Ep 400 - Are the fans staying away?

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to talk over the latest news and events from around the racing world. They begin with some crowd figures published today that detail a fall in attendances from many corresponding fixtures in 2019, and discuss the nuances and significance of those figures in the company of RCA boss David Armstrong. Ahead of this weekend's big race at Ascot, Nick catches up with Kim Bailey, trainer of the defending champion First Flow, and gets a ground update from Clerk Chris Stickels. Meanwhile, Irish trainer Ronan McNally joins the show once again to express his dissatisfaction over the reception given to the running of his horse Petrol Head at Warwick on Saturday, while Sean Tugel of the historic Gainesway Farm in Kentucky, is our bloodstock guest in association with Weatherbys.