#Class 3

The HK$18.5 million Longines Hong Kong Sprint has fast become a global sprint championship race, with horses lining up regularly from many of racing's leading jurisdictions to determine which horse is quickest. Originally run over the straight 1000m course as a Listed race, Hong Kong legend Fairy King Prawn won the first edition in 1999. The…

7. My Mate Cobber resumes without an official public trial but is well-placed here. The locally-trained galloper is consistent and was only narrowly beaten in two out of his three starts last prep. Additionally, he maps well, and a repeat of his first-up performance from last campaign will put him in the finish. Each-way. Dangers: Forgive 12.…

The pace tab on our racecards gives valuable insight into not only how every race is likely to be run, but also what the best run styles are in the given conditions and using this feature will keep you one step ahead of the masses. It's such an essential facet of betting that we make this information freely available to all readers for all races…

A prolific winner with four wins from eight starts, Tuchel - trained by John Size - made his Class 2 debut a winning one after enduring a tough, three-wide passage from gate 14 before extending to score by half a length over fellow four-year-old Galaxy Witness. "I knew he had that ability but whether he was going to be able to produce that today,…

A four-time winner over Happy Valley's 1650m course for trainer Tony Millard - including twice with Karis Teetan in the plate - Gallant Crown steps out for only his second outing this season as he chases a first win at the city circuit since June, 2021. "He goes well at the Valley, last time his win at Sha Tin was a nice win, I thought, but he's…

2023-01-10Tuesday Southwell top racing tip: Master Zoffany set to turn tables on market rival It's no real surprise to see William Haggas' Spirit Of Nguru heading the early market on the back of his latest runner-up finish in a stronger 11-runner Class 3 than this one, over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton on Boxing Day. From an unhelpful outside…

Hong Kong racing is back Saturday. night, running at 11:30 p.m. EST in North America. Free PPs are available at Horse Racing Nation. Hong Kong Jockey Club website.

Trained by Francis Lui and paired each time this season with Vincent Ho, the five-year-old - who had corrective throat surgery twice in 2021 - has three wins from four starts this term and once again steps up in grade after victories in Class 4 and Class 5. "His improvement surprised us, for sure, first time in Class 3 with a lighter weight might…

Twice a winner over the course and distance, Beauty Joy finished fourth behind California Spangle, Golden Sixty and Laws Of Indices in the Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) on 11 December but, off-setting a drop in grade, Bowman is concerned by the small field in the HK$3.9 million feature. "If I had to be brutally honest, I think he would be…

Fittingly, there is both top jumps and flat action to enjoy as we see out 2022 on Sky Sports Racing on Saturday, all live from 11.50am. The In Memory Of June Taylor Handicap Hurdle (1.43) headlines Uttoxeter's New Year's Eve card, with returning Blue Stello looking like the one to beat in the absence of non-runner Go Dante. Nicky Henderson's…

Handicap Chase (Class 3) - 2m½f Gamaret 1pt Win @ 3/1 singleSelection Still completely unexposed as a Horse let alone over fences, I think Gamaret is absolutely chucked in on his Chase debut - and this doesn't seem like a race which will require much winning. A good Bumper winner on his debut under rules in a Bumper at Ffos Las last October when…

Newbury's Mandarin Chase has unearthed some real talent among staying chasers down the years Considering it has not been part of the Pattern since 1989, the Mandarin holds a strong roll of honour. Its first winner after demotion was Party Politics, with Jodami a couple of years down the line. Over the last 15 years or so it has become one of the…

Our racing tips for Friday feature selections from the cards at Haydock and Taunton. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips on some of the biggest meetings in the UK. Those who have finished just behind Gelino Bello recently have come to win after, with the Paul Nicholls-trained horse going on to…

AFTER a few false starts and with the weather causing havoc, the National Hunt finally looks like kicking into top gear over Christmas. And the highlight will be the blockbuster King George on Boxing Day. Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV will have their fair share of the action. But ITV remains the only place to see all the big races without having…

With even All-Weather fixtures now falling foul of the current cold snap, I waited until Friday morning before writing the piece, but the Horses For Courses (H4C) report is your Friday freebie and it shows the full course history since 2009 of any horse running that has previously had a run at the track, sorted by number of wins, but this can be…

A midweek wedged between Christmas and New Year often provides the unexpected and market leads should not be ignored. With the rail out seven metres on a good track all will get their chance and staying with the better stables and in-form riders usually proves profitable.

Kempton hosts an absolutely cracking card on St Stephen's Day as some of the UK's best National Hunt horses do battle. The King George is the feature race of the day at 2.30pm, but it's a cracking support card too with old rivals Champ and Paisley Park set to do battle again in the rearranged Long Walk hurdle before Champion Hurdle favourite…

Salute the Soldier wins Maktoum Challenge Round 3 on Super Saturday at Meydan, with the next stop the Dubai World Cup. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Dubai Racing Club March 8 (UPI) -- Super Saturday in Dubai, the highlight of weekend horse racing around the world, opened the door to World Cup night for some of the horses who have toiled…

It's Coonabarabran Cup Day on Friday afternoon with 12 acceptors looking to take out the $75000 feature set to be run over the 1600m. We are currently listed to be running on a Good 4 surface for this eight-race program; however, with plenty of rain forecast, we're likely to be getting a downgrade into the Soft range come raceday. The rail sits in…

Friday night racing returns to the Sunshine Coast for a solid seven race card. BEST BET: TRANQUIL BAY (Race 5 No 9) NEXT BEST: LOOSE UNIT (Race 4 No 5) VALUE BET: CADERAS (Race 2 No 3) Quaddie numbers are: Race 4 - 4,5,7 Race 5 - 2,6,9,10 Race 6 - 4,7,9,10 Race 7 - 3,4 96…

Wednesday's free GOLD feature, the Trainer Statistics (TS) report is in fact, four reports in one. It contains information on a trainer's recent (ie 14/30 day) form, and their longer term (1/5 yrs) course form and this data can be filtered by runs, wins, places, win profit/loss and each way profit/loss. Selecting on any row in the report will…

The Harrovian. Picture - Grant Peters, Trackside Photography. The Harrovian's extraordinary racing journey from obscurity to stardom has a new chapter with the retirement of the popular Queensland galloper. The Harrovian, owned by north Queensland hotel and property high-flyer Tom Hedley, was affectionately known as "The Big H" and captivated the…

STATE COLLEGE - Penn State's newcomers will be celebrated on Wednesday when they sign their national letter of intent. Five days later, the coaching staff and current roster will fly to California and switch gears to preparing for the Rose Bowl. It's been a month full of multi-tasking, in-home visits and hosting last-minute official visitors.…

Only seven races but a Saturday level prizemoney two-year-old race which has attracted some Magic Millions hopefuls certainly brightens the Sunday meeting. The track should be good and with the rail out eight metres all horses will get their chance. BEST BET: TRACY'S SPIRIT (Race 3 No 5) NEXT BEST: NATALIEANN (Race 4 No 4) VALUE BET: LEORED (Race 5…

It's been a week of ups and downs in the HK jockeys' room. Matthew Chadwick's good season is on hold after he broke his right ankle in a barrier trial accident on Tuesday and the 32-year-old "will not be fit to resume riding for some time" according to a HKJC statement. Karis Teetan is heading in the opposite direction after a three-month absence…

It's still just the all-weather meetings for Friday racing tips and they feature selections from Southwell and Kempton. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips from all the racing across the UK. Bang On The Bell has shown some good form of late and looks a great price to take on each-way but the…

It's all all-weather for this week and Thursday's racing tips feature selections from Southwell and Chelmsford. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips from all the racing across the UK. Aberama Gold doesn't have a great strike rate but always has the capability to win, winning seven times in 47…

A plethora of recent racing has produced a midweek card of only six races though there is enough depth to keep us interested. With warm weather the track should be no worse than soft and with the rail out 11 metres I will be looking for those that make their own luck.

Anything good is worth waiting for and a LONGINES HKIR day that was three years in the making due to Covid restrictions created a host of vivid images. It started with Joao Moreira choking up at a packed paddock presentation to mark his exit from the HK racing scene. Win Marilyn's success in the Vase completed another memorable global year for…

The Hong Kong International Raceday has arrived with four Group Ones on the menu, highlighted by the HK$34million Longines Hong Kong Cup. Race 1 - Class 4 (1400m) The opener is a Class 4 over the 1400m and CIRCUIT MIGHTY (1) can just about make it back to back wins. The five-year-old has come back in good order this season and was too good for…

Arguably the best horse ever to be trained in Hong Kong, Golden Sixty became a household name during the region's strict Covid lockdown period. J A McGrath traces his career ahead of his hat-trick attempt in Sunday's Hong Kong Mile, one of four Group 1 events at the annual HK International Races at Sha Tin Covid lockdown heroes were uncovered in…

The Horses For Courses (H4C) report is your free Geegeez Gold feature every Friday and the default settings show the full course history since 2009 of any horse running that has previously had a run at the track, sorted by number of wins, but this can be changed to any column at the user's discretion. As well as today's race time, course, horse…

Wednesday's free GOLD feature, the Trainer Statistics (TS) report is, in fact, four reports in one. It contains information on a trainer's recent form, and their longer term course form. For each of 14 day, 30 day, course one year, and course five year, users can filter by runs, wins, places, win profit/loss and each way profit/loss. Clicking on…

Tuesday racing tips feature selections from Uttoxeter and Fontwell. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips from all the racing across the UK! Had a wind op in the summer and that follows some encouraging form over hurdles including a respectable sixth place finish in a Grade 2 at Kelso in March…

Wednesday's Happy Valley races are highlighted not so much by the horses but the riders, as it's Longines International Jockeys Championship day. Seven jockeys from outside Hong Kong join five locally-based riders for the four-race event, which carries a first prize of HK$500000 (about $64000). The international challenge is headed by Ryan Moore,…

At The Races expert Gary Nutting has taken aim at Fontwell's excellent Tuesday card and given a big-race verdict to boot. Sky Sports Racing's feature jumps event on Tuesday, in terms of class and competitive numbers, is the. Centrepiece of a seven-race card, the 0-135 Class 3 contest has attracted 10 declared runners set to do battle over an…

2m1f (2m209y) Boylesports Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') (GBB) (Class 3) (4yo+) Pleasant Man - 0.5pt Each Way - 6/1 (General) singleSelection This horse was chucked in the Grade 2 Adonis on debut, which suggests to me that Nicholl's thinks a lot of him. He bled that day, so the run can be…

HK might as well stand for Hokey Kokey after another week of dramatic ins and outs. In-form Zac Purton was ruled out of Wednesday's Happy Valley meeting, along with French rider Antoine Hamelin, due to a second positive Covid test in recent weeks. Both riders are back in for Sunday's Sha Tin card but Ruan Maia and recent Aussie import Jye McNeil…

The countdown for the Hong Kong International Races is now official on with this being the final Sha Tin card before we dive into the feature raceday on December 11. That's not to mention the International Jockey Challenge set to unfold this Wednesday as the world's best hoops converge on Happy Valley. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves, however,…

And just like that, we're already at December! Thursday's free Geegeez GOLD feature is Instant Expert, by far the most popular tab on our racecards and that's because it has the ability to condense the entire form profile of every runner in the race into a single, easily digestible, view. The report covers the form in terms of wins (or places),…

Texas is already throwing its hat into the 2023 ring, but the Lone Star State is, at best, a longshot to legalize sports betting next year. Still, Texas will be one of the most watched states and will not go out with a whimper, as hundreds of lobbyists are on the ground in Austin. According to Jeremy Wallace of the Austin Bureau, "More than 300…

The Scottish Grand National has been delayed as a show of respect for the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on Saturday 17 April And they're off! The Scottish Grand National is upon us. Scotland's biggest jumps meet will see up to 30 entries take on the four-mile Class 1 Grade 3 chase, which features 27 energy-sapping fences. With a…

Now 25, and happily married and settled in Hong Kong, Hewitson is the personification of persistence and courage in his third stint in the world-class racing jurisdiction. Hong Kong has always been a mountain South Africa's favourite son has been determined to scale, and even though he only has 12 winners on the board at a relatively humble strike…

The overall figure, which excludes the industry-owned Qipco British Champions Day, represents an annual uplift of £1.33million against 2022 figures, while prize money for Royal Ascot next year will also be a record of £9.52million - up from £8.65million this summer. All Group One races will be run for a minimum of £600000 for the first time with…

Trainer Gerald Ryan is aiming for Golden Eagle absentee Flying Crazy to catapult himself into another million dollar feature via Sunday's Goulburn Cup. The son of Flying Artie missed the cut in the $10m Golden Eagle but remains on target to add to his wealth this campaign either north or south of his Rosehill base. Flying Crazy is timed to peak in…

Thursday's free GOLD feature is full access to the Instant Expert tab, the most popular tab on our race cards. It's the most popular because it has the ability to condense the entire form profile of every runner in the race into a single, easily digestible, view. The report covers the form in terms of wins (or places), runs, and win (or place)…