The Final Furlong Podcast

It’s Novice Hurdlers Week on The Final Furlong Podcast as Emmet Kennedy, Adam Mills, and Jamie Wrenn take a forensic look at the horses lining up for the three other major Cheltenham Festival novice hurdles: • Turners Novices’ Hurdle• Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle• Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle And we start with the big question… is No Drama This End the right favourite at 7/2, or is the Paul Nicholls...

A seismic move shakes up National Hunt racing - and we’re here to unpack every angle. On this week’s Final Furlong Podcast, Emmet Kennedy, Adam Mills, and Jamie Wrenn react to the news that Harry Cobden will become JP McManus’ retained rider in the UK and Ireland from May. This is a power shift with huge implications - and the shockwaves stretch from Champion Hurdle favourites to handicap plotters...

It’s the first Final Furlong Podcast weekend preview of 2026, and Emmet Kennedy is joined by Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael to take apart the feature races at Kempton, Warwick, and Fairyhouse on ITV Racing. There’s only one problem:Will the weather let racing happen at all? Ice, frost, inspections and uncertainty hover over the cards… But if we go ahead — we’ve got some serious valu...

Novice chasers stole the show over Christmas - and now we need to separate hype from hard truth. On this week’s Final Furlong Podcast, Emmet Kennedy, Adam Mills, and Jamie Wrenn break down the headline performances from Kempton, Leopardstown, Punchestown, and Limerick — and what they could mean for Cheltenham Festival 2026. Data-led, opinionated, and packed with value angles, this is the ultimate...

The Christmas racing is done. Now it’s time to work out what actually matters. On this week’s Final Furlong Podcast, Emmet Kennedy, Adam Mills, George Gorman, and Jamie Wrenn review the key races, performances, and Cheltenham implications from a fascinating festive period packed with Grade 1s, shocks, and strong opinions. 🟥 KING GEORGE VI CHASE (GRADE 1) — A NEW FORCE? The Jukebox Man struck the...

It’s one of the biggest days of the National Hunt calendar - Boxing Day / St Stephen’s Day — and The Final Furlong Podcast is your complete betting guide to Kempton, Leopardstown and Limerick. Emmet Kennedy is joined by Andy Newton, Jamie Wrenn and Peter Michael for a fast-paced, opinion-packed preview featuring strong fancies, big prices, lively debate and the usual Christmas craic. 🟥 2:30 Kempt...

Welcome to the first of our Christmas Betting Guide Specials on The Final Furlong Podcast. Emmet Kennedy is joined by former Grade 1-winning jockeys Lizzie Kelly and Daryl Jacob, alongside racing analyst Jamie Wrenn, for a deep, opinionated, price-led preview of the biggest races of the festive period. Grade 1 clashes, major handicaps, bold views, and four Christmas NAPs — this is essential listen...

It’s a Final Furlong Saturday Betting Special as Emmet Kennedy, Andy Newton, George Gorman and Peter Michael return with your complete Ascot & Haydock Racing Guide. Big handicaps, a Grade 1 centrepiece, strong opinions, and NAPs at proper prices — this is essential listening if you’re betting this weekend. 🟩 THE HEADLINE SELECTIONS George Gorman: 15/2 NAP • 4/1 Next Best Andy Newton: 5/1 NAP • 3/...

In a Final Furlong Podcast Special, Emmet Kennedy is joined by multiple Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer Barry Connell for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation — presented without commercial interruption by 1xBet Ireland. This is a rare, candid insight into Cheltenham planning, elite horses, and the realities of modern jump racing. 🟥 WILLIAM MUNNY: CHAMPION HURDLE COMEBACK PLAN Barry o...

This week on The Final Furlong Podcast, Emmet Kennedy and Lizzie Kelly are joined by one of the defining figures of modern jump racing. A four-time Champion Jockey, Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, the second most successful rider in National Hunt history, and now a successful syndicate owner - Richard Johnson. 🟥 CHELTENHAM, KIKIJO & THE EMOTIONAL SHIFT Richard explains why watching Kikijo win at Chel...

It’s a Final Furlong Betting Special with Emmet Kennedy, Andy Newton, George Gorman & Jamie Wrenn — your full Saturday Racing Guide across Cheltenham and Doncaster, featuring big-price NAPs, bold opinions, and Emmet’s ambitious Lucky 63. If you’re betting this weekend, this is essential listening. 🟩 THE HEADLINE PRICES George Gorman: 5/1 NAP • 10/1 Next Best Andy Newton: 7/1 NAP • 14/1 NB Jamie W...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by Lizzie Kelly and Jamie Wrenn for one of the most forensic, data-rich, insight-heavy National Hunt deep dives we’ve ever done. If you follow the Champion Chase, Arkle, Ryanair, Baring Bingham, or Brown Advisory markets — this episode is essential listening. 🟥 TINGLE CREEK CHASE — Il Etait Temps Takes Over? Jamie breaks down the times, sectionals, stride patterns and fini...

It’s one of the biggest Saturdays of the early jumps season and The Final Furlong team - Emmet Kennedy, Andy Newton, George Gorman and Peter Michael - deliver a fast-paced, opinion-packed betting preview for Sandown, Aintree, Huntingdon, and Cork. We start with the Tingle Creek Chase (3:00 Sandown) where Il Etait Temps is the odds-on favourite with 1xBet to give Willie Mullins another Grade 1 in a...

A Final Furlong Podcast Special with 1xBet Ireland, recorded live at the Curragh Racecourse: One of racing’s sharpest analysts, Gavin Lynch, returns to join Emmet Kennedy for a full deep-dive into everything we’ve learned so far from the new National Hunt season. 🟩 TWO-MILE HURDLERS: State of the Division We open with the two-mile scene after another dramatic weekend: • Constitution Hill falls fo...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by Adam Mills and Jamie Wrenn to review a fascinating weekends racing, beginning with déjà vu in the Fighting Fifth: for the third time in four starts, Constitution Hill fell again — and so did his major rival The New Lion. At 22/1, Golden Ace picked up her second Grade 1 in eight months. So the big question is this: is Constitution Hill finished… or is there a way back for...

It’s one of the most anticipated weekends of the jumps season with Constitution Hill, Golden Ace, The New Lion, Anzadam, and a stacked supporting cast across Newcastle, Newbury and Fairyhouse - and Emmet Kennedy is joined by Andy Newton, George Gorman and Peter Michael to break down a sensational Saturday of racing. We start with the Fighting Fifth Hurdle (2:00 Newcastle) — a race that looks like...

The Tattersalls December Sales shape the global Thoroughbred market - and this year’s renewal is one of the most important in recent memory. In this Final Furlong Tattersalls Special, Emmet Kennedy is joined by Tattersalls Associate Director of Marketing, Jason Singh, for a deep, honest, data-driven look at the market: the polarisation, the firepower, the hidden gems and the broodmares who change...

It was a weekend packed with blockbuster jumps racing action at Punchestown, Ascot and Haydock, and Emmet Kennedy is joined by Grade 1–winning jockeys Lizzie Kelly and Daryl Jacob to break down every major talking point — the spectacular, the eyebrow-raising, and the genuinely confusing. We begin at Punchestown with the epic duel between Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File in the John Durkan Memorial...

It’s a blockbuster weekend of jumps racing across Ascot, Haydock, and Punchestown, and Emmet Kennedy is joined by Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Jamie Wrenn for a fast-paced, opinion-packed preview loaded with value bets, data-backed angles, and plenty of laughs. We kick off at Ascot with the 1965 Chase, where Il Est Français makes his British debut for Tom George. Can Pic D'Orhy land this race f...

The Final Furlong Podcast breaks down a blockbuster weekend across Cheltenham, Navan and Exeter with Emmet Kennedy, French racing analyst Adam Mills and Be Lucky Podcast host Daryl Carter. This episode is packed with Festival clues, powerful takes and serious betting insights. Presented by 1xBet.ie – more than 7000 events per day, fast withdrawals, and new customer specials. The link to 1xBet.ie i...

The Final Furlong Podcast team are back for a massive weekend of National Hunt action, with Cheltenham’s November Open Meeting taking centre stage and Grade 2 from Navan adding intrigue. Emmet Kennedy is joined by Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael to preview the best bets, bold opinions, and big-value plays for the weekend’s top races. Expect strong views, data-backed arguments, and pl...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by French racing expert Adam Mills to reveal the most exciting group of National Hunt imports we have seen in years. These are the horses coming directly from Auteuil, Compiegne and Pau into the top yards in Ireland and the UK, and they could shape the Triumph Hurdle, the Ballymore, the Albert Bartlett and the key novice chase divisions for seasons to come. Adam has identif...

Grade 1 winning jockeys Lizzie Kelly and Daryl Jacob join Emmet Kennedy for a deep dive into the latest National Hunt storylines, form shifts, and early season championship clues. Il Etait Temps kicked off his season with another dominant performance in the Clonmel Oil Chase. He now heads for the Tingle Creek and a rematch with Jonbon. The team break down tactics, and who they think will come out...

The Final Furlong team return with a full betting preview of Aintree, Wincanton and Doncaster, with key angles, value selections and expert race breakdowns for a stacked Saturday of action. Emmet Kennedy is joined by Andy Newton, George Gorman and Peter Michael, each bringing NAPs, Next Bests and big prices. This Week’s Betting Headlines• Andy Newton looks to follow last week’s 11/4 NAP with a 5/1...

The Breeders’ Cup 2025 delivered everything: drama, history, and data-defying performances. Emmet Kennedy is joined by Total Performance Data’s Adam Mills and former jockey and Breeders’ Cup work rider Georgia Cox to unpack a breathtaking two days at Del Mar. This Final Furlong Podcast review blends elite analysis with data, insight, and storytelling from racing’s global stage. • Ethical Diamond’s...