Spirit looks a potent brew to get Yipster’s hipsters rocking

Happy Valley: hosts an eight-race card on WednesdayCredit: Vince Caligiuri (Getty Images)

Chung Wah Spirit
2.45 Happy Valley
2pts win
Sea Jade
3.15 Happy Valley
0.5pts each-way
Wonderful Fighter
3.50 Happy Valley
0.5pts win
Happy Bao Bei
3.50 Happy Valley
0.5pts win
There are many ways to celebrate becoming champion trainer but Dennis Yip set the bar at a giddy level when he took the Hong Kong crown in 2013.

Inviting 600 pals for a slap-up party in the cavernous Sha Tin paddock was a bold enough opening gambit. A horse-drawn carriage arrival as Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’ boomed around the racecourse added to the ambience. And the release of a limited edition range of DY designer jeans provided a brilliantly barmy cherry to top the celebration cake.

Reports suggest Australian Sales take precedence this Wednesday, but the Yipster will certainly be at Happy Valley in spirit.

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Published on 10 October 2017inHorse racing tips

Last updated 14:32, 10 October 2017

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