Racing Review | Poetic Flare gives Bolger and Manning Classic joy | Racing Postcast

Maddy Playle is joined by Graeme Rodway, Tom Collins and Paddy Power’s Graham Byrne for a look back at the weekend’s racing and a preview of a stellar week ahead.

The 2,000 Guineas was a family affair as Poetic Flare, owned by Jim Bolger’s wife and ridden by his 54-year-old son-in-law Kevin Manning, landed the first Classic of the year. The postcast team dissect the result today but it seems the Friday postcast team already knew what was to come as three of the team tipped the 16/1 winner.

The panel also take a look at one of the performances of the weekend from Sir Ron Preistley who defeated Pyledriver to land the Jockey Club Stakes. Can he become a top stayer and put it up to Stradivarius later on in the season?

There was no surprise when Aidan O’Brien landed his seventh win in the 1,000 Guineas, but it was Frankie Dettori’s mount that scooped the prize rather than potential stable star Santa Barbara. The team review the form, picking out which runners are worth keeping an eye on going forward.

US racing expert Tom Collins steps in to review the Kentucky Derby and assess Medina Spirit’s chances of landing the Triple Crown. 

This week sees the return of the May Festival at Chester which includes the Chester Cup. Maddy and co review the markets, picking out their early fancies for the exciting week ahead.