Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Charlotte Greenway brings you all the interviews from the podcast this week ahead of British Champions Day at Ascot. It’s an incredibly important day for Andrew Balding as he looks to land his first trainers title and discusses his team before Rob Hornby, Kieran Shoemark and Clifford Lee run through their rides in the Group 1s.

Nick is joined by Matt Chapman to look ahead to the 2026 edition of British Champions’ day, with guests Rob Hornby, Clifford Lee, and David Redvers. Plus we hear from Zac Purton ahead of Ka Ying Rising’s Everest run, while agent Archie St George looks forward to a potential windfall at the Breeders’ Cup Championship sale.

Nick is joined by Racing TV’s Lydia Hislop and they kick off with the only broadcast interview to date with Betfred’s Fred Done on impeding tax rises and what they will mean for his business, racing and the country, with a stark warning for the U government. Lydia shares her views on the matter and where we might be with getting the government to listen. Following on from the story at the beginning of the week about final demand being disqualified at Cheltenham, Lydia shares what she’s found when doing some digging of her own, regarding the missing CCTV. Following on from the end of Tattersalls Book 2, Charlotte catches up with Australian bloodstock agent John Foote and American owner Matt Dorman, who have both been busy over the last couple of weeks. With the Breeders’ Cup around the corner Nick, along with his NBC colleague Matt Bernier, brings your a preview of what might be on offer in Keeneland and in partnership with Weatherbys, Nick speaks to Jody Standing about her recently released 26/27 Point to Point recruits.

Nick is joined by ITV host Oli Bell to discuss the latest from around the racing world. They lead today with the relentless Dan Skelton, who set yet another record yesterday for the fastest ever century of winners in a jumps season. The trainer tells us about the targets he has in mind and shares thoughts about one or two more prominent prospects on the cusp of seasonal debuts. Also today, Neil Callan shares his pride in two of his sons being crowned champions this Saturday, while Ed Crisford looks forward to assembling a huge and powerful team in Dubai with the news that Oisin Murphy will be his retained rider in the Middle East this winter. Plus, Charlotte catches up with agent Hamish Macaulay after a successful day at Tattersalls Book 2, Justin Vermaak outlines the ambitions of Mike and Matthew de Kock as they, too, set their sight son Dubai this winter, and JA McGrath has all the news from Hong Kong.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the latest from around the racing world. They lead with two news stories that have dominated the agenda over the last 24 hours. First, the Final Demand medication DQ from Cheltenham, and the mystery surrounding the missing CCTV from the racecourse stables. Second, the appointment of Sir Philip Davies to the BHA board, with new Chair Simon Cox appearing to prefer his candidacy to the suggested racecourse-affiliated names of Martin Cruddace and Bridget Guerin. Also today, Kieran Shoemark looks forward to his two high profile rides on Champions’ Day, Almaqam and Ten Bob Tony, while Roger Varian shares his thoughts on Caulfield Cup aspirant Enfjaar as well as Autumn Stakes winner Rock Montreal. Plus, Sarah Guest on Racing Home and Women in Racing’s initiative to help the workforce through the challenges of menopause and midlife, and Xander Brett talks to Norwegian trainer Niels Pietersen about setting up a satellite base in Newmarket.