By: Tom Marriott

Tom Marriott covers horse racing and is an Account Director at Square in the Air, an award-winning marketing communications agency across the sport, betting and gaming industries.

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The Punter Episode 12: Kempton, Newcastle and Southwell (AW), plus The Saudi Cup and G1s in Hong Kong

February 21, 2025

Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile give their fancies for Saturday’s ITV Racing. Trainer Sam Thomas joins them to discuss his four Saturday runners, plus Wally Pyrah’s view on Romantic Warrior’s Saudi Cup bid and Sha Tin’s Group 1 raceday on Sunday. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 11: Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton

February 14, 2025

Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile run through all nine of Saturday’s ITV races. Trainer Gary Moore discusses his weekend runners, plus Wally Pyrah is back with his fancies for Sha Tin on Sunday. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing. [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 10: Newbury’s Super Saturday and Warwick

February 7, 2025

Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile look ahead to Super Saturday at Newbury, as well as the ITV races from Warwick. Trainer Jamie Insole updates us on his William Hill Hurdle hope Mirabad, while we also hear from Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott and Henry de Bromhead. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 9: Sandown, Musselburgh and the DRF at Leopardstown

January 31, 2025

Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile run through all nine of Saturday’s ITV races, as well as a few bonus selections on Sunday at Leopardstown. Plus Bill’s next ante post bet for the Cheltenham Festival. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 8: Trials Day at Cheltenham, Donny, Sha Tin and Sammy Twiston

January 24, 2025

Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are joined by jockey Sam Twiston-Davies as they run through Saturday’s ITV races at Cheltenham and Doncaster, plus Hong Kong expert Wally Pyrah gives his best bets on Sunday at Sha Tin. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 4: Cheltenham’s Christmas Meeting, Doncaster and Sha Tin

December 13, 2024

Brought to you by It’s jingle all the way to Cheltenham and Doncaster this Saturday as Christmas draws in. Tom Marriott is joined by City A.M Racing Editor Bill Esdaile for his best bets on the seven ITV races, while trainer Josh Moore dials in to give the latest on his runners. Further afield, Hong [...]
Time to start Believing in Regional and Rova

August 22, 2024

AUSSIE ace Asfoora has caused a stir in the British sprinting ranks this season. She couldn’t win a Group One on home soil but duly bolted up at Royal Ascot in the King Charles III Stakes, typically one of the highest quality five-furlong heats of the entire year. Though she didn’t double up in the [...]
Troy and beat City with Wisdom and Mile

May 31, 2024

ALL the questions about CITY OF TROY will be answered at Epsom on Saturday afternoon. Will he get the Derby trip? Was the Guineas a blip? Is he really Ballydoyle’s biggest talent of all time? He was the greatest thing on four legs last autumn and as short as 6/4 for the Derby (4:30pm), but [...]
Ready to go to battle at Cheltenham

March 10, 2024

THERE is an unread copy of the Racing Post sitting on Ben Keith’s solid oak desk. We are in Marylebone in his beautiful London flat just days before the biggest horse racing festival of the year gets under way in the Cotswolds. As the owner of Star Sports, he will stand tall on his company’s [...]
Royal Ascot runner goes Thunder the hammer

June 14, 2023

Tom Marriott speaks to Jack Davison ahead of today’s ThoroughBid online auction of Royal Ascot runner Thunderbear. WALKING into the parade ring, or maybe even the winners’ enclosure, at Royal Ascot, with a horse running in your colours… the stuff that dreams are made of. At 3:05pm next Saturday, Thunderbear will line up in the [...]

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