The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:17 Ayr Gold Cup, Newbury & Hong Kong October 29, 2020 We all send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Pat Smullen who sadly passed away this week. Today, owner John Dance talks at length about the chances of his exciting 2 year old Rhythm Master, who runs at Newbury in the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes on Saturday. Wally Pyrah joins us [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast: EP:16 St Leger Weekend October 29, 2020 Today William Muir talks in depth about his St. Leger runner, Pyledriver and young Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien joins us from his county Kilkenny stables to tell us all about Galileo Chrome’s meteoric rise from maiden company to St. Leger hopeful in just a few short weeks ahead of the group 1 race at Doncaster [...]
Mogul Mowgli review: Riz Ahmed shines in timely rap drama October 29, 2020 There’s something joyous about seeing a star let loose in a passion project after a long period in Hollywoodland. Mogul Mowgli’s co-writer, producer and star Riz Ahmed revels in the project, putting in a performance that stands as one of his best. He plays Zed, a British-Pakistani rapper living in New York where his music [...]
The Painter and the Thief review: A brilliant, moving documentary October 29, 2020 Premiering at Sundance in January, Norwegian documentary filmmaker Benjamin Ree (2016’s Magnus) brings us The Painter and the Thief, an unusual tale of crime and reconciliation. We meet Barbara Kysilkova, a Czech painter based in Oslo, as she learns two of her most celebrated paintings have been stolen during the night. The authorities bluntly inform [...]
The Week in Sportbiz: QBE’s bold Six Nations call, and Euro shutdowns spell doom for ‘let fans back in’ push October 29, 2020 England may be hot favourites to win the Six Nations this weekend, but not everyone agrees. Insurer QBE is tipping Ireland to triumph — an outcome currently attracting odds of 3/1 with most bookmakers and even bigger prices on exchanges. It is a bold call, especially as QBE itself predicted England would take the title [...]
The City A.M. Punter Pocast EP:15 Haydock Sprint Weekend October 29, 2020 Trainer Clive Cox discusses the 3 year old Golden Horde’s chances as he takes on older horses once again in the big sprint race of the weekend at Haydock Park, but how will he cope with the expected soft underfoot conditions? Long time owner Julie Wood tells us how she got into racing and how [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:14 Celebration Mile October 29, 2020 Whatcombe trainer Oliver Cole joins us to discuss Duke Of Hazzard, Celtic Art and Durabella at Goodwood this weekend, plus an update on Highland Chief’s future plans. Oliver also names a horse to follow who runs at Windsor this weekend as well! City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all the best racing action this [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:13 York Ebor Saturday October 29, 2020 Jockey Paul Mulrennan joins us for part 2 of our interview about what it takes to be a top jockey in 2020 and Champions Day chief executive Rod Street is back for part 2 of our chat where we discuss the current plans for Qipco Champions Day at Ascot in October. As always, City A. [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:12 Nunthorpe Stakes – York October 29, 2020 Today we have our 3rd and final part of our York racecourse Chief Executive William Derby interview, discussing today’s feature, the Nunthorpe Stakes. We are joined by Newark based trainer Ivan Furtado who has successfully acquired a temporary license to train in France, mainly due to the higher prize money on offer there. City A. [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:11 Yorkshire Oaks October 29, 2020 Jockey Paul Mulrennan joins us for part 1 of our fascinating interview about what it’s like being a top jockey in 2020 and we also have part 2 of our York racecourse Chief Executive William Derby interview, discussing today’s feature, the Yorkshire Oaks. City A. M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the major races at [...]