South China Morning Post - Racing

With the season heading towards its climax, attention is now firmly on the epic conclusion of the trainers’ championship – and next season’s Classic Series. This year’s four-year-old series was dubbed as one of the most competitive for many a year and an early look at next season’s hopefuls suggests there is plenty to get excited about. We have taken an early look at some of the...

With his successful first campaign in Hong Kong drawing to a close, Brett Crawford has high hopes Public Attention can add to his reputation of striking with stable transfers when he spearheads the trainer’s six-strong team at Sha Tin on Sunday. The South African handler has been thrilled with his 21 wins so far this season, with 18 of them supplied by stable transfers, includin...

Caspar Fownes broke his own single-season record for wins at Happy Valley and extended his trainers’ championship lead again with a double on Wednesday night. After teaming up with Joao Moreira to score a double with Family Fortune and The Heir, Fownes moved to 41 wins for the season at the city circuit – one more than the record he set in 2009–10. The ‘King Of The Valley’ now s...

Jay Rooney RUN RUN TIMING - R4 (10) Will make the running from gate one and prove very difficult to catch   Owen Goulding FIVEFORTWO - R9 (3) Found a useful one too strong latest and can continue progress tonight   Olivia O'Sullivan LOVING VIBES - R5 (11) Andrea Atzeni looks set to go one better this time from the inside barrier Phillip Woo BROWNNEEDSFURTHER - R5 (7) Can break...

Harry Bentley will seek back-to-back wins aboard Packing Angel when they contest the Class Two Tai Tam Gap Handicap (1,800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The Francis Lui Kin-wai-trained galloper showed a fantastic return to form last time out when winning his first start at the city circuit thanks to a perfectly timed ride from Bentley, who was in the saddle for the first time....