Ep 969 - How did Fox escape Grand National ban?

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to look at the headlines from around the racing world. They are joined first by the Daily Mail's Marcus Townend, who broke the story of the curious case of National winning rider Derek Fox, who looked set to miss this year's ride on Corach Rambler with a whip ban only to be saved by a procedural technicality at the BHA. In Dubai, Nick speaks to trainers Thady Gosden and William Knight about their chances on World Cup night, while Jamie Hart provides WorldPool advice. Ben Linfoot (Sportinglife.com) has Something for the Weekend from Fairyhouse, and we hear from Martin Brassil, trainer of Irish National fancy Desertmore House. Adrien Cugnasse (Jour de Galop) joins us to explain the first major initiative to increase France's horse population, while Tom Stanley reports on the Thoroughbred Census with Dr Jane Williams and Dr Barry Johnson.