Hong Kong's trainers’ championship is still wide open, with Mark Newnham leading by 3 wins after 68 of 88 meetings. [1]
Newnham has 51 wins, while David Hayes sits fourth on 48 and remains in touch with the leaders. Francis Lui Kin-wai has 45 wins and John Size has 43, leaving the top four separated by just three wins. [1]
Hayes said his “unraced or lightly-raced gallopers” will decide whether he can mount a challenge for a third Hong Kong title. Caspar Fownes and Danny Shum Chap-shing are also in the frame as the season heads toward its finish. [1]
The race has been close before. Two years ago, Lui won four of the final five races at the season finale to edge Pierre Ng Ng-chi in a championship battle. [1]
The finale was moved to Happy Valley after a typhoon forced the September 21 meeting to be abandoned. The season finale is scheduled for July 15 at Happy Valley. [1]
