Wally Pyrah

WITH the weather set fair for an 11-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, racegoers can witness the final Group One race of the season, the mile-and-a-half Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (9.05am).All eyes will be one horse, 14-time Group One winner Romantic Warrior, who steps out on to the turf [...]

WITH jockey Zac Purton nearing a landmark 2000 winners in the city, the mounting hullabaloo could reach fever pitch during the action at Sha Tin.The eight-time champion, who’s soon to make it nine, needs only a handful more wins to reach the staggering record and has plenty of ammunition to fire on the card.With rides [...]

THERE is little doubt trainer David Hayes would have breathed a huge sigh of relief when Sunday’s winner My Mars broke a long losing sequence for the stable, stretching back to the end of last month.A total of 56 consecutive losers would have put a serious dent in the aspirations of Hayes, who is seeking [...]

RACEGOERS in Hong Kong will have plenty to look forward to when they arrive at Happy Valley for a nine-race programme starting at 11.40am on Wednesday.With just two months and 14 race meetings left of the 2025/26 season, the race for the trainers’ title continues to catch the eye, with only 10 wins separating the [...]

13-TIME champion trainer John Size could be the man to follow when racing gets underway with an 11-race programme, including a couple of Group Three contests at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday.Size seems to have dropped off the radar with regards winning the trainers’ title race and currently lies 10 winners behind leading [...]

WITH the form book suggesting there is little to choose between the majority of the 10 contenders lining-up for the six-furlong Group Three Sha Tin Vase Handicap (10.10am), racing fans can expect a nail-biting finish.Top-weight Raging Blizzard has raced with distinction on the last six occasions behind the fastest horse on the planet Ka Ying [...]

WITH only six weeks of the season remaining, the race for the trainers’ championship title is starting to hot up after the results at Sha Tin last Sunday.A double for the Caspar Fownes yard has given the former four-time champion trainer a two-win buffer over his rivals, and with the stable continuing to churn out [...]

RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday, with a nine-race programme featuring the valuable nine-furlong Class Two Tai Tam Gap Handicap (3.15pm).A field of 11 line up that have already won 26 races between them at the track. With that including 11 over this distance, there’s sure to be plenty of head [...]

SPARE a thought for 29-year-old local jockey Angus Chung when he arrives at Sha Tin on Sunday.The two-pound claiming rider, retained by the Tony Cruz stable with 23 winners to his name this season, has only four rides on the card but more importantly has lost two plum rides on the programme.Unfortunately, despite giving Victor [...]

SERIOUS minded bettors in Hong Kong will need to keep a close-watch on the weather again, as racing gets underway at the later time of 9.00am for an 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday.There have plenty of thunderstorms and heavy showers circling the city over the last few days, and it is anyone’s guess [...]