Running Loose with Francesca Cumani & Vanessa Ryle

This week on Running Loose, Vanessa Ryle and Francesca Cumani are back after a dramatic week to discuss Vanessa’s rather painful fall, before looking back on an unforgettable St Leger Festival as Saffie Osborne makes racing history. Plus, they debate whether racing is getting the recognition it deserves in the mainstream media and react to TripAdvisor’s decision around horse racing venues.. Vaness...

This week on Running Loose, Vanessa Ryle and Francesca Cumani are back in Donny ahead of the St Leger to ask whether one of the most unlikely contenders could be the dark horse… Plus, it's back to school vibes, they dive into a bizarre burglary unfolding outside Vanessa’s bedroom window, discuss Michael Owen’s new Prime Video series and his ambitions to take on racing’s biggest names. And Constitu...

This week on Running Loose, Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle dive headfirst into the high-stakes world of buying racehorses - from what to do with £100k to whether you could actually turn a profit at the sales... With the Doncaster St Leger just around the corner, the pair also look ahead to the four-day festival and discuss which is the best Donny day. Plus, Vanessa picks her dream Derby pedigre...

This week on Running Loose, Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle get into the costly business of split-second errors - and ask, are these jockey mistakes fair on the punters? They also debate team tactics, dissect York Ebor’s controversial opener and Vanessa reveals whether a very fancy second date has any chance of turning into a third… Plus, we look ahead to the 250th anniversary of the St Leger at...

York, the Ebor and the road to Melbourne! This week on Running Loose , we look back at York and the Ebor Festival, talk favourite racing memories and ask whether the Ebor really is one of the best stepping stones towards the Melbourne Cup . There’s a personal trip down memory lane with Purple Moon , the Cesca's remarkable horse who went from jumping to becoming a Melbourne Cup star, plus plenty of...

Vanessa Ryle and Francesca Cumani are back from Glorious Goodwood — and still recovering. The girls relive their week at Goodwood, from racing and late nights to dinner by the water, unexpected sleeping arrangements and a very enthusiastic dancefloor appearance from Francesca. They also get stuck into the racing, including Bow Echo’s brilliant Sussex Stakes victory, Joseph O’Brien’s phenomenal wee...

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...

The Running Loose Podcast is back... and it's Glorious (Goodwood)! After a short break, Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle return with a brand-new series! They chat camping, skinny dipping, all things Goodwood, Instagram "thirst traps" and the new gambling rules shaking up racing. Plus: how can one good horse completely transform a trainer's career? And should racing bring back old-fashioned match...

Welcome back to Running Loose with Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle! This week, Francesca and Vanessa look ahead to Newmarket's July Cup and dive into the split-second 40mph jockey decisions that can win – or lose – the biggest races. Plus: is track bias fact or fiction, and can racecourses really do anything about it? ALSO, we discuss the new Channel 4 documentary on the disappearance of Shergar...

Welcome back to Running Loose with Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle! Fresh from an unforgettable week at Royal Ascot, Francesca and Vanessa unpack everything that happened on and off the racecourse. After Christophe Soumillon's eight-day ban for team tactics, they ask: do racing rules punish the wrong person? Plus: Vanessa and Francesca’s favourite Ascot performances, Henry Cavill's viral moment,...

This week on Running Loose, hosts Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle dive into the strangest rules of Royal Ascot and the Haydock track disaster. Plus, Vanessa's *very short* list of must-haves for a boyfriend, what Vanessa and Francesca are wearing to this year's Ascot and is Clerk of the course the worst job in racing? Who are you tipping for Ascot success this year? Let us know in the comments a...

The big debate this week centres on TEAM TACTICS in horse racing. Should trainers with multiple runners be allowed to use team tactics to control a race? Or is horse racing an individual sport where every horse should be running solely on its own merits? With Aidan O'Brien's dominance of the biggest races once again under the spotlight, Vanessa and Francesca tackle one of the sport's most divisive...

This week on Running Loose, hosts Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle dive into the changing face of the Epsom Derby and its bold new party plans... Plus, is Michael Owen Cesca's new best friend?! The everyday sayings you didn't know came from horse racing AND what makes a great TV presenter. Tell us who think the best is? Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross? What's your favour...

Vanessa and Francesca are back with another chaotic episode of Running Loose! From car disasters and therapy revelations to Rivals, the horse with 3,000 owners, and why Aiden O’Brien keeps getting it so right. Apple Away is heading from Perth to Paris in the Auteuil Grade 1 French Champion Hurdle and the pair reflect on Peter Scudamore's reaction to riding her. The equestrian world on screen spark...

Welcome back to Running Loose! Fresh from another week in British racing, Vanessa unpacks the unique atmosphere that makes Chester one of the maddest weeks in the calendar and how Michael Owen has helped boost its popularity, while Francesca questions some of the stranger things people do before heading to the track. Plus: Your questions, would Vanessa rather have feet for hands or hands for feet?...

Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle preview the 1000 and 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, share the story of Vanessa's epic point-to-point win with Cap Du Mathan, and break down what top stallions (and not just the likes of Frankel and Night of Thunder) really earn at stud. ITV Racing presenter Francesca Cumani and Sky Sports host Vanessa Ryle are back with another episode of Running Loose —bringing you b...

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We're ending this series with a bang! Coming from Tattersalls in Newmarket once more, the world’s oldest bloodstock auctioneer, Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle record this episode inside the famous red room, which has hosted some well-to-do dinners over the years, featuring our very own Vanessa (and her intoxicated mother... Listen to find out more!) Vanessa gets stuck into some more funny stori...