Ep 531 - Riders Up, Riders Down

Tom in for Nick and joined by broadcaster and journalist Lydia Hislop. We initially discuss the recent jockey merry go round with a few high profile replacements. We hear from owner Bjorn Nielsen whose horse Stradivarius will be ridden by Andrea Atzeni in next week's Goodwood Cup. Lydia gives her views on race distance inaccuracies in Ireland after widespread speculation that last weekend's Scurry Stakes was run over the wrong trip. We hear from the Horse Welfare Board's Fran Compostella on a new partnership between British Racing and aftercare charity Heros. And Galway Racecourse's CEO Michael Moloney joins us to look ahead to newt week's festival.