The Big Five

WE ARE BACK! And for the first time welcoming everyone on Youtube to the Big Five National Hunt Racing podcast. Accompanied by Professional tipster Harry Cotterill and Grade one festival leading groom Matty Blackmore, join myself boxing & US Sports broadcaster Harrison Ferris for our THIRD season of jumps racing, sharp tips and terrible jokes. This season, all eyes are looming towards the spri...

WE ARE BACK! And for the first time welcoming everyone on Youtube to the Big Five National Hunt Racing podcast. Accompanied by Professional tipster Harry Cotterill and Grade one festival leading groom Matty Blackmore, join myself boxing & US Sports broadcaster Harrison Ferris for our THIRD season of jumps racing, sharp tips and terrible jokes. This season, all eyes are looming towards the spri...

ITS DERBY WEEKEND ON THE BIG FIVE! Join Cotty and Harrison as they take you through the most famous race in the world, including a HUGE priced outsider with every reason to win the race + the Oaks takes place on the Friday from Epsom!

OUR ANNUAL JUMPS SEASON REVIEW IS HERE! Once again what a season. 4 new champions at the Cheltenham Festival, Willie Mullins once again is champion of British racing, and Sean Bowen delights with 180 winners en route to his first champion jockey title. We take you through the best of the action, including a look back (and forward) at the big guns such as Galopin Des Champs, Jonbon and of course a...

GUINEAS WEEKEND, CONSTITUTION HILL AND STATE MAN MEET AGAIN AND CHELTENHAM IS ON! A STACKED weekend of racing to take you through from Punchestown, Cheltenham and Newmarket, with the former hosting a blockbuster heads up battle between two old rivals who look set to renew ways after one of the most dramatic champion hurdles we have seen in a long time. Golden Ace also opposes. Cheltenham wrap up t...

MULLINS V SKELTON IS GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE! It’s the final weekend of jumps action from Sandown Park as their celebration day will crown the seasons various champions, including the trainers title which sees Dan Skelton defend Willie Mullins as best he can in an epic finale. We take you through the best of the action including Jonbon who looks for back to back celebration chases, A stacked lineup...

Willie v Dan, Cheltenham v Newmarket & Why Ffos Las is the real meeting this week! Racing this week comes from Newmarket as the Craven meeting gets underway on the Rowley Mile, with Opera Ballo getting out seal of approval for the Godolphin team who are fighting the ground. We also have the April meeting coming up from Cheltenham, with just a few grand splitting Dan Skelton from Willie Mullins...

GRAND NATIONAL WEEKEND IS HERE!!! 34 of the best horses in the country go to post at 4:00pm on Saturday from Aintree racecourse, as we crown a new champion in the Randox Health Grand National. I Am Maximus is the defending champion, and looks a strong chance in the market. The Irish dominate the rest of the top runners excluding Iroko who looks an interesting candidate for the Greenhall & Guer...

AINTREE IS HERE AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST! Welcome along everyone to the 2025 Randox Grand National festival preview and what a week this is set to be. Rematches galore, stories of comebacks from Cheltenham and much more. We have all 11 grade ones covered for you as well as the big races over the national fences, the Foxhunters, the Topham, and the national itself to come. Joined this week by a...

DUBAI WORLD CUP NIGHT IS HERE! A star studded lineup take to the middle east as Meydan plays host to it’s annual carnival closer, headlined by the Dubai world cup which sees the return of Saudi Cup winner Forever Young. He is just one pf several world class names on the card which sees the likes of Calandagan, Rebel’s Romance, Romantic Warrior and plenty others look for their share in over $25 mil...

CHELTENHAM 2025 WHAT A WEEK! As the curtains come down on yet another amazing festival from the heart of Gloucestershire, the boys break down the big moments, the calamity betting heat and the heartfelt stories, none less so than Michael O’Sullivan being remembered in the most amazing fashion. From Constituion Hills falls in the champion hurdle, to a brand new star in the same old silks snatching...

CHELTENHAM 2025 WHAT A WEEK! As the curtains come down on yet another amazing festival from the heart of Gloucestershire, the boys break down the big moments, the calamity betting heat and the heartfelt stories, none less so than Michael O’Sullivan being remembered in the most amazing fashion. From Constitution Hills falls in the champion hurdle, to a brand new star in the same old silks snatching...

IT’S FINALLY HERE! Welcome along everyone to the Big Five’s Cheltenham Festival Preview Podcast. Join Harrison, Matty & Cotty as they take you through all 28 races of this years festival, including the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle & Gold Cup, headlined by Galopin Des Champs who looks to win his 3rd straight gold cup and to emulate Best Mate & Arkle. Last year, all th...

IT’S FINALLY HERE! Welcome along everyone to the Big Five’s Cheltenham Festival Preview Podcast. Join Harrison, Matty & Cotty as they take you through all 28 races of this years festival, including the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle & Gold Cup, headlined by Galopin Des Champs who looks to win his 3rd straight gold cup and to emulate Best Mate & Arkle. Last year, all th...

IT’S FINALLY HERE! Welcome along everyone to the Big Five’s Cheltenham Festival Preview Podcast. Join Harrison, Matty & Cotty as they take you through all 28 races of this years festival, including the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle & Gold Cup, headlined by Galopin Des Champs who looks to win his 3rd straight gold cup and to emulate Best Mate & Arkle. Alongside tips fr...

Grey Dawning leads the charge across the Scottish borders and where one earth is this mare going! Another full book from the big five this weekend, and following yet another profitable weekend the boys have some solid tips as we begin to wind down the saturday action, and build up to the cheltenham festival. We also take a look towards the mares hurdle, and asses where Brighterdaysahead will go an...

Racing mourns the loss of Michael O’Sullivan as racing resumes in England this weekend. We start this week on the sombre passing of one of the bright young stars un national hunt racing. This week, racing mourned the loss of Cork born jockey Micheal O’Sullivan, who following a fall at Thurles two weeks ago, very tragically lost his battle against life on Sunday 16th February. Michael was associate...

Grand National trials, Grade 1s and the 4 week countdown to Cheltenham is on! A warm welcome back to the big five everyone following a week off, the boys are back and raring to extend what has been a fantastic start to the tipping calendar for 2025. 3 weeks, over 25 points profit and plenty more to come. This weeks action takes us to Wincanton for Kingwell hurdle day, the Ascot grade one chase tak...

Galopin Des Champ looks for an epic 3rd Irish Gold Cup, Paul Townend has a big choice & Gaelic Warrior “desperately” hates this place! Welcome along to our 2025 Dublin Racing Festival preview. A weekend which sees 8 grade ones, several bumpers & some nice handicaps to figure out as part of a mammoth weekend of racing. We take in the best of the action from Dublin, alongside the Scilly Isle...

Potters charm blows up, Conny Hill sends the hearts pounding & we have a triumph clash for the ages building! Welcome along to the first of our two podcasts this week, starting off with our review of the Cheltenham Festival trials which took place over the weekend. In this special we will breakdown the key races, incoming our Evs & 5/1 winners as well as a lively debate over the Trainers i...

Constitution Hill is back at Cheltenham and it’s trials weekend for the festival! A massive card coming up on Saturday from jumps racing headquarters as Con Hill headlines a big card as we close in on the festival, with domestic hopefuls look to stake their claims and land some big prizes as part of a big premier raceday. We have trials for the staying hurdlers, gold cup candidates, and some middl...

Jonbon meets Energumene in a Clarence house classic and it’s the Winter Millions weekend from Windsor! A delight to be back as a trio this weekend as jumps racing resumes in the UK with some important cards and clues as we rear towards the 2025 Cheltenham Festival which is now less than 8 weeks away. A great opportunity to get geared up with our best tips ahead of a busy period, including some big...

A warm welcome to 2025! Thank you for joining us for the first of many national hunt & flat podcasts from the Big Five for the year. With racing a little quieter over the next week or so, Cotty joins Harrison to take an early assessment of the major races for the 2025 Cheltenham festival which is just 9 weeks away! This comes after we recap the crucial christmas period, which seen the returns...

Jonbon and Energumene light up the champion chase division and it’s Cheltmas!! Two superb runs to look back on from the weekend as the veteran Energumene matched the successes of Jonbon who landed his second tingle creek in as many years for Seven Barrows. We also hace racing once again from Cheltenham this weekend, with their annual Christmas bonanza, including a good renewal of the December gold...

Lossiemouth you beauty! A sensational run from the Willie Mullins Mare who took down Teahupoo in the Hatton’s Grace on Sunday to throw her hat into the champion hurdle ring in emphatic style. She headlined a big weekend of racing which seen the likes of Sir Gino, Croke Park and Anzadam land big pots both sides of the Irish sea. It’s back to the best of Britain this week, as we take you through the...