EP: 41 Kempton, Newcastle & Hong Kong February 26, 2021 We look forward to another great weekend of racing where Kempton stage no less than three Grade 2 races on Saturday. It’s the annual marathon Eider Chase at Newcastle with the usual strong field of contenders Trainer Caroline Bailey travels up from her Northamptonshire base to the north-east with her 11 year old Crosspark, who [...]
EP:40 Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong February 19, 2021 No worries about the weather this weekend for racing fans with action due to take place at Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton on Saturday, plus Newbury hold their rearranged fixture on Sunday. Trainer David Pipe has a good selection of horses running this weekend and we talk to him about their chances. City AM racing editor [...]
EP:39 Hong Kong & Cheltenham Outsiders February 12, 2021 Unfortunately, the weather is the winner this weekend, with both Newbury & Warwick calling off their meetings. Warwick will now race on Monday with Newbury being transferred to next Sunday. Trainer Harry Fry still intends to run a couple of his horses in the re-arranged fixtures and we talk to him today. We also discuss [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:38 Sandown, Wetherby, Leopardstown & Hong Kong February 5, 2021 Trainer Gary Moore has a couple of runners at Sandown on Saturday and he joins us as our special guest today City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the jumps action at Sandown, Wetherby and the prestigious Dublin Racing festival in Leopardstown with Wally Pyrah looking at Saturday’s Hong Kong race meeting. [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:37 Doncaster, Cheltenham & Hong Kong January 29, 2021 The rain continues to fall and Cheltenham’s Trials Day is not certain to go ahead on Saturday, but Doncaster are confident that they will be able to race on the same day. Jockey and assistant trainer Chester Williams joins us to talk about his intended weekend runners. City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:36 Ascot, Haydock Park & Hong Kong January 22, 2021 The rain has been relentless over the past few days in the UK, but Ascot seem confident that their meeting will go ahead on Saturday and Haydock Park passed an early inspection on Thursday, so fingers crossed for both meetings this weekend Trainer Ruth Jefferson has supplemented Waiting Patiently for the Grade 1 Clarence House [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:35 Warwick & Market Rasen January 15, 2021 The cold weather has been dominating racing again during the week, but both Warwick and Market Rasen are fairly confident of staging meetings this weekend Trainer Tom Lacey joins to chat about Adrimel who has won his last two races and goes for a hat-trick of wins at Warwick on Saturday. City AM racing editor [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:34 Chepstow & Kempton January 8, 2021 The cold weather has been dominating racing this month and there’s no guarantee that Chepstow will pass an inspection for Saturday’s meeting, although they are a lot more hopeful at Kempton, who also race on the same day. Trainer Evan Williams looks to have two good chances to win the Welsh Grand National, held at [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:32 Kempton & Chepstow Christmas meetings December 24, 2020 The King George at Kempton is always the main feature at this time of the year, and we will preview this year’s renewal, along with the stamina sapping Welsh National and other top races over the Christmas period with City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile. Trainer David Pipe joins us to discuss the chances of [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:31 Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong December 18, 2020 There’s some great jumps action this weekend at Ascot & Haydock, where the Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle is the feature at the Berkshire course. Trainer Emma Lavelle is our guest, discussing the chances of Paisley Park who runs on Saturday afternoon at Ascot. City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the [...]