Manfred Man will consider adding Encountered (Churchill) to his Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) arsenal after the under-rated stayer triumphed in the Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Posting his seventh win from 19 starts in Hong Kong, Encountered (128lb) prevailed by a length-and-a-quarter over Champion Dragon (Starspangledbanner) (115lb)... Read More

Angus Chung jubilated in the best haul of his fledgling Hong Kong career when the apprentice slotted a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday to vault into third place in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship. Trailing only Zac Purton and Hugh Bowman, who both have 20 wins for the season, Chung took his tally to... Read More

Seasons Wit (Capitalist) went a long way to confirming some of his early promise yesterday when he romped to a fourth straight win in the Class 2 Kwangtung Handicap Cup (1000m) at Happy Valley. Expertly handled by Zac Purton, who collected a four-timer at the fixture, Seasons Wit  – trained by Jamie Richards – extended... Read More

All For St Paul’s (Magnus) delivered a stunning blow against a quality field in Wednesday’s Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin. Sent to his customary leading position by jockey Matthew Poon, a tenacious All For St Paul’s routed the opposition to grab an eighth Hong Kong win and third in the grade,... Read More

Determined to eclipse last season’s impressive debut performance, Pierre Ng moved to the top of the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double at Happy Valley last night to lead Francis Lui and Caspar Fownes in the 2023/24 standings. Ng’s excellent campaign continued when the trainer struck with Tattenham’s (Hellbent) upset victory for Antoine Hamelin... Read More