Tom in for Nick and joined by Lee Mottershead, senior writer at the Racing Post. Lee and Tom initially dive into the Lexus Melbourne Cup nominations and Leigh Jordon of the VRC joins to run down the main headlines. Lee and Tom discuss the latest news from around the racing world including Tom Sammes stepping down from his role as Epsom general manager. We discuss City Of Troy heading to Southwell for his Breeders’ Cup Classic prep and Racing TV’s Angus McNae joins us to give his view on that and on his Classic aspirations. Dan Barber is along with the Timeform perspective on first season sires and we go around the bloodstock world with Weatherbys to Ajay Anne of New Approach Bloodstock. Plus Rossa Ryan joins us to look ahead to Haydock’s Betfair Sprint Cup with both Annaf and Kinross entered.