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 [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:10 Juddmonte International – York October 29, 2020 We hear from Charlie Appleby and William Buick as they discuss Ghaiyyath’s chances in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday. York racecourse Chief Executive William Derby joins us for part 1 of his interview, discussing the difficulties race courses are facing during the Covid 19 pandemic. Plus, City A. M. racing editor Bill Esdaile [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:09 Newbury & Dauville Weekend October 29, 2020 Trainer Owen Burrows talks about his weekend’s runners, which includes the Sheikh Hamdan owned Hukum, who runs in the Group 3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury. The Scoop 6 was not won last Saturday, and Kevin O’Malley from the Tote joins us to help find some winners. We also have part one of our interview [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:08 Weekend Preview & Ascot Scoop 6 October 29, 2020 Trainer Ed Walker discusses his two Saturday Ascot runners, plus he gives us an update on the future plans for English King. There is a massive roll-over on the Scoop 6 coupon at Ascot on Saturday and we talk to Kevin O’Malley of the Tote for a preview of the races involved. City AM racing [...]