2023 AS IS the case at Doncaster, conditions are going to be pretty desperate at Newbury. Officials have already stated that the ground can’t take much more rain and there’s got to be a chance that the card is abandoned. With such uncertainty at this stage, betting opportunities are hard to find and caution is advised, [...]
Teetan’s rides to Fill bettors with hope at Sha Tin October 24, 2023 BETTORS are faced with many imponderables when Sha Tin hosts an eight-race programme on the all-weather surface in Hong Kong today. The local racing fans are always sceptical about dirt racing in the territory, and rightly so, with so many variables about track conditions before the action starts. Will the course suit front-runners or gallopers, [...]