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Harry Bentley conquers Happy Valley on first ride at the city circuit
Stationed in a high-rise hotel overlooking Happy Valley racecourse during an obligatory three-week quarantine period, Harry Bentley capitalised on unorthodox track research by making a perfect debut at the city circuit at last night’s meeting by winning the Class 3 Pottinger Handicap (2200m) on Vincy (Elzaam). Making light of the quirky track’s undulations and cambers,... Read More
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Taking Aim justifies Douglas Whyte’s faith after breaking back into winners’ list
Winless for more than two years, Taking Aim (Choisir) completed a long, eventful trek from the brink of enforced retirement to Sha Tin’s winners’ stall after the Australian import trounced his rivals in the Class 3 Devon Handicap (1400m) yesterday. Placed only once in 17 starts since the end of the 2018/19 season, the gelding... Read More
Charity Fun overcomes trouble to earn a crack at Group company next month at Sha Tin
Charity Fun (War Command) has earned a tilt at the Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 2400m) next month after overcoming mid-race difficulties to continue Zac Purton and Danny Shum’s burgeoning coalition with victory in the Class 2 Cedar Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Inconvenienced during the pivotal stages of what... Read More
Courier Wonder and Fantastic Treasure remain unbeaten at Sha Tin
Joao Moreira declared Courier Wonder (Sacred Falls) the most talented young horse he has ridden in Hong Kong this season, while David Hayes was similarly effusive about Fantastic Treasure (Written Tycoon) after the exciting duo maintained unbeaten records at Sha Tin yesterday. Asked if Courier Wonder, a brother to Saturday’s Doncaster Mile (Gr 1, 1600m)... Read More
Giant upset for Callan and Yiu in Easter Monday’s Chairman’s Trophy
Mighty Giant (Power) bossed his rivals with an all-the-way win in yesterday’s Chairman’s Trophy (Gr 2, 1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey Neil Callan and trainer Ricky Yiu. Sent off as an 11-1 outsider against four opponents, the five-year-old defied market expectations to land the HK$4.5 million feature under a daring front-running ride from Callan,... Read More
Purton makes inroads into Moreira’s gaping jockeys’ championship lead with a four-timer
Zac Purton’s pursuit of a fifth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship has continued with a Sha Tin quartet, capped by the success of Glorious Artist (Zoffany) in the Class 2 Cuckoo Handicap (dirt, 1650m), as he reduced Joao Moreira’s still imposing lead to 18. With a dead-heat on Lucky Fun (Proisir) and outright victories aboard Hang’s... Read More