October 8th – Punter Podcast Summary October 7, 2022 In our new feature, get all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade [...]
EP: 163 Newmarket, York & Hong Kong October 7, 2022 The second leg of the Newmarket ‘Autumn Double’ takes place on Saturday when the jumps trainers try to mix it with the flat boys in the 2 mile 2 furlong Cesarewitch Handicap. The prestigious Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes for two year olds is also a feature on their card. York also race on Saturday, featuring [...]
October 1st – Punter Podcast Summary September 30, 2022 In our new feature, get all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade [...]
EP: 162 Newmarket, Ascot, Longchamp & Hong Kong September 30, 2022 What a magnificent couple of day’s racing we can look forward to this weekend. On Saturday, Newmarket stages the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes, whilst Ascot and Redcar complete the afternoon line-up. Saturday and Sunday sees the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe meeting taking place in Paris. We speak to French trainer Francis Graffard [...]
EP: 161 Newmarket, Haydock & Hong Kong September 23, 2022 A truly exciting day’s racing takes place at Newmarket on Saturday where the Cambridgeshire Handicap is one of the feature races of the afternoon alongside the Middle Park Stakes for colts & the Cheveley Park Stakes for fillies. The Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes gets the action underway at 1.50. Sean Woods will be looking [...]
EP: 160 Ayr, Newbury & Hong Kong September 16, 2022 The Ayr Gold & Silver Cups are the feature races at the west Scottish track on Saturday as the sprinters line-up over 6-furlongs. Further south, Newbury stages a trio of Group races on the same afternoon. Trainer John Ryan steps Manaccan up to Group 3 company for the first time in the 5-furlong Newbury sprint [...]
EP: 159 Haydock, Kempton & Ascot September 2, 2022 The Group 1 Sprint Cup over 6 furlongs is the feature race at Haydock on Saturday, accompanied by the Old Borough Cup and the Superior Mile. Kempton and Ascot also race on the same afternoon. Trainer David Loughnane runs Go Bears Go in the Group 1 Haydock contest and he joins us as our special [...]
EP: 158 Goodwood, Beverley & Newmarket August 25, 2022 The Celebration Mile held at the beautiful Goodwood racecourse has attracted a small field of four runners this weekend, whilst Beverley host their annual Beverley Bullet meeting. Already a classic winning trainer, George Boughey is our special guest today discussing the chances of Hoo Ya Mal who will be a hot favourite in the March [...]
EP: 157 York – Saturday August 19, 2022 The final day of York’s four-day Ebor festival features the Ebor Handicap itself. Run over a mile and three quarters, we can expect another very competitive renewal of this year’s race with some very interesting Irish trained horses being aimed at the £300,000 winners’ prize. The 7-furlong Group 2 City of York Stakes & Group [...]
EP: 156 York – Friday August 18, 2022 The breathtaking 5-furlong Nunthorpe Stakes is the main event at York on Friday afternoon. The Platinum Queen has been supplemented by her owners as the exciting 2-year old takes on her elders, who include the extremely impressive and unbeaten Royal Aclaim. In today’s episode, Tom Palin and James Tate talk us through their respective chances [...]