Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to discuss all the day's racing news on the fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival. With 17 of the 21 races falling to Irish-trained horses so far, Nick and Lydia examine the many and varied reasons that the home trained horses can barely land a blow against the visitors and ask whether the incentives to produce and keep quality horses in the UK are sufficient. They also look at what might be the wider significance of Rachael Blackmore's relentless rise to the top and consider the brilliance of Blackmore and Jack Kennedy this week. JA McGrath also drops in to preview this weekend's Hong Kong Derby.

Nick is joined by broadcaster Rishi Persad to digest all of the action from the first two days of the Cheltenham Festival and to look ahead to Day Three. They discuss the many layers of significance of the sparkling return to form of the five time Cheltenham Festival and dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll, whose racing manager Eddie O'Leary drops in to reveal that the horse could still run at Aintree, but in the Betway Bowl on the Mildmay Course. Later in this episode, Nick is joined by ROA Owner of the Day Henry Kimbell, whose Another Venture runs for the Racing for Maggie's Charity Partnership.

Nick is joined by broadcaster Cornelius Lysaght to review all of the action on a sparkling first day of the Cheltenham Festival, and catches up with Peter Molony, racing manager of Champion Hurdle heroine Honeysuckle, on a barnstorming performance and plans for her immediate future. On a day when the North of England enjoyed its first Festival winner for seven years, legend Harvey Smith joins the show to explain how Vintage Clouds pulled it off, while Nick and Cornelius try to provide a flurry of winners for Day Two. JA McGrath brings his weekly postcard from Hong Kong.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan ahead of Day One of the Cheltenham Festival as they consider the likely outcomes and the key storylines that will define the most celebrated week in British Horseracing, and one that has had to overcome significant challenges this year. Nick also talks to Sean Bowen, rider of leading Supreme fancy Metier, the owners of both Arkle hopeful Captain Guinness and Champion Hurdle live chance Silver Streak, while Robert McCarthy from The Beeches talks about his family stud's influence on National Hunt racing over many generations.

Tom Stanley in for Nick and joined by Newsboy of the Mirror, Dave Yates. There’s an update from Cheltenham clerk of the course, Simon Claisse, reaction to the breaking news that Altior will miss another festival, an interview with Allmankind’s owner Tim Gredley and news of a new Tote venture from Alex Frost. Plus Ted Walsh on Any Second Now’s win in Ireland on Saturday and subsequent move to second favourite in the Grand National betting.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan to discuss the day's events from around the racing world, leading with the news that Champion Jockey Oisin Murphy will not be able to resume raceriding today or tomorrow owing to what he described in a tweet as an "administrative error". The BHA Chief Regulatory Officer Brant Dunshea explains the situation from the regulator's standpoint. Later in the show, Nick catches up with Champion Hurdle winning trainer Gavin Cromwell, whose Flooring Porter is one of a number of live hopes for this year's Festival.

Nick is joined by renowned sports broadcaster Rishi Persad to discuss the day's racing news with just five days to the Cheltenham Festival. In a deeply moving interview, Seanin Mahon tells Nick about her love affair with Envoi Allen, and what it means to her to be able to travel to Cheltenham with the horse despite his having moved stables in the wake of last week's turbulent events. Nick also talks to last year's Foxhunter winner Maxine O'Sullivan, unable to ride at the even this year, but still cheering on her beloved It Came to Pass from afar. Later, French-based agent Amanda Zetterholm joins the show to discuss her new concierge service for British owners wanting to race horses in France.

Nick is joined by renowned broadcaster Cornelius Lysaght to discuss the day's racing news and the continuing build-up to this year's Cheltenham Festival. They examine its muted nature - both literally and otherwise - and try to envisage how the week will feel with no crowds and silence greeting the winners of some of the sport's most iconic races. With so many options to choose from for his stable star The Shunter, rising star trainer Emmet Mullins joins the show as he tries to emulate his Festival success as a rider, while Nigel Twiston Davies explains how he might pull off a Festival shock in a novice hurdle 27 years after Arctic Kinsman won the Supreme at 50/1. Meanwhile, JA McGrath brings us his weekly postcard from Kong Kong.

Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to consider the major news stories of the day with just a week until the Cheltenham Festival, which will be run behind closed doors. They discuss the absence of dual champion Buveur d'Air, the likelihood of Rachael Blackmore being leading rider, and the growing confidence behind the Henderson team. Nick Mitchell, trainer of handicap fancies Lieutenant Rocco and Milanford, tells Nick about his resurgent career. Later in this edition, Nick considers the landscape of the betting industry and the Gambling Review with Betting and Gaming Council CEO Michael Dugher, while Sybille Gibson from Haras de Montaigu is the special guest as we head around the bloodstock world with Weatherbys.

Nick is joined by David Yates, Newsboy from the Daily Mirror, to reflect on the day's racing news with 8 days until the Cheltenham Festival. With the highly unusual events of last week still fresh in the mind, they consider how the Festival may be covered in the mainstream media, whilst simultaneously offering a series of results that would provide positive and uplifting stories for the sport. Nick talks to Andrew Gemmell, owner of stayers' hurdle favourite Paisley Park, and GBR jockey of the month Matt Griffiths, with high hopes of Festival glory on Bear Ghylls. Also in this edition, Paul Fisher - formerly of the Jockey Club and now Executive Vice Chairman of City Racing, tells Nick how new life has been breathed into the concept of running horses on pop-up tracks in city locations across the globe.