Inside Track: Ireland

We’re in full Flat mode now on Inside Track: Ireland as the 2000 and 1000 Guineas are here from Newmarket! Jane Mangan’s away, but we’ve drafted in Thom Malone to steer the ship alongside Derby-winning jockey Emmet McNamara. As there’s a huge Irish challenge in the Newmarket Classics, we’ll be covering the 2000 and 1000 Guineas in detail, as well as getting the lads’ other fancies across the weekend. We’re also joined by Sam Norris, who’ll give the lads all the betting insight on the key action.

0:00 Coming Up
3:30 2000 Guineas – Ballydoyle vs Godolphin
14:45 Other Newmarket Saturday Races
18:52 Punchestown Mares’ Champion Hurdle
20:56 Punchestown Champion 4YO Hurdle
23:27 1000 Guineas – True Love vs Prestige
30:09 Other Newmarket Sunday Races
30:52 Cork Polonia Stakes
37:00 NAPs

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In this week’s Inside Track: Ireland, it’s Punchestown Festival week and we’re here to preview all the action as the Irish Jumps season concludes!

Barry Geraghty and Jane Mangan are joined by top racing pundit Donn McClean and Grade 1 Punchestown Festival-winning ex-jockey Paddy Flood to get the scoop on all the Grade 1 racing from Punchestown, including the William Hill Champion Chase.

Superstars Marine Nationale, Il Etait Temps, Majborough, Gaelic Warrior, Fact To File, Inothewayurthinkin, Teahupoo, Lossiemouth and so many more will strut their stuff across five quality days at Punchestown. 
0:00 Coming Up
2:50 Trainers’ Championship – Is Mullins a Lock?
4:00 Jockeys’ Championship Race
6:10 William Hill Champion Chase – Majborough or Marine Nationale?
13:40 Champion Novice Hurdle – Is Le Labo the One to Watch?
20:25 Champion Novice Chase – Is Kitzbuhel Unbeatable?
28:30 Other Tuesday Fancies and Best Bets
31:00 Wednesday Racing – Gold Cup Preview
32:00 Gaelic Warrior vs Fact To File
37:30 Novice Hurdle – Is Fruit Des Mer the Standout?
43:00 G1 Bumper – The Hardest Race to Call?
46:00 Other Wednesday Picks
48:30 Thursday Racing – 2m Novice Chase
50:10 3m Stayers’ Championship
51:40 Friday Racing – 2m4f Novice Hurdle
53:00 Champion Hurdle – Is Lossiemouth Untouchable?
55:30 Saturday Racing – Mares’ Hurdle
56:30 2m Juvenile Hurdle
58:45 NAPs

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On the eve of the Punchestown Festival, and Marine Nationale defending his William Hill Champion Chase crown, who better to visit for the latest William Hill Inside Track: Ireland episode than Barry Connell? 
Jane Mangan and Barry Geraghty head down to his base to find out more about the man on the training license - how he got into racing, how he got into training, what drives him and what makes him tick. Of course, we’ll also find out how his main Punchestown hopes are doing ahead of the big meeting, including Marine Nationale and William Munny. 
0:00 Coming Up – Barry Connell Joins the Show
1:45 Connell’s Early Life and Racing Influences
5:30 Starting out as a Jockey at 30
10:30 Inside the Team at Boherbaun
12:20 Building Boherbaun Stables
15:00 Balancing Business and Racing
17:00 Keeping Horses Calm and Stress-Free
20:00 The Boherbaun Edge
21:40 What Happened to William Munny This Season?
24:30 Each To Their Own
25:30 Marine Nationale – The Star Horse
29:00 Can Marine Nationale Emulate Badsworth Boy?
30:45 Why Punchestown Suits Marine Nationale
33:00 Media Perception of Connell’s Yard
35:00 Can Marine Win Multiple Champion Chases?
36:30 Marine Nationale – Current Form
38:30 How the Yard Punches Above Its Weight
41:00 Final Thoughts
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In this week’s Inside Track: Ireland, we’re turning attention to the Flat season and previewing the upcoming action on the level. 
For the summer, we’re delighted to welcome Derby-winning jockey, Emmet McNamara, to the podcast. Emmet, now an RTE Racing presenter, brings Classic-winning expertise to the table. In this week’s show we’ll preview the 3YO colts and fillies, as well as the older and more established Flat horses the team are looking forward to seeing. We’re not letting Barry off for his summer holidays quite yet, and he’ll be with Jane and Emmet to give his view on the finale of the William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series as well as some best bets from Ayr’s Scottish National this weekend.
0:00 Coming Up
1:08 Emmet McNamara Introduction
4:05 2000 Guineas Preview
13:06 The Derby Preview
20:33 1000 Guineas and Oaks Preview
31:50 The Older Horses to Watch
43:53 William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Update
46:25 Traders’ Insight and NAPs
58:39 Wrap-Up
1:00:23 End

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In this week’s Inside Track: Ireland, we’ll be previewing the Grand National Festival from Aintree, assessing Ireland’s big chances at the meeting. Jane Mangan and Barry Geraghty will kick off with a quick look back at the brilliant Easter weekend action from Fairyhouse, before cracking onto Liverpool. Focusing mainly on the Grand National itself, Jane and Barry will delve into the big Irish challenge, previewing the likes of I Am Maximus, Grangeclare West, Nick Rockett, Oscars Brother and many more. Jane and Barry also look at the other big races across the three days on Merseyside, where there are a host of Grade 1 horses running, and finish up with their NAPs for the Aintree Festival and and their 1-2-3-4-5 for the National.
0:00 Intro 
0:52 Fairyhouse Easter weekend recap 
14:35 G1 Juvenile Hurdle
17:10 G1 William Hill Manifesto Novices’ Chase
18:40 G1 Bowl Chase
20:17 G1 William Hill Hurdle
23:57 G1 William Hill Mildmay Novices' Chase
29:36 G1 Sefton Novices’ Hurdle
36:01 NAPs
40:50 Jane and Barry’s 1-5s
46:02 Outro
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