Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Tom in for Nick and joined by horse racing and snooker broadcaster Rishi Persad to initially reflect on Allaho’s stunning performance in the Punchestown Gold Cup. Cheveley Park Stud’s Chris Richardson joins us to give his thoughts and also gives an update on Inspiral who now misses this Sunday’s 1000 Guineas. Goff’s Nick Nugent is along to discuss tomorrow’s Punchestown sale after racing and we also have a feature on how Irish Racing and the Irish Prison Service are combining to help with or offender rehabilitation. We have the next instalment from Nick’s Watership Down visit and touch on this year's Kentucky Derby with our friends at In The Money Media and Maze Living.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV personality Jane Mangan to canter through the racing news and events of the day. Nick is in County Kildare today, sampling the delights of the Punchestown Festival, from where he and Jane review Gordon Elliott's Day One surge and look ahead to a potentially vintage Gold Cup on Wednesday. In the company of Ascot Director Nick Smith, they look towards the International challenge for the Royal meeting with the Berkshire track's season commencing this afternoon. Pam Sly reminisces over Speciosa's famous 1,000 Guineas win, new Chester CEO Louise Stewart talks about her first few weeks in the job, while we are back at Watership Down meeting some of the most choicely bred bloodstock on the planet, plus Fitzdares CEO Will Woodhams talks about his company's £1m annual investment in UK horseracing and sponsorship of the Thirsk Hunt Cup.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the latest news and developments from around the racing world today. They begin with Punchestown, whose major festival begins today, and the almost absurd dominance both numerically and in quality of the Willie Mullins stable. A David to their Goliath, British trainer Alex Hales, joins the conversation to talk about his big Grade One hope today, Millers Bank. Nick and Lee also digest the latest news as regards this weekend's Classics, while Nick talks to ex-jockey and assistant trainer Sam Stronge, who brings news that he will be representing Harry Cobden and at least six other jumps jockeys as agent on the retirement of Dave Roberts. Willie Carson drops in from a long car journey to talk about his 2,000 Guineas success of 1989 on Nashwan, while this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock Guest is Alistair Gordon, yearling selector and client liaison for Bloodstock South Africa (BSA)ahead of this week's National Yearling Sale.

Nick is joined by Daily Mirror journalist David Yates to discuss the latest news and events from around the racing world. They lead with the impact of the withdrawal of 1,000 Guineas favourite Inspiral, and pick up the news that Godolphin's Wild Beauty will now be rerouted to Newmarket. Nick also receives plenty of confidence from trainer James Ferguson about the chances of Mise en Scene. Nick and Dave go on to discuss the weekend's action, as well as some of the talking points away from the field of play, including dress codes and fighting on the racecourse. Katherine Ford joins the show to discuss the industrial action that forced the abandonment of racing in Paris yesterday, while Guy Harwood remembers Dancing Brave's spectacular Newmarket triumph in the first of a week long series paying tribute to the Guineas Greats. Nick and Dave give the week's action at Punchestown the once over at the end of the show.

In episode 34 of the Saturday Edition, Charlotte Greenway revisits some of the main news stories from the week including the retirement of jockeys agent Dave Roberts and jump jockey Brian Hughes's achievement of becoming only the 4th jump jockey to reach 200 winners in a season, in the UK.

With the jumps finale at Sandown Park on Saturday, Paul Nicholls gives an insight into some of his runners including Greaneteen in the Grade 1 Celebration Chase and Enrilo in the bet365 Gold Cup. Taking on Enrilo will be runaway Scottish National winner Win My Wings and her owner Sue Howell discusses her chances.

Kevin Brogan will be at Sandown on Saturday to pick up his trophy for Champion Conditional and in an interview with Cornelius Lysaght, he explains what winning the title means and his aims for the future.

Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to discuss the news and events from around the racing world today. They lead with the final chapter - for now - in the Robbie Dunne case, which saw written reasons for the appeal board's decision to reduce Dunne's Ban published yesterday. Nick and Lydia also look ahead to tomorrow's jumps finale at Sandown in the company of Sue Howell, owner of revelation Win My Wings, while they cast an eye over the big chase at Punchestown next week, today's Classic Trial at Sandown and consider the comments made by Sir AP Mccoy on a 5 day Festival. Later in the show, James Willoughby offers a TRC rankings perspective on the relative merits of Native Trail and Perfect Power, while JA McGrath joins from Hong Kong, and Nick catches up with Dani Jackson, soon to make history as a female voice behind the microphone as a commentator at Newbury.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV presenter Jane Mangan to discuss the news and events from around the racing world. They begin by celebrating the news of Brian Hughes's 200th winner of the season, with the champion-elect telling Nick how he approached this year's title race. They then focus on two key regulatory issues in Irish racing: a spate of cocaine positives (with a statement from the IHRB) and a case of a trainer still operating despite a charge of animal cruelty. JA McGrath reports on the fresh veterinary regulations surrounding foreign challengers for the Melbourne Cup and also brings news of another Australian sprinter, Artorius, bound for Royal Ascot to be ridden by Jamie Spencer. Spencer talks to Nick of his delight at securing the ride and also discusses the claims of Sandown Classic Triallist Cash. Anthony Oppenheimer, owner-breeder of one of Cash's rivals Frantastic, drops in to look forward to the reappearance of this full brother to his champion Cracksman. Meanwhile, Olympic Gold medallist Kate French talks about her ride in this year's Magnolia Cup.

Nick is joined by Cornelius Lysaght to discuss the news and events from around the racing world. They begin with the breaking news of the retirement of Dave Roberts, whose influence over British jump racing through the last four decades has been incalculable and will forever be associated with the 20 consecutive championships accrued by the record breaking Sir AP McCoy. Roberts tells Nick what prompted his decision and considers some of the highlights of his storied career. Elsewhere on today's show, Nick and Cornelius consider Richard Fahey's announcement the Perfect Power will target the 2000 Guineas in the company of agent Richard Brown, who bought the horse and his sire Ardad at the same Goffs UK Breeze UP sale. There is an assessment of yesterday's Blue Riband Trial, while JA McGrath has news of big prize money developments in Hong Kong.

Nick is joined by Daily Mirror correspondent David Yates to discuss all the news from around the racing world. They lead with the impending 13th UK jumps trainers' championship for Paul Nicholls and ask how he has kept up such a searching tempo over three decades. Nicholls's assistant Harry Derham offers insight. Also on today's show, Nick and Dave discuss yesterday's Irish National at Fairyhouse, and look forward to this week's Classic Trials at Epsom and Sandown. Andrew Balding, trainer of Alcohol Free, drops in to outline a potentially interesting plan for the star filly in 2022, while rookie trainer James Horton reflects on a treble which provided him with a dream kick start to his career at Redcar yesterday. Coolmore nominations' Mark Byrne is this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock Guest, while Jimmy George reflects on last week's Craven breeze and looks ahead to the Guineas equivalent next week.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the news and events from around the racing world. They begin by digesting the news that Constitution Hill will not head to Punchestown in the company of the horse's trainer Nicky Henderson. Nick and Lee also talk over the reheated debate surrounding the Five Day Cheltenham Festival and the recently announced consultation process, while Lee gives confident shouts for the 1000 and 2000 Guineas following the running of the key trials. Other guests today include trainer William Knight, whose Newcastle winner Check and Challenge has emerged as an interesting Guineas outsider, and owner Mike Grech, whose Brandy Love won the Grade One at Fairyhouse yesterday and whose Floueur is fancied to win today's Irish Grand National. Jessica Daw is this month's Godolphin Flying Starter.