Show Notes
HOT on the heels of Harry Cobden being announced as J.P. McManus’ new retained rider for 2026/’27 and beyond, The Racing Edge team are back to discuss the massive jockey appointment for British and Irish racing.
What might the knock-on consequences be for Mark Walsh, Nico de Boinville, Willie Mullins’ riders and others? The Irish Field’s Mark Costello and Amy Lynam join Mark Boylan to weigh up the situation in the company of special guest, Irish on-course bookmaker and breeder Brian Keenan.
Do the panel fancy the chances of I’ll Sort That following up his Naas Grade 1 win at the Cheltenham Festival for Declan Queally? All the graded action from Ireland last weekend is assessed. Keenan also shares his experience from the betting rings over Christmas and reflects on how on-course trade has been faring.
There is extended insight into the ITM Irish Stallion Trail, which takes place later this week, Mark Costello details HRI’s push for extra prize money from the Department of Agriculture, and each of the panelists nominate a horse to follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Having been riding in Grade 1 company in New Jersey on Saturday night, jockey Danny Gilligan’s late flight home to partner Kings Hill, trained by his father Paul, in the JT McNamara Munster National proved extremely worthwhile on Sunday, when the talented grey ran out a decisive winner of the €100,000 Limerick feature.
In this week’s episode apprentice jockey Paddy McGettigan talks about his big race success on Alphonse Le Grande, Amy Lynam tells the stories behind the big money trades at Tattersalls, and Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff review the Dewhurst and look ahead to Champions Day at Ascot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A spectacular display of pure class from Daryz is the only place to begin with this week’s episode of The Racing Edge Podcast, which features an interview with the Aga Khan Studs’ Irish studs manager Pat Downes to reflect on the now two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner’s heroics.
Mark Costello, Anne Marie Duff and James Crispe dissect the action from the previous weekend at the Curragh and Newmarket before looking ahead to ParisLongchamp and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Racing Edge Podcast reviews the week in racing and looks forward to a busy few days in the calendar for both Britain and Ireland.