Ep 504 - Can Ascot be Royal winner for racing?

Nick is joined by broadcaster and journalist Cornelius Lysaght to discuss the news and events from around the racing world today. With the focus firmly on Royal Ascot this week, Nick and Cornelius discuss the key themes that are likely to arise from the five days and which ones could bring the most attention to the meeting. With a strong squad assembled for The Queen, Nick talks to her racing manager John Warren about his hopes for the week, including longer term ambitions for Hampton Court favourite Reach for the Moon and which horses he thinks might be best treated in the handicaps. Nick also talks to Rod Lyons, owner of star Aussie sprinter Nature Strip, who runs in tomorrow's King's Stand. Cornelius plucks out one or two horses that impressed him over the weekend, looks back at the action from Belmont Park, while HBA Media supremo Frank Sale joins the show to talk about the extensive international coverage of the Royal meeting this week.