Simon and Phil review the 2021 Cheltenham Festival and select their personal highlights. Guest Dan Abraham, Chair of the Racehorse Syndicates Association talks about his Spot into horseracing via football coaching and describes the experience of having been involved with two runners at the Festival, one of which is due to contest the Grand National in April.

Phil and Simon talk to Luke Harvey, a former jockey, who is now a well-regarded member of the Sky Sports Racing and ITV Racing broadcast team. Luke’s passion for the racehorse shines through as he discusses his career in racing and looks ahead to the Cheltenham Festival.

“Simon and Phil look back at their highlights from the festive racing programme. They discuss how racing is coping with the national lockdown and highlight that there are still reasons to get involved in syndicate ownership even when owners cannot currently go racing. Hazel Peplinski, CEO of Perth racecourse, joins the hosts to provide a racecourse’s view and her optimistic outlook for the return of spectators and owners to racing in 2021.”

Simon and Phil have been at the recent yearling sales, where young racehorses to run next summer (and beyond) are sold, but they are back in the studio to interview top national hunt jockey Tom Scudamore. Tom reminisces on his early years in the saddle and talks to the guys about the life of a jockey, dealing with trainers and owners and what the future might hold for him. He also identifies a few horses to follow for the current season.”

In this debut episode of Inside The Rails, hosts Simon Double and Phil Boyle discuss how they got involved in racing and racehorse ownership and why they are so enthusiastic about the experience.

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