The City A.M. Punter Podcast

A terrific weekend of racing awaits, starting with the Grade 1 Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday where the current top rated chasers in the UK & Ireland take on last year’s winner First Flow over 2 miles and a furlong Kim Bailey, First Flow’s trainer joins us as our special guest today Haydock also host an excellent card on the same day and Lingfield complete their ‘Winter Million’ weekend...

The Silviniaco Conti Chase and the Lanzarote Hurdle are two of the highlights on Saturday’s Kempton card, with Warwick staging a trio of graded races on the same day. Trainer Neil Mulholland who has already had close to a half century of British jumps winners this season is our special guest today, discussing his three runners at Warwick. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of S...

Sandown features the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle plus a popular Veterans’ Chase as part of their 7-race card on Saturday, whilst Wincanton also race over the sticks Trainer Kayley Woollacott runs her 11 year-old gelding, The Kings Writ, over 3 miles at Sandown and she tells us all about his chances of success. Chester Williams also joins us to discuss his family’s three weekend runners at the Esher tr...

The new year starts with a competitive line-up at Cheltenham on Saturday as trainers continue to prepare their stars for the festival in March Olly Murphy has a quartet of runners at jumps HQ and he joins us today to discuss their chances City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the first day of action in 2022 and Wally Pyrah discusses Saturday’s Hong Kong racecard. Hosted by Chris Barnett

The King George has produced many special winners over the years and this Christmas should be another enthralling renewal of the great race during the two-day Winter Racing Festival. Owner Chris Giles joins us to discuss his trio of weekend runners at Kempton and Lucinda Russell tells us all about Ahoy Seńor who runs on Boxing Day. Chepstow is the venue for the Welsh National on Monday, plus we pr...

Ascot hosts the annual Long Walk Hurdle on Saturday with plenty of household names returning to the track, whilst Haydock features the very competitive Tommy Whittle Chase Philip Hobbs trains the ultra-consistent Thyme Hill who runs in the Grade 1 contest at Ascot and the Somerset based trainer joins us on today’s podcast City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturdays jumps ac...

Cheltenham race on Saturday with a trio of graded races featuring on their 7-race card. We can also look forward to two Grade 2 races over the jumps at Doncaster on the same day David Pipe has runners at both tracks on Saturday and he joins us as our special guest City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturdays jumps races in the UK. Hosted by Chris Barnett

Hong Kong host their highlight of the season on Sunday when horses from all over the world take each other on in the prestigious Hong Kong International Race Day English trainer William Muir has sent his 4-year old Group 1 winner Pyledriver over to contest the Hong Kong Vase and he joins us from the track to discuss his chances City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile joins Wally Pyrah to preview the...

The Grade 1 Tingle Creek is the standout race of the weekend at Sandown, whilst Aintree features the Becher Chase, run over the Grand National fences to enhance what promises to be a fantastic day for all jump racing fans. Lucinda Russell runs Mighty Thunder over the National fences for the first time at Aintree and she joins us on today’s podcast. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the...

The Ladbrokes Trophy, previously known as “The Hennessey Gold Cup” is the feature chase at Newbury on Saturday, whilst Newcastle run the 52nd renewal of the “Fighting Fifth” hurdle on the same day. Kerry Lee runs Demachine in Newbury’s feature and she joins us on today’s podcast. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s action and Wally Pyrah discusses Sunday’s 10-race...

The Betfair Chase at Haydock is the feature race of the weekend, having provided some high-class winners over the past few years. Christian Williams runs former Grade 1 winner Waiting Patiently in this year’s renewal and joins us as our guest today. We also hear from James Richardson from ThoroughBid ahead of their special online sale on November 23rd. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews...

Cheltenham stages their three-day November meeting starting on Friday with a host of high class racing to look forward to Trainer Tom Lacey runs a couple of his horses at the magnificent Cotswolds track this weekend and he joins us as our special guest City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the jumps action, and Wally Pyrah discusses Saturday’s 10-race card in Hong Kong. Hosted...

The Breeders’ Cup heads to Del Mar racetrack in San Diego this weekend for a festival of Grade 1 flat racing. Both Ado McGuinness, who runs A Case For You and Paddy Twomey with his reliable filly Pearls Galore go in search of transatlantic success on Saturday and they join us from California on today’s podcast City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile is on hand to preview the best of the European chal...

There’s racing over the sticks at both Aintree and Wincanton on Saturday. Trainer Michael Scudamore runs Some Chaos in the Listed Badger Beer Handicap Chase at Wincanton and he joins us on today’s podcast. Doncaster hosts a flat racing card on the same day The Breeders’ Cup heads to Del Mar racetrack in San Diego this weekend for a festival of Grade 1 flat racing. Both Ado McGuinness and Paddy Two...

Wetherby hosts the annual ‘Charlie Hall Chase’ on Saturday, alongside further Grade 2 action with the ‘West Yorkshire Hurdle’ featuring a host of top performers such as Paisley Park and Thomas Darby Ascot also race over the jumps this weekend with both Grade 3 and Listed action for us to look forward to City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s racing, plus Wally Pyrah d...

American owner George Strawbridge joins us from the USA to discuss his exciting fillies, Free Wind and Suesa, his love for breeding horses and the thrill of owning a British classic winner Saturday sees racing at both Doncaster & Newbury on the flat, whilst it’s Day 2 of the new jumps season at Cheltenham Trainer Ralph Beckett will be looking to add to his 72 season winners with a couple of runner...

One of the highlights of the British flat season is Champions Day at Ascot with four Group 1’s, a Group 2 and a handicap to look forward to on Saturday Jockey Rossa Ryan is back onboard Albaflora who runs in the Group 1 ‘Fillies & Mares Stakes’ over a mile and a half and he joins us as our guest today City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile is joined by Jamie Hart from the Tote to preview the best of...

There’s more Group 1 action this weekend as Newmarket stages both the Fillies Mile & Dewhurst Stakes for 2-year olds, plus the prestigious Cesarewitch Handicap, run since 1839, over the distance of 2 and ¼ miles. Trainer Tom Ward runs Capote’s Dream in the 6-furlong sprint at York on Saturday and joins us on today’s podcast. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Friday’s & Satu...

With no less than six Group 1 races to look forward to on Sunday, the Longchamp course stages one of the best days in world racing. German trainer Marcel Weiss runs Torquator Tasso in the feature race and we speak to the yard about their Arc De Triomphe hopes, plus we hear from French trainer Francois Rohaut about his sprinter Suesa who runs in the Prix De l’Abbaye. Irish trainer Paddy Twomey also...

Newmarket hosts the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes for fillies on Saturday, whilst Ascot is the venue for a couple of Group 3 contests. German trainer Marcel Weiss runs Torquator Tasso in the Arc and we chat to the Mulheim based team. We also catch up with French trainer Francois Rohaut about his star sprinter Suesa as well as Paddy Twomey who runs Pearls Galore in the Prix de la Foret on the same car...

Newmarket, the home of flat racing, stages some first-class Group 1 action for the 2-year olds on Saturday with the Middle Park & Cheveley Park Stakes featuring alongside the traditional mile & a furlong Cambridgeshire Heritage Handicap for older horses Ger Lyons sends over both Sacred Bridge & Dr. Zempf from his Irish base for the two Group 1 contests, whilst Newmarket local George Margarson runs...

It's all about the sprinters on Saturday with the Ayr Gold Cup and Silver Cup the tough puzzles to solve. We also preview the supporting races on the card together with the big races from Newbury including the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s UK action and is joined by Wally Pyrah to preview the weekend racing in Hong Kong. Hosted by Da...

It’s the final classic of the season at Doncaster on Saturday when they run the Group 1 St. Leger Stakes. The Portland Handicap is also run at Doncaster this weekend and trainer Mick Appleby joins us to talk about his two runners in the 5½ furlong sprint In Ireland, Leopardstown feature two Group 1 races on Saturday – the Champion and Matron Stakes where the World Pool markets will be operating Ci...

Haydock, Ascot & Kempton all race on a busy Saturday and the Betfair Sprint at Haydock is the Group 1 feature of the day when the top sprinters battle over 6 furlongs. Ed Walker has high hopes for Starman in the Group 1 sprint on ground he should love and he joins us today as our special guest. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s action around the UK and Wally Pyra...

Goodwood stages a stellar day’s racing on Saturday with the Group 2 Celebration Mile, plus two exciting Group 3 contests to look forward to Trainer Dave Loughnane saddles Hello You in the Prestige Stakes there, and he joins us to discuss her chances of victory at the beautiful West Sussex track City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s action around the UK. Hosted by Chr...