Sporting Life Horse Racing

David Ord is joined by Cornelius Lysaght, Ed Chamberlin and Simon Holt for our latest weekly racing podcast.

Topics discussed this week include the potential resumption of action on Monday, changes to the Royal Ascot schedule, the latest situation around the ITV contract plus favourite Guineas winners and commentaries.

David Ord and Ben Linfoot are joined by Ed Chamberlin and Cornelius Lysaght as the countdown to a potential racing resumption on June 1st continues. How likely is it we’ll be racing then? What are the obstacles that remain? Should Royal Ascot have been moved back as part of the initial fixture list?

All of that and more are discussed while there are horses to follow for the summer ahead and more new words and phrases that have come to the forefront during Lockdown.

David Ord and Ben Linfoot are joined by Ed Chamberlin and Cornelius Lysaght to talk about the new date for the possible resumption of racing. Could and should the authorities have done more to try and start earlier? What now for the likes of the Derby and Royal Ascot? There are horses to follow too including an unraced son of Kingman who is starting to excite some in the Sir Michael Stoute team.

Brough Scott speaks to Ed Chamberlin as the duo sit down to discuss all things racing.

The focus has been on Ireland this week and Fran Berry joins the team to discuss all things lockdown including the big question of when will racing return?
The team nominate the Irish horses their most looking forward to seeing back in action in 2020, while they also try and pin down Aidan O’Brien’s five greatest horses – which is hardly than it first seems!

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and George Pitts are back to debate who will be the next Newcastle manager if their proposed take over goes through. Will Steve Bruce remain or will Rafa Benitez, Mauricio Pochettino or another big name come into St James' Park - we look at the latest odds and who would best fit the Magpies.
We recommend the best football documentaries for you to watch in lockdown, with a few non football ones thrown in for good measure. And we select our Premier League best back four of the season so far, with Liverpool and Leicester players starting. Plus a look ahead to the transfer window and the Championship players that could move to the top-flight soon.

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and George Pitts return to discuss the latest new in the world of football lockdown, firstly debating if and how the season should be restarted with a lot of different options proposed. We get our teeth into the thorny argument of players taking a wage cut as we speak with Sports Lawyer Richard Crammer. Then we get back into matters on the pitch analysing and predicting which three sides will eventually be relegated and plough the stats to discover who the best Premier League keeper really is - you might be surprised!

Simon Holt joins David Ord and Matt Brocklebank to reflect on their favourite Grand National memories, horses and bets.

Simon recalls dramatic days he enjoyed, if that’s the word, in the commentary box and they all provide a selection they would have backed in this year’s race – and therefore their tip for Saturday’s virtual version.

Relive the fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival 2020 with our quick fire podcast.

We hear from Paul Townend and Willie Mullins after another dramatic day of racing and spectacular wins as racing editor David Ord rounds up the key action and results from Friday.

Relive day three of the Cheltenham Festival with our quick fire podcast.

We hear from Gordon Elliott, Willie Mullins and Rebecca Curtis and enjoy Lisnagar Oscar's shock win as racing editor David Ord rounds up the key action and results from Thursday.