Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Day 1 of Royal Ascot has arrived and Nick is here bright and early joined by Lee Mottershead on track. George Boughey caught up with Nick before Bow Echo runs in the St James Palace Stakes. Kelly Thomas checks in as breeder of Gstaad who takes on Bow Echo in the Group 1 today. Chris Stickles clerk of the course discusses the ground and plans for conditions for the rest of the Royal meeting. Richard Kingscote is back from Hong Kong and we hear from Wesley Ward who brings seven horses over from the US. Dan Barber also on keeps us updated on the St Jame’s Palace stakes through the Timeform prism.

A special series for Royal Ascot every day this week with today Nick Luck bringing you the insight into all eleven of the Wathnan Racing runners on Day 1 of Royal Ascot. We hear from Richard Hannon, Francis Graffard, William Haggas, Karl Burke, Hamad Al Jehani and Ralph Beckett.

Nick visits the prestigious GOFFS London Sale on the eve of Royal Ascot, bringing listeners straight to the heart of the racing world's most glamorous curtain-raiser. Kia Joorabchian and Amo Racing strike once again, going to £380,000 for 2yo filly Kentucky Rain. Hear directly from Joorabchian on the thinking behind the splash and Amo’s Royal Ascot ambitions. Packed with exclusive interviews and the unmistakable atmosphere of one of the sport’s most glamorous sales events.

Nick is joined on the eve of Royal Ascot by The Mirror’s David Yates, and Nick at length speaks to the King and Queen’s racing manager John Warren about the chances of a Royal winner this week. Michael Mulvany looks forward to his two 2-year-olds in the Coventry tomorrow before Adam Mills previews the St James’s Palace, Prince of Wales’s and Gold Cup at Ascot whilst Harry Eustace shares whether he believes Docklands can go back-to-back in the Queen Anne. Finally, Henri Bozo discusses Diamond Necklace’s victory in the Prix de Diane yesterday, a race that was missing from Monceaux’s CV.

Eva O’Neill on the Saturday Edition this week, she speaks to Anthony Bromley about the Double Green horses entered for the Goffs London Sale on Monday along with Michael Bell and his Royal Ascot runners. William Haggas is on with Tom Stanley about Lilt and her Prix de Diane run at Chantilly this Sunday. Will Aitkenhead speaks to connections of Australian runners at the racecourse familiarity morning in Ascot ahead of the Royal Meeting.