Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Nick is joined by writer and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to discuss the latest from around the racing world. They begin today with the breaking news that the DQ'd Cesarewitch connections have lodged an appeal with the BHA, before diving headlong into British Champions' Day in the company of Calandagan's rider Stephane Pasquier and TPD's Will Duff-Gordon. Also on today's show, Willie Mullins discusses the defence of his GB trainers' title, while Stuart Williams talks about his surprise entry for the Breeders' Cup, who has a date with the eve-of-race Keeneland sale. Ben Linfoot drops in with something for the weekend, and Patrick Dennis - son of bookmaker Barry - talks with great humour and warmth about his father, who died this week aged 83.

Nick is joined by award-winning Racing Post writer Jonathan Harding to discuss the latest news from around the racing world. On today's show, William Haggas discusses the final task for Economics this season, the QIPCO British Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Tony Fry, representative for Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe operation, talks Charyn, Lazzat and the big money purchase at Book 2, while Aussie trainer Ciaron Maher previews the chances of his trio in Saturday's Caulfield Cup. Also on today's show, HRI boss Suzanne Eade reacts to the passing of the Irish Gambling Bill with relation to TV pictures, while National Stud supremo Anna Kerr shares her joy at securing Bradsell for 2025.

Nick is joined today by the Racing Post's Lee Mottershead and the begin by discussing the unsurprising disqualification of Alphonse Le Grande from Saturday's Cesarewitch after his jockey Jamie Powell went over the permitted strike allowance. Then Nick gets the reaction to Brant Dunshea and asks why these sorts of decisions can't be made on race day. Then looking ahead to Champions Day at Ascot this weekend, James Fanshawe joins the show to discuss sprinter Kind of Blue and his strong ties to the the horses's bloodline before our latest visit to the sales in which Robert 'Choc' Thornton reflects on topping Day 2 of Book 2 with a Too Darn Hot filly and explains why this means so much to him and Apple Tree Stud. Finally looking further afield, we hear from Andrea Atzeni ahead of his ride in the Caulfield Cup and JA McGrath has our weekly update from Hong Kong.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan to discuss the latest from around the racing and bloodstock world. As his appeal to the IHRB concludes, beleaguered trainer Shark Hanlon outlines the details of his hearing yesterday. Also on today's show, trainer Francis Graffard hails a "bigger, stronger" Calandagan ahead of his clash with Economics in Saturday's QIPCO British Champion Stakes. Plus, news from Australia, where plans to upgrade a series of races to the Pattern is causing controversy: we hear from rookie trainer Jack Pilkington on this just days after saddling a breakthrough winner at Rosehill. Also Down Under, rider Rachel King joins the show to discuss her Breeders' Cup/Melbourne Cup double header. Kieran Clark is in the Timeform hotseat this week, while Eliza catches up with Wharton Manor's Ed Player at the Tattersalls sales and buyer for South East Asia Eoin Sullivan is this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock guest.

Nick is joined by Mirror journalist David Yates to discuss the latest form around the racing world. This episode focusses largely on the fallout from Saturday's controversial Cesarewitch, whose ultimate result remains uncertain after the winning jockey's ride was referred to the Whip Review Committee for a probable Disqualification. Nick talks to HbF Chair Sean Trivass and professional punter and RTV betting analyst Dave Nevison. Also on today's show, Nick and Dave look back at the Group One action over the weekend, plus Dylan Cunha explains why he has supplemented Prague for the QE2 and Dubai Racing Club CEO Ali al Ali gives us details of the forthcoming season.

Nick is joined by Rishi Persad to discuss the latest from around the racing world. On the show today, bloodstock agent Alex Elliott - at the heart of the extraordinary spending spree from Amo Racing this week - tells Nick at some length and in some depth what was going on behind the scenes at Tattersalls. Nick also gets perspective from Karl Burke, one of the many trainers chosen to handle the precious goods from Book One. Also on today's show, Nick and Rishi preview the Dewhurst and all the action from the Rowley Mile this weekend with trainer Hugo Palmer and Sportinglife.com's Ben Linfoot. Charlotte reports on the sales' biggest pinhooking success with Kelsey Lupo, Mimi Wadham and Violet Hesketh.

In this week's Saturday Edition, Charlotte Greenway recaps on events from Tattersalls before looking ahead to this weekend's action for which we here from Karl Burke, Hugo Palmer and Ben Linfoot.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the issues of the day in horseracing. Today they examine the juxtaposition of the Levy Board's stark warnings for the sport's funding with the colossal sums of money being spent at Tattersalls over the past two days. Levy Board CEO Alan Delmonte joins the show, as do two of Book One's most successful vendors yesterday, Emma Banks and Guy O'Callaghan. Plus, Nicky Henderson outlines plans for Palladium, his own recent big-bucks acquisition, while Eliza catches up at Tattersalls with Fiona White, who scored a noteworthy pinhooking triumph.

Charlotte Greenway is in for Nick today and has the reaction from the opening day at Tattersalls Book 1 from yesterday’s big spender Kia Joorabchian of Amo Racing, who bought the top two lots and he explains his change in strategy to buying well-bred fillies. Newsells Park consigned the 4.4 million guineas filly sold to Amo Racing and their manager Julian Dollar gives his reaction as well as the man set to train the filly Ralph Beckett who also has news of his runners at Newmarket this weekend plus further reflection on Bluestocking’s Arc triumph. Jane Mangan is alongside Charlotte and reacts to all of this as well as previewing the Fillies Mile and the Dewhurst, this weekend’s two Group Ones and finally we get our weekly Hong Kong update from JA McGrath.

Nick and Charlotte collaborate on today's podcast, with analysis from Mirror journalist David Yates. Nick, monitoring the early action at Book One of the October Yearling Sale at Tattersalls, gets a snap reaction from one of the earliest buyers Conor Quirke, before - in conjunction with Weatherbys - an extended chat with Luca and Sara Cumani, whose Fittocks Stud is consigning some of the choice offerings this week. Meanwhile, Dave and Charlotte look ahead to the action at Newmarket this weekend, plus reflections on Arc in the company of Timeform's Dan Barber. Later in the show, Charlotte reports from the IFHA conference at Saint Cloud where she discusses integrity in racing with Chair Winfried Engelbrecht Bresges.