Nick Luck Daily Podcast

In the fifth episode of The Saturday Edition, Charlotte Greenway brings you exclusive interviews from connections with runners this weekend on the final day of York's Ebor Festival and also at Deauville. These Include Johnn Murtagh, who trains two of the top fancies for tomorrow's Ebor and Tom Fanshawe, son of trainer James, who is looking forward to Audarya in the Group 1 Prix Jean Romanet.

Plus, Nick's fascinating interview from earlier in the week with professional gambler, Patrick Veitch, regarding dwindling field sizes and uncompetitive races.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the day's racing news. On Day Three of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, Nick and Lee reflect on another imperious performance in a Group One, this time from the star filly Snowfall, now a warm favourite for the 'Arc'. They also look ahead to the remaining two days of the meeting, and get a view from trainer Johnny Murtagh as to whether he can win a second Ebor on Saturday with either Sunnyboyliston or Mirann. Later in the show, Nick talks to York marketing supremo James Brennan and gets a Worldpool update from Jamie Hart, while James Willoughby tries to predict where Mishriff and Snowfall may land up when the TRC computer updates its rankings next Tuesday.

Nick is joined by broadcaster and journalist Lydia Hislop to discuss the day's racing news, focussing chiefly on the barnstorming performance posted by Mishriff in yesterday's Juddmonte International Stakes at York. They discuss what he achieved and what might now be the likely targets. Nick also talks to Mishriff's owner Prince AA Faisal about why this race had particular emotional resonance for him. Later in this episode, Nick catches up with York's official milliner George Durdy, while Jamie Hart drops in to update us on yesterday's worldpool betting activity.

Nick is joined by broadcaster and journalist Cornelius Lysaght to look ahead to this week's Ebor Festival at York, which features today's Juddmonte International, regularly rated one of the world's best races. During this edition, Nick talks to David Menuisier, trainer of Wonderful Tonight, who takes on star three year old Snowfall in tomorrow's Yorkshire Oaks. Later in the show, he catches up with Al Shaqab racing manager Ali Begley about the three two year olds that are among the Timeform Top 10 in 2021, including Gimcrack fancy Lusail, while Megan Nicholls talks to Nick about multitasking during Ebor week and Saffie Osborne talks about a clutch of good rides this week and her place at the top of the Racing League leaderboard.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan to discuss the day's Horseracing news and events. Leading with the recent upsurge in interest over field sizes, Nick talks to professional gambler Patrick Veitch, who has spoken extensively on this subject on this podcast and elsewhere. Looking ahead to the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, Nick talks to Wesley Ward, who believes that Golden Pal is the best he has ever trained, to Mishriff's rider David Egan (Courtesy of British Champions Series), and to York Stableside GM Fay Waudby. Meanwhile Arqana's Freddy Powell is this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock Guest with reflections on the recent August sale.

Nick is joined by Daily Mirror journalist David Yates to discuss the day's racing news, beginning with the latest reshuffle of Aidan O'Brien's Juddmonte International pack, which has seen long time favourite St Mark's Basilica taken out of the race with a minor injury to be replaced with the quintuple Group One winner Love. Nick and Dave discuss the implications of this, while James Willoughby looks ahead to the fixture from a TRC rankings perspective. Later in this edition, Nick talks at some length with Stradivarius's owner Bjorn Neilsen about this Friday's Lonsdale Stakes and whether the great stayer could even race on as an eight year old, while Welcome to Yorkshire CEO James Mason talks about the importance of the fixture to the local economy.

In the fourth episode of The Saturday Edition, Charlotte Greenway rounds up the best of the preview interviews from this week's podcast ahead of racing in Deauville this weekend as well as York next week, featuring trainers Jim Bolger and Jessica Harrington and jockey David Probert.

This episode also features John Koster of Klawervlei Stud in South Africa, who gives an update on his stallion Twice Over.

Tom is joined by broadcaster and journalist Cornelius Lysaght to look ahead to another superb renewal of the Juddmonte International and, in particular, consider Alcohol Free's likely participation. They are joined by ThoroughBid co-founder Will Kinsey who talks us through the business and looks ahead to the first online sale. James Willoughby of TRC is along to talk top ten horses. And Marco Ghiani gives us an update after his horror fall yesterday at Lingfield.

Tom is joined by broadcaster and journalist Lydia Hislop to look ahead to a superb Jacques Le Marois at Deauville on Sunday and ask if this is Palace Pier's toughest test to date. We hear from trainer Jim Bolger whose Poetic Flare is second in the betting and from Alpine Star's trainer Jessica Harrington. Tom is also joined by the Paulick Report's Editor-in-Chief Natalie Voss to discuss the breaking news from the US yesterday that trainer Jorge Navarro has changed his plea to guilty and admitted to the consistent doping of his horses over a four-year period. And we are a month away from National Racehorse Week and trainer Rebecca Menzies joins us to look ahead to opening up her yard and tells us that she's had to extend numbers due to demand.

Tom is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan who initially updates us on the situation with Irish racing crowds and whether things are looking more positive for Irish Champions Weekend. Tony Mullins tells us that though Princess Zoe will run at the Curragh on Friday, she still has York very much on her agenda. David Probert is along to reflect on getting his 100 up for the season and looks ahead to Deauville this weekend and to York next week. And Times journalist Mark Souster gives us his views on the Racing League which has its third instalment tomorrow night at Lingfield.