Ep 402 - Game On

Nick is joined by Daily Mirror journalist David Yates to discuss the day's news and events from around the racing world. With the clash between Energumene and Shishkin confirmed for Saturday, Nick and Dave discuss the lead up to the event in the company of David Minton, the bloodstock agent who bought Shishkin (as well as other Henderson galacticos in this division Sprinter Sacre and Altior) and Paul Nicholls, who is swerving the race in favour of a later date with his useful novice Hitman. Nicholls also has news of running plans for other stable stars, including a possible tilt at the Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham for Frodon in preference to the Dublin Racing Festival. Later in the show, professional gambler Patrick Veitch shares his concerns surrounding the gambling review and presses racing to make its case for variable thresholds for affordability checks between sports and casino betting.