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2026 Aintree Grand National Meeting: National Fences Special 🏇
03 Apr 2026
00:22:42
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 - cover the three races set to be run over the National Fences at the 2026 Aintree Festival... with THE FOXHUNTERS CHASE, THE TOPHAM CHASE and THE RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL ALL coming under deep focus, in the latest episode of 'The Racing PodBlast'...
2026 Aintree Grand National Meeting
⭕ 3:30 Thursday - Foxhunters Chase
⭕ 4:05 Friday - Topham Handicap Chase
⭕ 4:00 Saturday - RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL 🏆
This week's PodBlast concentrates on those three competitive Aintree Grand National meeting races due to be run over the big fences, with a deep array of stats, pointers, race trends and tips being put up for all three races...
Analysis & Tips for Doncaster Lincoln Day | Saturday 28th March
27 Mar 2026
00:19:41
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 - head to the opening day of the 2026 Flat season this weekend, with Doncaster and The Lincoln Handicap the main focus...
Saturday (28th March)
⭕ 1.50 Doncaster - Cammidge Trophy (Listed) 🏆
⭕ 2.25 Doncaster - Spring Mile Handicap (Class 2) 📊
⭕ 3.32 Doncster - Lincoln Handicap (Class 2) 📊
This week's PodBlast concentrates on those three competitive Doncaster contests, with a deep array of stats, pointers, trends and tips being put up for all three races...
Analysis & Tips for Chepstow, Sandown and Aintree | Saturday 6th Dec
05 Dec 2025
00:20:31
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 - are track-hopping on the PodBlast this week, covering three handicaps contests from three separate tracks, with one race from each of Chepstow, Sandown and Aintree... in the latest episode of 'The Racing PodBlast'...
Saturday 6th December
⭕ 1:36 Chepstow - Welsh National Trial (Class 2 Hcp)
This week's PodBlast concentrates on those three competitive handicaps, with plenty of stats, pointers, trends and tips being put up for all three races...
And the 'PodBlast Racing News' is also back... a satirical look at some of the racing headlines from recent days... I wonder what Dave Carslake has to say about Constitution Hill this week... 🤔
The Racing Podblast: Ascot Analysis and Tips (Saturday 7th Oct)
06 Oct 2023
00:23:44
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - head to Ascot this weekend, covering their usual quota of three Saturday races, giving them their usual concise coverage...
The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for Cambridgeshire Day (30th Sept)
29 Sep 2023
00:23:00
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - go on their travels this weekend, covering three handicaps from three different tracks... a race from each of Newmarket, Ripon and Haydock... with the big race of the weekend - The 35-runner CAMBRIDGESHIRE HANDICAP from Newmarket - being the main focus...
Saturday (30th September)
⭕ 330 Ripon - Cathedral City of the Dales (Class 2 Handicap - 6f)
The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for Ayr Gold Cup Day (23rd Sept)
22 Sep 2023
00:22:31
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races from AYR Gold Cup day this Saturday... including the big race itself; The Class 2 Ayr Gold Cup...
The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for St Leger day at Doncaster (16th Sept)
15 Sep 2023
00:20:00
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races from DONCASTER this Saturday... including the final classic of the season; The Group 1 St Leger Stakes...
Saturday (16th September)
⭕ 225 Doncaster - Portland Handicap (C2 - 5.5f)
⭕ 335 Doncaster - The St Leger Stakes (Group 1 - 1m6.5f)
⭕ 520 Doncaster - The Sealant Handicap (C2 - 1m)
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on those three Doncaster races, with plenty of trends, stats, pointers and tips being put up by Ben & Tony...
Part 2 of the pod takes the next step in the season long Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie battle!
Old pals of the PodBlast DUMBARTON 🤨 were up to their old tricks last week... their defeat stopping the boys landing a PodBlast full house 😣
Are any of Ben or Tony brave enough to go for dodgy Dumbarton again 🫣
The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for Sprint Cup day at Haydock (9th Sept)
08 Sep 2023
00:22:32
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races from HAYDOCK this Saturday... including the Group 1 highlight The Haydock Sprint Cup...
Saturday (9th September)
225 Haydock - Betfair Handicap (C2 - 1m6f)
300 Haydock - The Old Burough Cup (C2 - 1m6f)
335 Haydock - Haydock Sprint Cup (G1 - 6f)
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on those three Haydock races, with plenty of trends, stats, pointers and tips being put up by Ben & Tony...
Part 2 of the pod takes the next step in the season long Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie battle!
It's an International break this weekend and the lower Scottish leagues have decided it as good a time as any for the next round of their 'Challenge Cup'... so it's also a dive into the Challenge Cup for Ben & Tony!!
The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for Beverley & Sandown (Saturday 2nd Sept)
01 Sep 2023
00:22:00
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races this Saturday... two from the North at Beverley and one from the South at Sandown...
Saturday (2nd September)
205 Beverley - Silver Cup Handicap
240 Beverley - Beverley Bullet
300 Sandown - Virgin Bet Handicap
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on those three races, with plenty of trends, stats, pointers and tips being put up by Ben & Tony...
Then in Part 2 of the pod it's the next step in the season long Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie battle! A gubbing last week for the boys... with Dumbarton up to their old tricks again... but the battle continues and the boys are in it for the long haul...
The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for Ebor Day (York 26th August)
25 Aug 2023
00:20:00
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races from YORK this weekend (26th August) with the Ebor Handicap itself being the main focus...
Saturday (26th August)
225 York - Melrose Handicap
300 York - City Of York Stakes
335 York - The Ebor Handicap
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on those York races, with plenty of trends, stats, pointers and tips being put up by Ben & Tony...
Then in Part 2 of the pod it's the next step in the season long Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie battle! Tony will be looking to add to his outstanding opening week return of +£27.99 😲
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Some strong cases being made for some tasty priced runners in all three races...
AND... TOP, MIDDLE and BOTTOM properly engages top gear this week and the boys look to build on their profits from last year, this time with a full season's worth of lower league Scottish football selections... Jeezy Peeps Man! ⚽
All packed into just under 20 minutes of top class Racing and Football Saturday analysis 🏇⚽
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AND... it is the return of our ever popular Football Trixie section of the PodBlast...
TOP, MIDDLE and BOTTOM!
As always we are heading into the murky waters of the Scottish lower leagues and kicking things off this week with our outright trixie, providing the three teams we think will win the...
The Scottish Championship (will we be against Dundee Utd?)
The Scottish First Division (Falkirk to right last season's wrongs?)
The Scottish Second Division (will either of us go for Dumbarton?!?)
All packed into 22 minutes of top class Racing and Football Saturday analysis 🏇⚽
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Cheltenham November Deep-Dive: 3 Races — Loaded with Value Picks
14 Nov 2025
00:23:01
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 - head to the Cheltenham November Meeting this week, covering three valuable handicaps contests as the jumping action cranks up another gear... in the latest episode of 'The Racing PodBlast'...
Saturday 15th November - Cheltenham
⭕ 2:20 - Paddy Power Gold Cup (Class 1 Hcp) 🏆
⭕ 2:55 - 3m Handicap Hurdle (Class 2 Hcp)
⭕ 3:30 - Paddy Power Intermediate Hurdle (Class 3 Hcp)
This week's PodBlast concentrates on those three competitive handicaps, with plenty of stats, pointers, trends and tips being put up for all three...
And the 'PodBlast Racing News' is also back... a satirical look at some of the racing headlines from recent days...
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Race Trends for the Paddy Power Gold Cup & Greatwood Hurdle...
The Racing Podblast: Ascot King George VI Day Trends & Tips 🏇
27 Jul 2023
00:19:32
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races set to be run at Ascot on King George VI Day [Saturday 29th July]...
2:25 Ascot - Group 3 Valiant Stakes
3:00 Ascot - Class 2 International Stakes Handicap
3:40 Ascot - Group 1 KING GEORGE VI STAKES
An easy listening 19 minutes of top class Ascot Saturday analysis 🏇
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The Racing Podblast: Tips & Analysis for John Smith's Cup Day [York] 🍺
14 Jul 2023
00:20:00
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three of the races set to be run at YORK on John Smith's Cup Day [Saturday 15th July]...
2:00 York - Class 2 John Smith's Handicap
2:35 York - Listed City Wall Stakes
3:10 York - Class 2 JOHN SMITH'S CUP Handicap
All packed into 20 minutes of York trends, pointers, tips and analysis 🏇
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Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three of the races set to be run at Sandown on Eclipse Stakes Day [Saturday 8th July]...
1:50 Sandown - Group 3 CORAL CHARGE
2:25 Sandown - Class 2 CORAL CHALLENGE
3:00 Sandown - Listed CORAL DISTAFF
A short n sweet [but still packing a punch!] 18 minutes of Sandown analysis 🏇🥊
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The Racing Podblast: Newcastle Northumberland Plate Day 🏇
30 Jun 2023
00:21:00
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover the three big races set to be run at Newcastle on Northumberland Plate Day [Saturday 1st July]...
12:55 Newcastle - Group 3 CHIPCHASE STAKES
1:30 Newcastle - Class 2 NORTHUMBERLAND VASE
2:05 Newcastle - Class 2 NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE
An easy listening 21 minutes of Newcastle AW analysis 🏇
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🎩 The Racing Podblast: Royal Ascot 2023 (Days 4 & 5)
23 Jun 2023
00:18:35
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover days 4 and 5 of ROYAL ASCOT 2023, looking deep into the showcase races due to be run each day and also giving their 'best of rest' for each day...
Royal Ascot Day 4 - THE COMMONWEALTH CUP (+ best of the rest)
Royal Ascot Day 5 - THE QEII JUBILEE STAKES (+ best of the rest)
An easy listening 18 minutes of Royal Ascot analysis 🎧🎩
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The Racing Podblast: Royal Ascot 2023 (Days 1, 2 & 3) 👑
17 Jun 2023
00:25:02
Tony McCormick - Shed Hot Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover the first three days of ROYAL ASCOT 2023, looking deep into the showcase race due to be run each day and also giving their 'best of rest' for each day...
Royal Ascot Day 1 - THE QUEEN ANNE STAKES (+ best of the rest)
Royal Ascot Day 2 - THE PRINCE OF WALES'S STAKES (+ best of the rest)
Royal Ascot Day 3 - THE ASCOT GOLD CUP (+ best of the rest)
An easy listening 25 minutes of Royal Ascot analysis 👑
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The Racing Podblast: Tips & Analysis for Haydock (10th of June)
09 Jun 2023
00:21:13
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races from Haydock this Saturday (10th June) with two of the sprints plus the staying handicap over 1m4f coming under focus...
Part 1 of the Pod looks at...
115 Haydock - THE ACHILLES STAKES
150 Haydock - THE REVERENCE HANDICAP
Part 2 of the Pod...
We give our future plans for the Top, Middle and Bottom Football Trixie. With a cracking suggestion from one of our listeners...
Part 3 of the Pod covers...
225 Haydock - THE 1m4f SKYBET HANDICAP
An easy listening 21 minutes of horse racing analysis 😀
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The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for the Epsom Derby (3rd of June)
02 Jun 2023
00:23:00
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races from EPSOM this Saturday (3rd June) with the Derby itself the highlight of this weeks action...
Part 1 of the Pod looks at...
320 Epsom - THE EPSOM DASH
355 Epsom - THE LESTER PIGGOTT HANDICAP
Part 2 of the Pod covers...
The Top, Middle and Bottom Football Trixie. Did we both finish the harsh waters of the Scottish season in profit? 🤔
Part 3 of the Pod covers...
130 Epsom - THE BETFRED DERBY
Which horse near the head of the betting has to defy a 0/69 stat if he is to win the 1m4f 3yo Classic?
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Irish 2000 Guineas & Haydock (27th May) - The Racing Podblast
26 May 2023
00:23:44
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - take in racing from England & Ireland this week, with two races from Haydock and the first Irish Classic of the season firmly on the radar...
⭕ 225 Haydock - SILVER BOWL HANDICAP
⭕ 330 Haydock - TEMPLE STAKES
⭕ 340 Curragh - IRISH 2000 GUINEAS
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on the two Haydock races...
Part 2 concentrates on The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie, which continues it's residency in the Scottish Leagues, with the Scottish Premier League making it's first ever appearance...
Part 3 of Podblast rounds things out with coverage of the Group 1 2000 Guineas from Curragh...
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Analysis & Tips for Ascot | Saturday 1st of November
31 Oct 2025
00:20:10
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 - head to ASCOT this week, covering three valuable handicaps contests as the jumping action begins to heat up... in the latest episode of 'The Racing PodBlast'...
The Racing Podblast: Lockinge Trends & Tips (20th May - Newbury)
19 May 2023
00:22:00
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - head to NEWBURY for Saturday's Group 1 Lockinge card, covering the following 3 races...
⭕ 300 Newbury - London Gold Cup
⭕ 335 Newbury - Group 1 Lockinge Stakes
⭕ 410 Newbury - BetVictor Class 2 Handicap
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on the two handicaps highlighted above... The London Gold Cup & The BetVictor Handicap...
The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie continues to delve into the Scottish Leagues as the play-offs reach the business end...
And the podblast is rounded out with coverage of the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes...
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The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for Haydock & Ascot (13th May)
12 May 2023
00:22:20
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three large field handicaps this Saturday (13th May) as they mix and match between the flat and jumps action...
Haydock
135 Haydock - Long Distance Hurdle
315 Haydock - Swinton Hurdle
Ascot
240 Ascot - Victoria Cup
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on the jumps action from Haydock...
The Top, Middle and Bottom trixie continues to delve into the Scottish Leagues and the play-offs are under focus this weekend...
And the podblast is rounded out with coverage of the 23-runner monster that is the Victoria Cup from Ascot...
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The Racing Podblast: Trends & Tips for the 2000 & 1000 Guineas (Newmarket 6th & 7th May)
05 May 2023
00:22:54
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races from NEWMARKET this weekend (6th & 7th May) as the first Classics of the 2023 Flat season come under focus...
Saturday
400 Newmarket - THE PALACE HOUSE STAKES
440 Newmarket - 2000 GUINEAS
Sunday
340 Newmarket - 1000 GUINEAS
Part 1 of the Pod concentrates on The Palace House Stakes and The 2000 Guineas...
The Top, Middle and Bottom trixie continues to delve into the Scottish Leagues and the boys both agree on their Championship pick AND 2nd Division pick... 🤔
And the podblast is rounded out with coverage of the first Fillies Classic of the season... The 1000 Guineas...
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The Racing Podblast - Bet365 Gold Cup Trends, Tips & Pointers (Sandown - 29th April)
28 Apr 2023
00:23:02
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three races at SANDOWN this Saturday (29th April) including the big one itself - THE BET365 GOLD CUP - in the latest episode of The Racing PodBlast...
Part one of the Pod covers two of the supporting races on the Sandown card...
250 Sandown - The Oaksey Chase
325 Sandown - The Josh Gifford Novices' Chase
Part two of the Pod takes in the Top, Middle and Bottom Football Trixie, with the usual detour to Scotland to delve deep into the Scottish Championship, 1st & 2nd divisions...
And the Pod is rounded out with a dig into the 18-runner 3m4.5f marathon test that is BET365 Gold Cup (215 Sandown)...
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The Racing Podblast - Scottish National Trends, Tips & Pointers (Ayr - 22nd April)
21 Apr 2023
00:24:31
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover two races at AYR this Saturday (22nd April) including the big one itself - THE SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL - in the latest episode of The Racing PodBlast...
Part one of the Pod covers the two races set to be run earlier in the Ayr card...
115 Ayr - The Scotty Brand Handicap Chase
225 Ayr - Scottish Champion Hurdle
Part two of the Pod takes in the Top, Middle and Bottom Football Trixie, staying in Scotland and delving into the Scottish Championship, 1st & 2nd divisions...
And the Pod is rounded out with a dig into the 23-runner 4-mile marathon test that is THE SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL (335 Ayr)...
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The Racing Podblast - Grand National Trends, Tips & Pointers (Aintree - 15th April)
14 Apr 2023
00:22:40
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover 3 races at AINTREE this Saturday (15th April) including the big one itself - THE GRAND NATIONAL - in the latest episode of The Racing PodBlast...
Part one of the Pod covers the two races set to be run prior to the National...
335 Aintree - The Liverpool Hurdle
415 Aintree - William Hill Handicap Chase
Part two of the Pod takes in the Top, Middle and Bottom Football Trixie, for the usual spin up to the Scottish Championship, 1st & 2nd divisions...
And the Pod is rounded out with a dig into the 40-runner beast that is THE GRAND NATIONAL (500 Aintree)...
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The Racing Podblast - Trends & Tips for Haydock Challenger Series Finals Day (8th April)
07 Apr 2023
00:22:00
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk -cover all 3 of the valuable series finals races at HAYDOCK this Saturday (8th April) in the latest Racing PodBlast episode...
130 Haydock - Challenger 2m Hurdle Series Final
240 Haydock - Challenger 3m1.5f Chase Series Final
315 Haydock - Challenger 3m0.5f Hurdle Series Final
The Top, Middle and Bottom heads off on the usual travels to the Scottish Championship, 1st & 2nd divisions...
And the podblast is rounded out with some horses highlighted at Carlisle's Saturday meeting...
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The Racing Podblast - Trends and Tips for The Lincoln Handicap (Doncaster - 1st April)
31 Mar 2023
00:22:19
Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - cover three of the big races set to be run on the straight DONCASTER track this Saturday (1st April) in the latest Racing PodBlast episode...
225 Doncaster - THE SPRING MILE
300 Doncaster - THE CAMMIDGE TROPHY
335 Doncaster - THE LINCOLN
The Top, Middle and Bottom trixie takes the usual pit-stop in the Scottish lower leagues as the boys try not to upset the Glasgow Mafia 🤫...
And the podblast is rounded out with some National Hunt action, with Ben highlighting Paul Nicholls Bumper stats from this season as well as his excellent record in STRATFORD Bumpers and Tony heading to UTTOXETER for a system (not system!) qualifier...
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Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - and Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - put three Saturday Handicaps from NEWBURY under analysis in the latest Racing PodBlast episode...
205 Newbury - BETVICTOR HANDICAP CHASE
240 Newbury - NH MARES' NOVICES' HURDLE
425 Newbury - CLASS 3 HANDICAP CHASE
The Top, Middle and Bottom trixie keeps on rolling through the Scottish lower leagues for the usual mid-show football detour...
And the podblast is rounded out with Tony keeping on with his conditional jockey thoughts from last week and Ben highlighting an overlooked trainer who has a couple of runners at BANGOR on Saturday...
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The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie takes the show up to Scotland for the usual mid-show detour...
And the podblast is rounded out with Tony highlighting a conditional jockey who is in bouncing form right now and Ben highlights some quick returning Cheltenham Festival Stats for listeners...
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Analysis & Tips for Newmarket & Chepstow | Saturday 11th October
10 Oct 2025
00:20:30
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 - are crossing codes today, covering two handicaps from the jumps action at Chepstow as well as covering the big handicap of the weekend on the flat from Newmarket; THE CESAREWITCH... in the latest episode of 'The Racing PodBlast'...
The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie takes the show up to Scotland and Tony will be looking for another strong showing as he continues closing the gap on Ben...
And the podblast is rounded out with a first-time headgear angle on the All-Weather as well as highlighting some Cheltenham Festival Stats for listeners...
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And if you are yet to catch the Killers Stats PodBlast episodes for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival you can listen to them on the links below...
9 'KILLER' Stats for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival Handicaps
08 Mar 2023
00:20:45
9 'KILLER' Stats for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival Handicaps... covering 9 INDIVIDUAL Handicap races... ALL with thoughts, opinions and a sprinkling of selections... and all in only TWENTY MINUTES? 🤨
Can't be done, surely?
Oh yes it can!!
Get your Cheltenham notebooks ready as Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - delve into the 2023 Cheltenham Festival Handicaps and highlight a clutch of 'KILLER' Stats to help you navigate some of the most competitive races on the entire racing calendar!
9 'KILLER' Stats coming at you in under 20-minutes for the following Cheltenham Handicaps...
Ultima Handicap Chase Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Coral Cup Grand Annual The Pertemps Final Plate Handicap Chase Kim Muir Handicap Chase County Hurdle Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Listen to the 'KILLER' stats for all of the races above - plus thoughts, pointers and selections - in the latest midweek episode of The Racing Podblast!
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The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie keeps the show in Scotland and Tony will be looking to continue closing the gap on Ben after a good week last weekend... ⚽⚽
And the podblast is rounded out with an All-Weather play as well as highlighting another race where you REALLY need to be wary of the winner and placed horses on their next start...
V.A.R George also throws a sneaky body-shot at the weekend's Boxing action 🥊
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11 'KILLER' Stats for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival
01 Mar 2023
00:20:23
11 'KILLER' Stats for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival... covering 11 INDIVIDUAL graded races... ALL with thoughts, opinions and selections... and all in only TWENTY MINUTES?!?
Can't be done, surely!?!
Oh yes it can!!
Get your Cheltenham notebooks ready as Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - take a whistle-stop tour of the remaining graded races set to be run at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, away from the five Championship races they've already covered.
11 'KILLER' Stats coming at you in under 20-minutes for the following Graded races...
Supreme Novices' Hurdle Arkle Chase Mares Hurdle National Hunt Challenge Cup Ballymore Novices Hurdle Brown Advisory Hurdle Champion Bumper Turner Novices Hurdle Mares Novices Hurdle Triumph Hurdle Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle
Listen to the 'KILLER' stats for all of the races above - plus thoughts, pointers and selections - in the latest midweek episode of The Racing Podblast!
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The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie heads, as always, to the Scottish Leagues... and it's a proper head to head for a couple of the matches this week as well 💪💪
And the podblast is rounded out with EIDER CHASE (Newcastle) thoughts as well as highlighting another race where you need to be wary of the winner on their next start...
V.A.R George also throws a right-hook at the weekend's Boxing action 🥊
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The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie stays in its now natural home of the Scottish Leagues... where there's not even a mention of DUMBARTON this week?!? 😲😲
And the podblast is rounded out with something a bit different this week...
V.A.R George also some heavy hitting tips for Saturday's Boxing action 🥊
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2023 Cheltenham Festival Ryanair Chase - The Racing Podblast
15 Feb 2023
00:17:50
The Ryanair - set to be run on Thursday the 16th of March 2023 - is the fifth race under focus in The Racing Podblast's 'Cheltenham Festival Early Look' series of midweek blasts!
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - fire up plenty of race trends, pointers and thoughts to help with your own analysis of the Ryanair Chase, giving their thoughts on the main players AND also highlight a couple of tasty priced each-way alternatives for the race...
Is FAKIR D’OUDAIRIES the correct fav now ALLAHO is Non-Runner?
Can BLUE LORD land the fourth Ryanair on the bounce for Willie Mullins?
Just what to make of SHISHKIN!?
CONFLATED? Is the Ryanair the right race for him?
And which outsiders may make their presence felt?
Find out the answers to the above, and more, in the latest midweek episode of The Racing Podblast!
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The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie stays in its now natural home of the Scottish Leagues... which one of the pair have jumped on the DUMBARTON train this time around?!?
And the podblast is rounded out the with some Stats and Pointers for the rest of the Saturday action, with tips, angles and analysis coming from NEWBURY, UTTOXETER & WOLVERHAMPTON.
And V.A.R George is back with some quickfire tips for Saturday's Boxing action 🥊
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2023 Queen Mother Champion Chase - The Racing Podblast (Cheltenham Festival Early Look)
08 Feb 2023
00:21:02
The Queen Mother Champion Chase (QMCC) - set to be run on Wednesday the 15th of March 2023 - is the fourth race under focus in The Racing Podblast's 'Cheltenham Festival Early Look' series of midweek blasts!
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - fire up plenty of race trends, pointers and thoughts to help with your own analysis of the QMMC, giving their thoughts on the main players and highlighting a couple of the outsiders that could have a say...
What to make of ENERGUMENE's Clarence House third?
Can EDWARDSTONE back up his Arkle win from 2022?
Is EDITEUR DE GITE really a player in the QMCC?
And which outsiders catch the eye?
Tony & Ben also highlight a couple of horses to follow from the DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL as well as some interesting Dublin Festival to Cheltenham Festival stats...
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The (seriously profitable!) Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie stays in its now natural home of the Scottish Leagues...
And the podblast is rounded out the with some Stats and Pointers for the rest of the Saturday action, with tips and analysis coming from MUSSELBURGH & WETHERBY.
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Analysis & Tips for Newmarket Cambridgeshire Day | Saturday 27th September
26 Sep 2025
00:20:30
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 - are track-hopping today, covering two handicaps from Haydock as well as the big handicap of the weekend from Newmarket; THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE... in the latest episode of 'The Racing PodBlast'...
Saturday 27th September - Haydock & Newmarket
⭕ 2:05 Newmarket - Cruise Line Handicap (Class 2 Hcp)
2023 Cheltenham Festival Stayers Hurdle - The Racing Podblast
01 Feb 2023
00:18:00
The Stayers Hurdle - set to be run on Thursday the 16th of March 2023 - is the third race under focus in The Racing Podblast's 'Cheltenham Festival Early Look' series of midweek blasts!
Ben Aitken - www.narrowingthefield.co.uk - and Tony McCormick - Epic Radio - fire up plenty of race trends, pointers and thoughts to help with your own analysis of the Stayers Hurdle, giving their thoughts on the main players AND highlight a tasty priced each-way alternative for the race...
Is TEAHUPOO a solid fav?
Can HOME BY THE LEE continue his progression?
Will BLAZING KHAL even turn up!?
And who is the outsider that BOTH Ben & Tony agree on?
Find out the answers to the above, and more, including some horses to follow from Cheltenham Trials weekend, in the latest midweek episode of The Racing Podblast!
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Tony McCormick (Epic Radio) and Ben Aitken (www.narrowingthefield.co.uk) dig into the racing action from CHELTENHAM TRIALS DAY on Saturday, with three of the races shown live on ITV coming under trends analysis...
150 Cheltenham - Paddy Power Handicap Chase
225 Cheltenham - The Cotswold Chase
300 Cheltenham - The Cleeve Hurdle
The Top, Middle and Bottom football trixie stays in Scotland (now it's natural home!).
And the podblast is rounded out the with some Stats and Pointers for the rest of the Saturday action, with tips coming from UTTOXETER, DONCASTER & LINGFIELD.
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Twenty's Plenty 2️⃣0️⃣ 👍
🥊V.A.R George is also back with some Boxing thoughts and there is also news on what Ben & Tony will doing in their next Cheltenham Festival midweek PodBlast, so make sure you listen right to the end...
The Racing Podblast - Champion Hurdle Early Look (24/01/23)
24 Jan 2023
00:17:00
The Champion Hurdle - set to be run on Tuesday the 14th of March 2023 - is the second race under focus in The Racing Podblast's 'Cheltenham Festival Early Look' series of midweek blasts!
Ben Aitken (www.narrowingthefield.co.uk) and Tony McCormick (Epic Radio, TalkSPORT/TalkRADIO) fire up some Race Trends to help with your own analysis of the Champion Hurdle, give their thoughts on the main players AND post a couple of tasty priced each-way alternatives (including a 66-1 shot!)...
Can CONSTITUTION HILL be beaten?
Is STATE MAN a serious challenger to the fav?
Does HONEYSUCKLE have ANY chance of landing the hat-trick?
Just who is the 66-1 outsider that one of the guys wants to take a stab at?
Find out the answers to the above, and more, in the second midweek episode of The Racing Podblast!
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