Inside Track: Ireland

This week’s Inside Track: Ireland looks ahead to the Festival of Racing at Down Royal, with Thom Malone joined by Barry Geraghty and Lisa O’Neill. The panel assesses the key races, debates the leading contenders and identifies the horses to follow as the National Hunt season gathers momentum.Saturday’s Grade 1 Remembering Envoi Allen Champion Chase takes centre stage. The panel runs the rule over the leading contenders, including Heart Wood, Romeo Coolio and Affordale Fury, weighing up their form, stamina and chances of landing one of the season’s early prizes.Friday’s card offers plenty of opportunities to spot emerging talent and horses to keep onside for the winter, while Saturday’s supporting races provide further talking points around the leading Irish yards.There’s also discussion of Gavin Cromwell and Stumptown, Aidan O’Brien’s latest Breeders’ Cup challenge, and Billy Lee’s achievement in becoming Champion Jockey.As always, our trader Dave Kelner joins later in the show to discuss market movers, notable support, drifters and the races attracting the most interest.Plus, Mystery Horse returns, with Barry and Lisa looking to make it two wins in a row!Chapters00:00 - Coming Up00:25 - Introduction with Thom, Barry and Lisa2:30 - Success for Gavin Cromwell and Billy Lee14:10 - Festival of Racing at Down Royal17:00 - Mange Tout vs El Cairos and Blake24:05 - Remembering Envoi Allen Champion Chase32:00 - Quickfire questions35:10 - Trader Dave Kelner drops by39:20 - NAPs41:55 - Mystery Horse44:00 - Outro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow William Hill Racing and William Hill Ireland on Social Media:📲 Facebook - / Search “William Hill Ireland”📲X - / williamhillire📲 Instagram - / williamhillIrelandSubscribe for more episodes: / @WilliamHillIreland18+ | Please gamble responsibly

Eight-time Irish Champion National Hunt Trainer Noel Meade joins Jane Mangan for an extraordinary journey through more than 50 years in horse racing.From humble beginnings to almost 3,000 career winners, Noel reflects on the ambition, rivalries and remarkable horses that have defined his life.He reveals his philosophy of winning, recalls the challenge of competing with Aidan O'Brien and Willie Mullins, and shares stories of two of racing's most gifted jockeys, Paul and Nina Carberry.There's the heartbreak of Archibald's Champion Hurdle defeat, the extraordinary talent of Cardinal Hill, and the excitement of discovering another potential star in The Mourne Rambler.Noel also reflects on the pressures of staying at the top, the changes he's witnessed in Irish racing and why, after more than half a century, the desire to train winners remains as strong as ever.Join Jane Mangan for a fascinating conversation with one of Irish racing's most enduring figures.Inside Track: Ireland – In Conversation, produced by Cutdown Studios for William Hill.Subscribe for more exclusive interviews, yard visits and weekly Irish racing analysis.18+ | Please gamble responsibly.0:00 Introduction1:46 Success, Reinvention & Still Learning4:45 Growing Up in 1940s Ireland9:10 Eventing, Badminton & Olympic Dreams14:04 Becoming a Racehorse Trainer16:20 Building a Winning Yard18:37 Pressure, Competition & Success19:43 Adventures Beyond Racing21:05 The Safari Accident That Changed Everything23:08 Favourite Horses & Moscow Flyer Memories26:27 Why She Switched to the Flat27:27 Alpha Centauri & Sizing John29:43 Jessica's Cancer Battle33:27 Why She's Hungrier Than Ever35:35 The Joy of Training Young Horses37:00 Women in Racing40:41 Ruby Walsh, Rachel Blackmore & Ryan Moore42:32 Quickfire Questions45:32 Final Reflections

This week’s Inside Track: Ireland looks ahead to a big weekend of Irish racing, with Leopardstown hosting its AutumnFest meeting and Limerick staging two days of National Hunt action. Meanwhile, over in the UK, there are five Group 1 races at Ascot, on Champions Day. Thom Malone is joined by Kevin O'Ryan and Barry Geraghty to pick through the key races, identify horses to follow and debate the strongest betting angles. They discuss the rise of Irish jockey Billy Loughnane and Aidan O’Brien going for the UK Trainers’ Championship.The Saturday action at Leopardstown features the Eyrefield Stakes Killavullan Stakes. Sunday’s card offers a different challenge, with the Knockaire Stakes and Trigo Stakes, alongside the October Handicap.Limerick brings the jumps into focus, while Sunday's headline attraction is the Munster National Handicap Chase. The three-mile handicap is the natural centrepiece of the weekend and has Bossofthebrownies going up against Anyway and Uhavemeinstitches.Sam Norris from William Hill drops by to discuss market moves, early money, notable drifters and the races attracting the greatest interest.Mystery Horse returns, with the panel continuing the battle against the listeners.Chapters00:00 - Coming Up00:30 - Introduction with Thom, Barry and Kevin2:30 - Aidan O’Brien going for Champion UK Trainer5:45 - Billy Loughnane’s remarkable rise9:30 - Leopardstown AutumnFest24:24 - Limerick races and Munster National32:46 - Champions Day at Ascot56:05 - Quickfire questions57:10 - Trader Sam Norris drops by1:02:45 - NAPs1:04:05 - Mystery Horse1:06:43 - Outro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow William Hill Racing and William Hill Ireland on Social Media:📲 Facebook - / Search “William Hill Ireland”📲X - / williamhillire📲 Instagram - / williamhillIrelandSubscribe for more episodes: / @WilliamHillIreland18+ | Please gamble responsibly

As the flat season enters its autumn finale and National Hunt season gathers momentum, Jane Mangan is joined by racing legends Barry Geraghty and Paddy Flood to preview a fascinating weekend of racing in Ireland and Britain. From the big handicaps at Naas to the opening jumps action at Fairyhouse and Cork, and the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, there is plenty to discuss as the team share their thoughts, fancies and horses to follow.We preview the weekend's flat action at Naas, including the Birdcatcher Nursery, Listed sprint, Auction Series Final, Beggar's End Handicap and Bluebell Stakes.There is a look ahead to the opening National Hunt action, including the Beginners' Chase, Maiden Hurdle, Handicap Chase and three-mile Novices' Hurdle.We look at the leading two-year-old colts competing the Dewhurst Stakes, with Desert Castle and Darkness Falls going head-to-head.Jane, Barry and Paddy also put forward their weekend fancies as Sam Norris from William Hill discusses the potential prices, including Final Orders having a crack at the Pardubice.And, of course, there's the Mystery Horse, as Barry and Paddy try to out-fox Jane and the listeners again.Inside Track: Ireland is brought to you by William Hill..00:00 - Coming Up00:30 - Introduction with Jane and Barry04:28 - Naas preview13:40 - Fairyhouse - Return of the Jumps17:56 - National Hunt returns in Cork22:28 - Dewhurst Stakes: Coolmore vs. Godolphin27:13 - Quickfire Questions for Barry & Paddy30:02 - William Hill Market Movers31:00 - NAPs34:00 - Mystery Horse38:12 - OutroFollow William Hill Racing and William Hill Ireland on Social Media:📲 Facebook - / Search “William Hill Ireland”📲X - / williamhillire📲 Instagram - / williamhillIrelandSubscribe for more episodes: / @WilliamHillIreland18+ | Please gamble responsibly

Kevin O'Ryan has spent virtually his entire life immersed in Irish racing, as a jockey, jockeys' agent and one of the most familiar faces on Irish racecourses.In this edition of Inside Track: Ireland – In Conversation, Kevin sits down with Jane Mangan to tell the story behind the familiar television personality.He reflects on the racing family and characters who shaped him, his own riding career and the unexpected opportunities that led him into broadcasting. Kevin also speaks movingly about his great friend Pat Smullen, the shock of Pat's cancer diagnosis and the phone call after his operation that Kevin will never forget.And beneath Kevin's famously outgoing personality, Jane discovers an intensely competitive character driven by a fear of failure, whether he's representing his jockeys, working on television or simply trying to win.Inside Track: Ireland – In Conversation, brought to you by William Hill.Follow William Hill Racing and William Hill Ireland on Social Media:📲 Facebook – Search “William Hill Ireland” 📲 X – @WilliamHillIre 📲 Instagram – @WilliamHillIrelandSubscribe for more episodes of Inside Track: Ireland – In Conversation.18+ | Please gamble responsibly.00:00 Kevin O’Ryan: Fear of Failure01:00 Growing Up in a Racing Family05:41 “I Was Totally Absorbed By It”07:33 Becoming a Jockey10:41 The Decision That Changed Everything11:59 Pat Smullen: Friend, Champion & Mentor14:30 Pat’s Diagnosis & Lasting Legacy19:40 How Kevin Fell Into Broadcasting24:10 “Second Is a Lonely Spot”27:31 How Irish Racing Has Changed30:39 Quickfire: Ruby, Aidan & Fear of Failure