Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Tom in for Nick and joined by broadcaster Jane Mangan. Jane initially reflects on day 1 of the Galway Festival before looking ahead to the rest of the week, in particular the Galway Plate. The team then turn their attention to day 1 of the Qatar Goodwood Festival and ask if anything can beat star stayer Kyprios in his bid for yet another Group 1. We hear from James Doyle who has a superb book of rides on the opening day including Gregory in the feature. We check in with James Savage, assistant trainer to Passenger who suffered an injury in the Sky Best York Stakes at the weekend. Plus it’s Tuesday so we go around the bloodstock world with our fiends at Weatherbys and to Rodney Schick of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing.

Today, Charlotte Greenway is in for Nick and joined by David Yates. First up Francis Graffard reflects on a fabulous with with Goliath in the King George at Ascot on Saturday and pin points his likeliest next targets. Following Aidan O'Brien's comments on the ground, Timeform's David Johnson explains what the data shows from the times on Saturday. Hugo Palmer looks ahead to Glorious Goodwood where he sends a nice team including a couple of potentially smart juveniles before Danny McMenamin discusses losing a race at Uttoxeter in the stewards room yesterday in marginal circumstances and Michelle Payne speak to. Nick about her retirement from the saddle and turning her full attention to training.

It's King George day at Ascot tomorrow and ahead of that, Charlotte Greenway recaps on the interviews from this week with connections of runners including William Buick (Rebels Romance), David Redvers (Middle Earth), David Menuisier (Sunway) & Francis Graffard (Goliath). Also on the car is the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes for 2 year old fillies and trainer of the favourite Simmering, Ollie Sangster, discusses her chance.

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop to canter through today's racing headlines with the best interviews and insight. Previewing the King George at Ascot on Saturday, they are joined by William Buick, who rides the globetrotting Rebels Romance. Buick also comments on the debut victory of the ultra impressive Ruling Court at Sandown on Thursday. Also in today's show, Charlie Swan remembers the brilliant Istabraq, who died yesterday aged 32, while agent Alex Elliott reflects on why the purchase at Tattersalls of Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me was the undoubted highlight of his career. David Ord is here with Something for the Weekend from Sportinglife.com, while Nick and Lydia get stuck into more speculation surrounding the role of BHA Chair and consider the consequences of the latest Gambling Commission Survey.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the latest developments in the Horseracing world. Today they begin by looking ahead to an evening of contrasts, with 1,000 Guineas favourite Bedtime Story appearing at Leopardstown coinciding with the start of the Racing League, one of whose Team Captains Kevin Blake joins the show. Also today, trainer Ollie Sangster anticipates big things from Simmering in Saturday's Princess Margaret, Ed Walker looks ahead to English Oak in next week's Lennox Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, ex-jockey George Chaloner tells us about his exciting new venture running Cliff Stud in Yorkshire, while BEBF Chair Simon Sweeting highlights the raft of upcoming high value maiden races. Nick and Lee also have a go at predicting the identity of the new BHA Chair

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster to discuss the latest from around the racing world. Like every equestrian discipline, racing will come under scrutiny following the video of Olympian Charlotte Dujardin that circulated yesterday evening, showing one of the world's most celebrated equestrians engaging in inappropriate conduct with a whip during a training session. Nick talks to Barry Johnson, Chair of the Independent Horse Welfare Board, to ITV presenter Alice Plunkett, with years of 360 experience in the equestrian world, and to BBC dressage commentator Bobby Hayler Wright.

Also on today's show, we look forward to Goodwood and Galway with James Crespi and Ed Arkell from the former and Galway's marketing supremo Sinead Cassidy. Harry Fry tells us about his raid on the Galway Plate with In Excelsis Dec, while Francis Graffard looks forward to Saturday's King George with Goliath.

Nick is joined by ITV broadcaster Matt Chapman to discuss the latest from around the racing world. On today's show, Qatar Racing supremo David Redvers talks the King George and whether Oisin Murphy had a choice between Middle Earth and Sunway, David Menuisier confirms James Doyle as the rider on the latter, while Richard Hannon gives the strongest suggestion yet that he will split his miling aces in upcoming Group Ones. Also on today's show, Billy Nash gives the Timeform perspective, Nick and Matt discuss Flutter CEO Ian Brown's latest salvo in the Racing Post, and Greg Bortz, widely credited with saving South African racing is our Weatherbys guest in a special extended interview.

Nick Luck and Neil Channing return for the popular political betting podcast, in which they run the rule over the US Election, the Tory leadership race and the Welsh Assembly. In this episode, they are joined by special guest Rt. Hon Sir Ben Wallace, former Secretary of State for Defence and Minister in 5 successive Tory administrations. In a frank interview, Wallace outlines how he would like to see the Conservative Party reshape itself, debunks myths about Tory Left and Right, talks about why he didn't run for leadership himself in previous contests, and gives a 9/1 selection for this year's race.

Nick is joined by David Yates, Newsboy from the Daily Mirror to discuss the latest from around the racing world. On today's show, jockey Hector Crouch shares his delight at a debut Classic success in the Irish Oaks, while Ralph Beckett, trainer of his mount You Got to Me, outlines his thinking ahead of Bluestocking's bid for King George glory. Also on the show, Ger Lyons reflects on his two impressive Juddmonte juveniles at the Curragh yesterday, while owner Steve Antram revels in Caburn giving him overdue success as an owner in the Super Sprint. Harry Cobden gives us his prognosis as to his return after yesterday's fall plus his starring role at Market Rasen Saturday and on ITV screens Friday evening. Michelle Yu rounds up an exciting weekend in the USA, encompassing Thorpedo Anna, Dornoch plus Bob Baffert's rapprochement with Churchill Downs.

In this week's Saturday Edition Charlotte Greenway looks ahead to the Juddmonte Irish Oaks and we hear from jockey Danny Tudhope on his mount Lava Stream whilst French base, Irish born trainer Gavin Hernon discusses his runner Dare To Dream. Finally, ahead of racing at Newbury tomorrow Hugo Palmer and William Haggas discuss their chances.