The City A.M. Punter Podcast

There is some excellent racing this Saturday with flat action up at Musselburgh, whilst Worldpool are offering their unique bets on Dubai World Cup night which takes place at Meydan racecourse, with no less than five Group 1 races to look forward to on a truly international racecard. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s international racing action, with Wally Pyra...

The traditional start of the British flat season sees the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster on Saturday where the 2022 winner Johan, with Silvestre De Sousa on board, returns to regain his title. Silvestre joins us in today’s episode.  Jump racing fans will head to Newbury where the Grade 2 Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle is the feature race. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend...

Following on from the festival it’s the traditional Midlands National at Uttoxeter on Saturday, plus they race at Kempton on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Saturday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

Gold Cup Day is for many fans the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival, with last year's champion hoping to retain his crown. Racing kicks off with the 4-year-olds in the Triumph Hurdle, plus the novices are in action in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Hurdle on the final day of this year’s festival. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Cheltenham Gold Cup Day’s action, with special guest Josep...

Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. 

Today we get to crown the champion stayer at the festival when the Grade 1 Stayers’ Hurdle takes place at 3.30. There’s also the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase to look forward to on Day 3 of this year’s festival. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of Thursday’s action at Cheltenham, with special guests Joseph O’Brien, Chris Giles & Fergal O’Brien discussing their chances of a festival winner....

Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. 

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the highlight of another four Grade 1 races at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the exhilarating Cross Country Chase and the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase also on the menu. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of the action from Day 2 at the Cheltenham Festival, with special guest Chris Giles, owner of Stay Away Fay. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Day 2 at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. 

The opening day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival kicks off with a fascinating renewal of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, plus we go in search of a new champion in the feature race, the Champion Hurdle, one of four Grade 1 races on Tuesday afternoon.  City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the long-awaited action from Day 1 at the Cheltenham Festival. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. 

The Imperial Cup is the feature race at Sandown on Saturday, whilst it’s the fast and furious all-weather Tapeta action in the Lincoln Trial at Wolverhampton on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, plus a final look at some Cheltenham Festival news, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnet...

We can look forward to a host of jumps racing on Saturday with no less than three meetings featuring on ITV, including Grade 2 action at Kelso, the Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury and the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

There’s some fantastic racing to look forward to at Kempton on Saturday with three Grade 2 contests and a Premier Handicap on the menu, supported by the marathon 4-mile plus Eider Chase at Newcastle on the same afternoon. Southwell is the venue for the Winter Derby this year, plus they also host a 5 furlong listed sprint earlier in the afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the bes...

Ascot hosts the Grade One Ascot Chase alongside the 3 mile Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase on Saturday afternoon with the Grade Two Rendlesham Hurdle the feature race at Haydock and the Kingwell Hurdle highlighting the Wincanton card. Champion trainer Paul Nicholls tells us about his chances of grabbing a winner or two this weekend. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’...

Two Grade 2 races, the Denman Chase and the Game Spirit Chase alongside the competitive Betfair Hurdle feature on Saturday’s racecard at Newbury. In this episode, we hear from trainer Nicky Henderson in his recent media day press meeting regarding some of his leading Newbury runners. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing M...

The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase is the feature race at Sandown on Saturday afternoon with the marathon Edinburgh National highlighting the card at Musselburgh. We also look at some of this weekend’s main races at Leopardstown’s Dublin Racing Festival. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s meeting in Hong K...

The transferred Grade One Clarence House Chase joins a quartet of Grade 2 races on a brilliant day’s racing at Cheltenham on Saturday, accompanied by more graded jumps racing at Doncaster on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

Both Ascot and Haydock cards were lost to the current freeze this weekend, so we feature Saturday’s all-weather card at Lingfield in today’s episode.  Weather permitting, Lingfield will also race on Sunday where their jumps meeting highlight is the Fleur De Lys Chase at 3 o’clock. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sund...

The Grade 2 Silviniaco Conti Chase and the Lanzarote Hurdle are the racing highlights at Kempton on Saturday, plus we can look forward to Rare Edition running in the final race of the day, whilst Warwick is the venue for a Grade 2 novice event as well as the rescheduled Veterans' Chase. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday afternoon’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah dis...

With large amounts of rain expected, we are hoping that racing can take place at Wincanton on Saturday where we take a look at the best of the action. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Saturday’s UK racing highlights, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s card in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

The Grade One Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury is the feature race in the UK on Saturday afternoon with a really good field lining up, plus there’s jumps racing action taking place further north at Haydock Park. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Saturday’s UK racing highlights. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

The Long Walk Hurdle is the feature race at Ascot on Saturday, with Haydock also staging an afternoon meeting just before this year’s Christmas celebrations get underway. We also preview both the King George on Boxing Day at Kempton and the Welsh National the following day at Chepstow. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews this year’s Christmas jumps racing highlights, with Wally Pyrah discu...

The two-day Cheltenham ‘Christmas Meeting’ culminates on Saturday with a host of competitive races, the highlight being the December Gold Cup Handicap Chase, run over an extended two and a half miles. Doncaster also stages jumps racing in front of the TV cameras on Saturday afternoon where Rare Edition is due to line up for his much anticipated seasonal reappearance. City AM Racing editor Bill Esd...

The Tingle Creek Chase and re-arranged Fighting Fifth Hurdle are the highlights of Sandown’s Saturday meeting, whilst they race over the Grand National fences at Aintree in the Becher Chase on the same afternoon. On Sunday, the international meeting is the biggest and most exciting raceday at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin racecourse, where the world’s greatest horses meet. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile...