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Hong Kong Racing Tips: Fownes to hit back at the Valley WITH  runaway jockeys’ championship leader Joao Moreira forced on the sidelines once again with a two-meeting suspension, it’s over to Zac Purton to produce the spoils for his many thousands of supporters at Happy Valley. The reigning champ has a strong book of rides in all nine races, with at least a half-a-dozen of his mounts guaranteed to be market leaders. Purton’s best rides include Hurry Hurry Gain in the Matheson Handicap Div II (12:45pm) and easy last start winner Ever Force, again over six furlongs, in ...

Hong Kong Racing Tips: Luck on Fownes’ side again at Happy Valley HAVING been surpassed by John Size in the trainers’ championship race at Sha Tin on Sunday, expect Caspar Fownes to come back with all guns blazing in his attempt to wrest back the lead at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Fownes, with over 500 career winners at the city-track, saddles eight runners, including some of the stable’s heavy artillery, and is going to be disappointed if he is not at the top of the table by the end of racing. With the likes of last start winner, The Rock in the Shan Kwong Handicap (11...

Blake Shinn is hopeful Excellent Proposal can continue to flourish in the Hong Kong Classic Cup.

Link to Share Derek Leung has been in fine form recently with five wins from the last three race meetings and this Wednesday at Happy Valley he is looking to maintain his momentum with a full book of nine rides as he eyes a new personal best. “I will do my best (to beating his personal best), why not? The horses that I am riding and the new horses coming through have a good future, I think I will do even better in the second half of the season - it’s my target to set a new personal best,” Leung said.

PEAK TO PEAK in the Mut Wah Handicap (12.15pm) over six surlongs. Lor’s birthday coincided with the Chinese New Year racing at Sha Tin on Sunday, but the former assistant to John Size had to make do with his performer Right Choice finishing runner-up in the finale.  The 55-year-old, who has a string of Group 1 winners attached to his CV, has firmly cemented his position as one of the leading handlers in Hong Kong, and is a probable champion elect in the next few years. Lor’s record at Happy Valley this season makes impressive reading with 15 wins, and a 32 per cent win and place strike-...