Racing Postcast: Equine Flu | Naas & Punchestown Review | Midweek Tipping
Maddy Playle, James Hill & Stuart Riley are joined by Paddy Power's Darren Hughes to discuss the latest on the equine flu outbreak, review the weekend action in Ireland, and look ahead to racing at Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton this Saturday.
On the show:
- The Postcast team reflect on a the equine flu outbreak that has seen no racing in the UK since Wednesday. Were the BHA correct in shutting down yards and racecourses, or has the exercise been an overreaction?
- With racing unaffected in Ireland, we look back at weekend action in Naas and Punchestown as Pravalaguna, Band of Outlaws and Dounikos all staked their claims for Cheltenham and Aintree.
- With hopes that racing will resume this weekend, the team look at the cards for Ascot, Haydock and WIncanton with some big races in the form of the Rendlesham, the Kingwell and the Ascot Chase.
- Finally, the team are keeping their fingers crossed that racing resumes on Wednesday and have some cracking midweek tips, including Stuart ...
Maddy Playle, James Hill & Stuart Riley are joined by Paddy Power's Darren Hughes to discuss the latest on the equine flu outbreak, review the weekend action in Ireland, and look ahead to racing at Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton this Saturday. On the show: - The Postcast team reflect on a the equine flu outbreak that has seen no racing in the UK since Wednesday. Were the BHA correct in shutting down yards and racecourses, or has the exercise been an overreaction? - With racing unaffected in Ireland, we look back at weekend action in Naas and Punchestown as Pravalaguna, Band of Outlaws and Dounikos all staked their claims for Cheltenham and Aintree. - With hopes that racing will resume this weekend, the team look at the cards for Ascot, Haydock and WIncanton with some big races in the form of the Rendlesham, the Kingwell and the Ascot Chase. - Finally, the team are keeping their fingers crossed that racing resumes on Wednesday and have some cracking midweek tips, including Stuart who is keeping an eye on the jockey bookings in the Castel Royal Artillery Gold Cup... Midweek NAPs: James Hill: Bothar Dubh in the 3.50 at Clonmell on Thursday Stuart Riley: Blow By Blow in the 3.05 at Fairyhouse on Wednesday Darren Hughes: On The Line in the 3.10 at Lingfield on Friday All prices can be found at https://media.paddypower.com/redirect.aspx?pid=12150991&bid=7103&redirectURL=https://www.paddypower.com/horse-racing --- Producer: @AnyOldAdam --- Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2l9x35T Website: http://www.racingpost.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/RacingPost & http://twitter.com/RacingPostTV Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/racingpost Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2vq457o SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/racingpost