The Final Furlong Podcast

Two legends of the weighing room join Emmet Kennedy for a blockbuster start to The Final Furlong’s National Hunt Review Series, powered by 1xBet Ireland. Grand National-winning jockey Daryl Jacob and Lizzie Kelly, the first woman to win a Grade 1 over fences, bring expert insight, humour, and inside-the-weighing-room honesty to the table. 🏇 Featured Races & Talking Points • Champion Chase (G1) –...

The countdown to the new National Hunt season continues - and this week, it’s all about the Novice Chasers. In this Final Furlong Podcast special, Emmet Kennedy is joined by Paul Ferguson, author of Jumpers To Follow 2025-26, to reveal his Top 10 Novice Chasers for the new jumps season. From unexposed dark horses to emerging Grade 1 contenders, Paul breaks down the prospects you need on your radar...

Jump racing is back - and The Final Furlong team go all in. Emmet Kennedy is joined by Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael for your complete betting preview of Ascot, Down Royal, and Wetherby, including the Charlie Hall Chase, Champion Chase, and the Sodexo Live! Gold Cup. This is your ultimate guide to the opening blockbuster weekend of the 2025–26 Jumps season, with:◆ Expert race previ...

The biggest day in global racing deserves the biggest preview. Emmet Kennedy is joined by Total Performance Data’s Adam Mills, former jockey & Breeders’ Cup workrider Georgia Cox, and At The Races’ American form expert Barry Faulkner for the Final Answers Saturday Special — your ultimate Breeders’ Cup betting guide from Del Mar 2025. Across nine Grade 1 races, the team tackle every favourite, reve...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by Total Performance Data’s Adam Mills, former jockey and Breeders’ Cup workrider Georgia Cox, and At The Races American form expert Barry Faulkner for the Final Answers Preview of Future Stars Friday at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup from Del Mar. This is your essential betting and racing guide to the opening day of the World Championships — five Grade 1s, elite juveniles, and hig...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by a powerhouse U.S. panel - Howard Kravetz (HHH Racing Podcast), Charlie Freeman, Ryan Anderson (America’s Best Racing), and trainer Tim Shaw — for the ultimate Breeders’ Cup 2025 Super Previewfrom Del Mar. Across three blockbuster segments, the team deliver sharp betting insights, bold calls, and expert predictions for every major race across Friday, Saturday, and the $7...

Aidan O’Brien joins Emmet Kennedy on The Final Furlong Podcast for an exclusive deep dive into his powerful team for the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar — where he bids to extend his record-breaking season of 23 Group 1 victories. The legendary trainer — already joint second-winningmost in Breeders’ Cup history — talks through his squad with trademark insight, from precocious two...

Doncaster, Newbury, Cheltenham — three courses, one mission: finding the weekend’s best bets. Emmet Kennedy, Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael return with the sharpest data-led analysis in racing. 🏆 Doncaster – Futurity Trophy Stakes (G1):Aidan O’Brien has won four of the last eight. He runs three this year — but which one strikes gold? Emmet and Peter make a serious case that Action ...

Calandagan crowned. Cicero’s Gift shocks the world. Powerful Glory lands a 200/1 bomb. Ascot’s Champions Day had everything: elite brilliance, total chaos, and the rise of new stars. In this Final Furlong special powered by 1xBet, Emmet Kennedy leads a high-energy review with Georgia Cox, Adam Mills, and jockey Charlie Bennett - breaking down every Group 1 with pace maps, sectionals, ratings, bett...

FINAL FURLONG PODCAST — Champions Day Special 🎤Hosted by Emmet Kennedy with Georgia Cox, Andy Newton, and Peter Michael As the curtain falls on the Flat season, The Final Furlong Podcast assembles a star-studded panel for British Champions Day 2025 at Ascot — and it’s pure fireworks from start to finish. 🔥 Headlines: Delacroix vs Ombudsman III: O’Brien and the Gosdens battle for bragging rights...

It’s Champions Day at Ascot — the £4 million finale to the Flat season featuring five Group 1s and the sport’s biggest names: Delacroix, Ombudsman, Calandagan, Rosallion, Field Of Gold, Trawlerman, and more. 🎙️ Emmet Kennedy is joined by Page Fuller — former jockey turned elite RaceiQ data analyst — for a deep diveinto the numbers, stride patterns, pace maps, and value bets that matter most. Toget...

He’s the bloodstock mastermind behind over 4,000 race winners - sourcing Cheltenham Gold Cup heroes, Grand National champions, and Grade 1 stars from Native River to Envoi Allen. But earlier this year, Tom Malone found himself in an unexpected spotlight when Paul Nicholls announced changes to his buying team. Tom reflects on that moment - the noise, the lessons, and how he chose quiet work over pu...

Big shocks at Newmarket, a record haul for Ballydoyle, and a new juvenile course record - here’s what reallymatters for the Guineas and Derby trail. Emmet Kennedy, Georgia Cox, and Jamie Wrenn rewind an unforgettable weekend of racing action:🏇 Dewhurst Stakes drama as Gewan lands a 25/1 shock — the biggest since Beethoven in 2009.🏆 Aidan O’Brien rewrites the record books with his 7th Fillies’ Mi...

In this Final Furlong special, Emmet Kennedy sits down with Sky Sports Racing presenter Josh Apiafi, the driving force behind The Enduring Race, his new Sky Sports documentary examining whether horse racing has truly delivered on diversity, equality, and inclusion. Five years after his powerful film Leading The Way with Rishi Persad and Brian Finch, Josh returns with a sobering message: warm words...

Zavateri: The £35,000 Bargain Who Could Become Europe’s Champion Juvenile. This Final Furlong Podcast Bonus Episode, powered by 1XBet, features one of British racing’s most admired trainers: Eve Johnson Houghton. Live from Tattersalls, Eve reveals the inside story behind her unbeaten colt Zavateri, who cost just 35,000 guineas and now stands on the brink of Group 1 immortality in the Darley Dewhur...

After tipping two 14/1 winners (Jel Pepper & Daryz), a 12/1 winner (Syzygy), plus 11/4, 3/1, 9/4 & 11/10 NAPs last weekend —Emmet Kennedy, Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael return to tackle Dewhurst Day at Newmarket, featuring a Group 1 card stacked with betting opportunities. 🏆 Feature Race: Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1)Can Zavateri complete his march to the 2yo crown — or will on...

The Final Furlong team return with a huge Friday racing preview - from the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket to inside info at Chepstow, York, and Dundalk! 🎙️ Emmet Kennedy, Adam Mills, Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Liam Firkin bring their trademark energy, insight, and betting value to a stacked Group 1 card. We preview all five races at Newmarket, including:🏇 1:15 – Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3): Can...

🎙️ Final Furlong Podcast — National Hunt 2025–26: Paul Ferguson’s Top 10 Novice Hurdlers The new National Hunt season is here — and we’ve got the man behind the sport’s most trusted guide. Emmet Kennedy is joined by Paul Ferguson, author of Jumpers To Follow 2025–26, to reveal his Top 10 Novice Hurdlers for the new jumps season. Now in its 19th year, Jumpers To Follow is packed with profiles, poin...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by Adam Mills (TPD), Laura Joy (EBN), and former jockey Georgia Cox for the ultimate Arc Weekend debrief. From Daryz’s epic win to Minnie Hauk’s near-miss and Asfoora’s Nunthorpe–Abbaye double, we break down every key race with sectionals, form context, and clear Breeders’ Cup and Champions Day paths. Arc Headlines Did Soumillon go too soon? We test the theory with sectiona...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by Adam Mills (Total Performance Data), Georgia Cox, Jamie Wrenn, and Jack Veitch to preview one of the biggest days in world racing: Arc Day at Paris Longchamp. After landing winners at 16/1, 14/1, and 12/1 in recent weeks, the panel return with big-priced fancies, confident NAPs, and insider angles for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) and the five other Group...

Emmet Kennedy, Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael are back after landing five winners last weekend, including Andy’s 14/1 NAP. This week, the panel preview a stacked weekend across Newmarket, Ascot, Paris Longchamp, Redcar, and the Curragh – including our very own Final Furlong Podcast With 1xbet.ie Handicap. 🔑 Key Highlights & Betting Angles:• Newmarket (Sun Chariot Stakes G1) – Emmet...

Emmet Kennedy is joined by Sky Sports Racing’s French expert Laurent Barbarin for your early guide to the world’s most prestigious middle-distance race: the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Group 1). Laurent breaks down the importance of the draw, explaining which stalls can be race-winning and which ones can ruin your chances. He profiles the leading French-based contenders - Aventure, Sosie, Cua...

Emmet Kennedy, Georgia Cox, and Adam Mills break down an action-packed weekend from Newmarket, the Curragh, and America, where potential Classic stars announced themselves. From juvenile brilliance to Rebel’s Romance’s historic Grade 1 win, this episode delivers essential insights for punters and fans. 🔑 Key Talking Points & Races Tattersalls Royal Lodge (G2) – Bow Echo stays unbeaten, stamping 2...

Emmet Kennedy, Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael return after tipping 14/1, 11/1, and 7/2 winners last weekend to preview a blockbuster weekend of racing from Newmarket and the Curragh. 🔑 Key Races & Betting Angles• Cambridgeshire Handicap (Heritage, 3:40 Newmarket) – Andy targets a 14/1 nap in the big betting race of the weekend. Outsiders and Peter's 22/1 next best bet also in the m...

Emmet Kennedy, former jockey Georgia Cox, and data analyst Adam Mills (Total Performance Data) deliver the ultimate guide to the juvenile stars of 2025. Expect 20 names from Britain, Ireland, France, and the U.S. that could shape the rest of the season and develop into Classic contenders for 2026. 🔑 Key Talking Points & Horses to Follow:• Derby Dark Horse – The outsider with the profile to surpri...