Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: three ‘match races’ headline Hong Kong’s Champions Day

The three Group 1s at Sha Tin on Sunday loom as two-horse races, but that doesn’t dull what should be some exciting contests with plenty at stake.

Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: Tuchel may need more than Moore in Derby

Andrew Le Jeune on Ryan Moore's Derby hope, the dual-jurisdiction silver lining of Hong Kong’s PPG pivot and the ‘quiet achiever’ of Hong Kong’s jockey ranks that deserves some plaudits.

Michael Cox

Hong Kong Derby Rankings: Derby hopes on line in Classic Cup, but does the dominant force lurk on the undercard?

Beauty Eternal is the darling of the ratings crowd after a sensational Class 3 win but still needs to prove he can run a strong mile before John Size throws the new star into the 2000-metre Derby.

Michael Cox

2023 Hong Kong Derby Rankings: new number one in wake of ‘messy’ Mile

Tuchel is the new leader on our panel's Hong Kong Derby board following a solid second in Sunday's slowly run Classic Mile, while the previously unranked Super Sunny Sing has shot into contention on the back of a hat-trick of wins.

Prophet Of Probability

Prophet’s post-mortem: Tuchel stakes Classic Series claim

Classic Mile aspirant Tuchel resumed with a tough win, while a pair of Caspar Fownes-trained runners are worth following out of the Sha Tin meeting on January 15.