Bowman Happy to be patient with progressive Hero April 7, 2023 HUGH Bowman, or ‘Head Waiter’ as he is known, returns to action in Hong Kong for the first time this month, after sorting out some family commitments back in Australia. Bowman has a strong book of rides in 10 of the 11 races and must fancy his chances of adding to his already impressive 39 [...]
EP: 193 Haydock, Musselburgh & Hong Kong April 7, 2023 We can look forward to a typical mix of flat and jumps racing this Easter Saturday. Musselburgh stages the Queens Cup on the flat and Haydock is the venue for both staying hurdlers and chasers. We also take an early look at Easter Monday’s Irish Grand National field. Morning Wire Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Referee on the rise for France 2023 April 6, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Morning Wire have put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to look at which players and other personnel are hot and not in the race to be part of the quadrennial event in France later this year. Rugby player of the week Props are employed [...]
Another Victory on the cards for Chadwick and So April 5, 2023 KEEP an eye on the weather when racing resumes with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong for the start of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. With plenty of rain in the vicinity over the past week, and the likelihood of showers and possible thunderstorms during the action at the city track, surface [...]
Currie Sizing up success with well-handicapped Elon April 5, 2023 WITH rookie trainer Jamie Richards’ stable in top-form at present, it makes sense to keep a close scrutiny on his raiders, especially when jockey Zac Purton climbs aboard at the city track. Richards and Purton already have a near 25 percent win strike-rate record and team up with four contenders, all of whom can be [...]
Fownes Pursuing a Dream with June Planet March 31, 2023 RACING is back at Sha Tin for the third time in a week on Sunday, with the track hosting a 10-race programme featuring plenty of inexperienced but potentially improving gallopers that are likely to do well in the latter stages of the season. Lightly-raced JUNE PLANET, a £130,000 purchase at the 2020 Magic Million Yearling [...]
Chow Spirit could be just the tic-Kit for Purton March 31, 2023 REIGNING champion jockey Zac Purton has found life tough in the past month. With only three wins in the past fortnight and surprisingly twice leaving Happy Valley with no wins to his name, you wouldn’t want to be his house cat! To make matters worse, he cried off after one ride at Sha Tin on [...]
EP: 192 Doncaster & Hong Kong March 31, 2023 The return of the turf flat racing season arrives on Saturday when Doncaster stages an eight race card featuring the exciting Lincoln Handicap run over their straight mile course. Morning Wire Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Doncaster’s action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris [...]
Yung to Hava successful day with Gummy March 28, 2023 MID-WEEK racing in Hong Kong switches from Happy Valley to an eight-race programme on the All-Weather surface at Sha Tin. The majority of bettors will probably have left Sha Tin races last Sunday on good terms with themselves, with a number of well-fancied gallopers obliging on the 10-race programme. They now face a different test [...]