Ep 168 - No Amateurs at Cheltenham

Nick is joined by Cornelius Lysaght to discuss the news that amateur riders will not be allowed to ride at the Cheltenham Festival or in any race under the rules of racing until the restriction on grassroots sport I lifted on March 29th. Nick and Cornelius discuss the implications of this for the likes of prolific Festival winners Patrick Mullins and Jamie Codd, while Nick talks at some length to Peter Wright, CEO of the Point to Point authority, and to Sam Waley Cohen, the Gold Cup winning amateur rider. Later in the show, JA McGrath brings his weekly postcard from Hong Kong.