The Irish Field podcasts

Ep 156: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 74 – Willie McCreery special guest

Willie McCreery runs Jancis in the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes next Friday. He talks about his stable star’s ideal conditions and why he won’t hear criticism of the Curragh training grounds.    The Racing Edge team of Mark Costello, Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam review the Eclipse and other talking points before looking ahead to the July meeting highlights. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 155: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 73 - Ado McGuinness joins our Irish Derby Festival review

Ado McGuinness was one of 18 different trainers to register a winner at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival when his well-bought Pierre Royal snared a €100,000 premier handicap, and he joins The Racing Edge Podcast this week for our weekly review.   The trainer, who has a knack of unearthing big handicap winners, has some smart targets to look forward to with his lightly raced four-year-old. Carrying the colours of the A Twist Of Fate Syndicate, he appeared to land a bit of a touch when backed into 12/1 from 40/1 at the Curragh on Sunday.   Benvenuto Cellini’s victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby was the main talking point of the show, with reflections from Mark Boylan, Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam on the key runners’ performances and some recent criticism of the mid-summer classics. The team nominates their three best performances of the meeting, away from the Group 1 action, and discuss Thundering On’s defeat to Estrange in the Paddy Power Pretty Polly.   The panel is split over a move to allow geldings to run in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Mark and Anne Marie weigh in on Christophe Soumillon’s appeal against a ‘team tactics’ charge from Royal Ascot and there are also selections given for this weekend’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 154: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 72 - Joey Sheridan relives Royal Ascot winner

Joey Sheridan rode his first Royal Ascot winner last week. He tells us all about the occasion and talks about his career to-date.    The Racing Edge team of Mark Costello, Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam discuss the winners and losers from the Royal meeting, and pick out some horses to follow. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 153: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 71 - Billy Lee joins the Royal Ascot preview

It’s Royal Ascot week and top jockey Billy Lee joins The Racing Edge team of Mark Costello, Mark Boylan and Anne Marie Duff to preview the top class meeting. Billy has had four Ascot winners and has some exciting mounts for the week ahead. The Irish Field team give their opinions on all the big races and also put forward some dark horses and handicappers to note at big prices. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 152: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 70 - Danny McLoughlin reflects on “magic” listed race 1-2 and team react to Epsom Derby drama

Trainer Danny McLoughlin stole the show at Navan on Sunday when saddling a 1-2 for his first blacktype success in the Listed Darley Irish EBF Kooyonga Stakes, and he joins this week’s episode of The Racing Edge Podcast to discuss his yard’s continued growth.   The 24-year-old is Ireland’s youngest trainer and has a capable team of horses and staff around him for a lucrative flat season in 2026.   The team of Mark Boylan, Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam look back on a dramatic Betfred Derby Festival at Epsom, highlighted by Christmas Day’s Derby heroics under Ronan Whelan and a controversial stewarding decision related to Benvenuto Cellini being withdrawn. A first British classic triumph for Dylan Browne McMonagle aboard Thundering On is also dissected.   There are discussions on the continued issues arising from oilseed rape, Amy Lynam looks ahead to the Goffs Arkle Sale and Anne Marie Duff talks jumping stallions on foot of Zia Zabeel’s fascinating purchase by Paul Byrne. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.