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Friday 15 October 2021 11:44 am  |  Updated:  Tuesday 26 October 2021 9:02 pm

EP: 92 Ascot Champions Day & Hong Kong

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One of the highlights of the British flat season is Champions Day at Ascot with four Group 1’s, a Group 2 and a handicap to look forward to on Saturday.

Jockey Rossa Ryan is back onboard Albaflora who runs in the Group 1 ‘Fillies & Mares Stakes’ over a mile and a half and he joins us as our guest today.

City PM racing editor Bill Esdaile is joined by Jamie Hart from the Tote to preview the best of Saturday’s Ascot action in the World Pool markets, plus Wally Pyrah discusses Sunday’s excellent 10-card in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

The City PM Punter Podcast

‘The Punter’ has been City PM’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 PM 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 PM’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.https://b385912d8f11d510d385131b9ec28aef.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

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.

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