EP: 269 Newmarket & Hong Kong

The first two classics of the season take place this weekend as Newmarket hosts both the 1000 and 2000 Guineas.

Saturday sees the return of the unbeaten City Of Troy as he embarks on his 3-year-old career over a mile for trainer Aidan O’Brien where he will be sent off the hot favourite. 

Sunday’s fillies race looks a lot tougher to predict and French trainer Christopher Head joins us to discuss the chances of his Guineas filly Ramatuelle.

City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah looking forward to Sunday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

The Punter

‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing. Throughout the season ‘The Punter’ will preview the weekend’s action every Friday along with in-depth coverage of all the major racing festivals. In a partnership with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, ‘The Punter’ also previews every midweek Wednesday Hong Kong meeting as well as all the major meetings.

Every Friday, and for all major racing Festivals, the City AM racing podcast will give you in-depth analysis of the action. Featuring interviews with leading trainers, jockeys and owners, the podcast is hosted by well-known racing broadcaster Chris Barnett who is joined by Bill Esdaile and Hong Kong racing expert Wally Pyrah.

Bill Esdaile

City AM’s racing editor Bill Esdaile has written for the paper since 2008. He had previously written for publications including the Sporting Life, Racing Post and The Sportsman. Each week he picks out his best bets for the weekend’s big racing action.

Chris Barnett

Chris Barnett has been a broadcasting specialist for over two decades, specialising in radio, video and podcast presentation and production. Since working at SIS, Betfair Radio, Timeform Radio, Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood, Cheltenham Festival Radio and more recently, Arena Racing, Chris has always been at the forefront of the top sporting events, grabbing interviews with those that matter.