Running Loose with Francesca Cumani & Vanessa Ryle

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Running Loose with Francesca Cumani & Vanessa Ryle

Show Notes

It’s a brand new Running Loose episode, and someone's been on a DATE with a mystery man she met at the races! 👀

There's plenty of racing chat too as we look ahead to York's Ebor Festival, debate the Rossa Ryan suspension, discuss why the Melbourne Cup seems bigger than ever, and Francesca dishes all the racing terminology you'll need if you're heading Down Under.

Plus: Vanessa opens up about her exciting new role with Sky Sports Racing, working with dyslexia and we reveal our biggest horse racing icks that make us wanna vom.

Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and let us know in the comments - if horses could get icks from other horses, what would they be?!

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00:00 Intro 01:00 Welcome to Running Loose 03:15 Vanessa meets a mystery man at the races... 10:54 York Ebor is around the corner, what is the best day to go? 13:50 Rossa Ryan's ban, William Buick & the stewarding debate 17:05 Vanessa's new Sky Sports Racing studio role 20:55 Working with dyslexia 24:32 The Melbourne Cup & why Europe is taking it more seriously 28:58 Our biggest racing ICKS... 35:10 What would horses find "icky" about other horses? 😂

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