Ep 177 - One week out

Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to consider the major news stories of the day with just a week until the Cheltenham Festival, which will be run behind closed doors. They discuss the absence of dual champion Buveur d'Air, the likelihood of Rachael Blackmore being leading rider, and the growing confidence behind the Henderson team. Nick Mitchell, trainer of handicap fancies Lieutenant Rocco and Milanford, tells Nick about his resurgent career. Later in this edition, Nick considers the landscape of the betting industry and the Gambling Review with Betting and Gaming Council CEO Michael Dugher, while Sybille Gibson from Haras de Montaigu is the special guest as we head around the bloodstock world with Weatherbys.