The Irish Field podcasts

It’s nearly here! Ahead of this weekend’s blockbuster Dublin Racing Festival, The Racing Edge team preview Leopardstown’s Grade 1 action and are joined by trainer Patrick Harty, whose Irish Panther is one of the leading contenders for the Goffs Irish Arkle.    Trained in partnership with his father Eddie, the 19,000gns bargain buy gave Romeo Coolio an almighty scare at Leopardstown last...

On this week’s episode of The Racing Edge podcast, Gordon Elliott speaks to Mark Boylan about his big guns heading to the Dublin Racing Festival. The 41-time Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer gives the latest on Brighterdaysahead, Romeo Coolio and a bumper horse who he says could surprise a few at Leopardstown.   Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff reflect on Jonbon’s win in the Clarence Hous...

HOT on the heels of Harry Cobden being announced as J.P. McManus’ new retained rider for 2026/’27 and beyond, The Racing Edge team are back to discuss the massive jockey appointment for British and Irish racing.   What might the knock-on consequences be for Mark Walsh, Nico de Boinville, Willie Mullins’ riders and others? The Irish Field’s Mark Costello and Amy Lynam join Mark Boylan to weigh...

After a short hiatus over the Christmas period, The Racing Edge team are back to assess the winners and losers from a crucial window of National Hunt action. Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff join Mark Boylan to discuss Gordon Elliott’s potential trainers’ title bid, and look back at the major talking points from his festive bonanza. What race do the team expect Romeo Coolio will line up in at the...

The Irish Field team discuss the highs and lows of 2025 on and off the track, plus there’s plenty of tips for the festive period. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Racehorse trainer Lorna Fowler joins The Racing Edge team to chat about lots of racing stories and Colonel Mustard’s chances of a big win this Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anne Marie Duff and Mark Costello join Mark Boylan to recap the week's events in Irish racing, including a superb success for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend in the Tingle Creek at Sandown. Is Il Etait Temps now the standout horse to beat in the two-mile chasing division? Stablemate Majborough was let down by his jumping on his Hilly Way Chase comeback at Cork, and the team weigh up whether he can...

The two-mile hurdling scene is the gift that keeps on giving in terms of drama, and this week The Racing Edge looks back on an eye-opening edition of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle. Where do connections of Constitution Hill go now after a third fall in four starts? Mark Boylan and Anne Marie Duff weigh in on the former champion’s future. On home soil, Teahupoo's duel with Ballyburn and Romeo Coolio's d...

After a cracking weekend of National Hunt racing in Britain and Ireland, Mark Boylan, Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff are back to review all the key action from Punchestown and Haydock, as well as weighing in on the week’s talking points. The team look ahead to the upcoming Fairyhouse Winter Festival and a sizzling edition of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle, including the return of Consti...

A hugely informative weekend of action at the Navan Racing Festival and Cheltenham November Meeting is dissected by Mark Boylan, Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff of The Irish Field on the latest episode of The Racing Edge podcast. How did the team assess the chasing debuts of top youngsters Final Demand, Kopek Des Bordes and Lulamba? Has the ship sailed on Jonbon winning a Queen Mother Champion C...

With Cheltenham's November Meeting and the Navan Racing Festival on the horizon, it really feels like the National Hunt season is ratcheting up another gear this weekend. Mark Boylan, Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff are on hand to discuss the big results and talking points of the last week in racing, as well as looking forward to the main jumping action this weekend. The team also discuss Britis...

Mark Costello and Amy Lynam are joined by racing photographer Pat Healy to discuss Irish success at the Breeders’ Cup and review some good jump racing closer to home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Costello is joined by Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam to discuss Aidan O’Brien’s latest Group 1 winners and preview the Breeders’ Cup and Melbourne Cup. The team also put forward some horses to follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Boylan hears from racecourse managers Emma Meehan (Down Royal) and Michael Moloney (Galway), and Peter Roe of HRI Racecourses about the surprising ways in which tracks are becoming more sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been an eventful week in the world of horse racing, and The Racing Edge team are on hand to dissect all the key action. From a superb Champion Stakes to major Group 1 shocks, Mark Boylan, Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam look back on the main takeaways from British Champions Day at Ascot. There have also been some notable changes announced and touted for the Cheltenham Festival, which the panel...

Dr Jennifer Pugh talks to jockeys Shane Foley and Keith Donoghue about the challenges of being a professional jockey, and sports psychologist Dr Ciara Losty gives an insight into the mental toolkit for success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It all comes down to this. Ombudsman and Delacroix are set for a key third-round decider in Saturday’s Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, and hopes are high for a classic finish - though the pair will also have to deal with French star Calandagan and other top performers. Mark Boylan and Anne Marie Duff discuss the clash, as well as a host of talking points from the week in racing, includ...

How can those who own and care for horses do their bit to improve biodiversity? Helen Sharp hears some novel ideas from Dr Maria Fitzpatrick (Business for Biodiversity Ireland), Richard Mulcahy (100 Million Tree Project), Alan Creighton (Irish Equine Centre) and breeder Micheál Conaghan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was heartache for Minnie Hauk backers in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and The Racing Edge team are back to assess a memorable feature race at ParisLongchamp on Sunday. Mark Boylan is joined by Anne Marie Duff to look at the weekend’s Group 1 talking points, while Amy Lynam weighs in on a strong Goffs Orby Sale that saw plenty of international interest. The panel also look ahead to the Darley...

Mark Costello is joined by Stephen Robb (Irish Farmers Journal/Ear to the Ground), Robert Leonard (Dept of Agriculture) and Ruth Fennell (Teagasc) to discuss various state-backed supports available to horse keepers wishing to make their equine enterprise more sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2025 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is previewed by Mark Costello, Anne Marie Duff and special guest James Crispe, The Irish Field’s French racing correspondent. The team also review the big races from Newmarket last weekend and we speak to Listowel Races director Pat Healy about the success of the 2025 Harvest Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Costello is joined by Victor Quinlan (HRI), Cormac McCarthy (SEAI), racehorse trainer Kieran Cotter and Emer Conway (Community Energy Mentor) to discuss how people in all areas of racing can start saving money and energy at the same time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judith Faherty moderates panel discussion entitled ‘How You and Your Business Can Start Your AI Journey’. Featuring Stephen O’Dwyer (Trojan Track), Diarmuid Byrne (EquiRatings) and Professor Tomás Ward (DCU). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Blake moderates a panel discussion entitled ‘AI and Data Analytics in Equine Breeding Programmes’. Featuring Tom Wilson (Racing Squared), Anna Mackenzie (Pythia Bloodstock) and Dr Sonja Egan (Horse Sport Ireland). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Boylan moderates a panel discussion entitled ‘Performance Optimisation Using AI and Data Analytics’. Featuring Will Duff Gordon (Total Performance Data), racehorse trainer Patrick Harty and Valentin Rapin of Arioneo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.