Ep 110 - What should we expect of Altior now?

Nick is joined by writer and broadcaster (and Road to Cheltenham creator) Lydia Hislop to discuss the day's news from around the racing world, focusing on what we might expect from the return of the pre-eminent two mile steeplechaser Altior in Sandown's Tingle Creek Chase this weekend. Nick speaks at length to the his trainer, Nicky Henderson, who is in feisty mood ahead of the task at hand. In this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock segment, Nick talks to Haras du Mesnil proprietor Antonia Devin, who bred Altior's main rival Politologue and is now standing the stallions Doctor Dino and Telecaster. Kate Hunter, President of Madugai Racing, joins us from Tokyo to discuss the implications of Almond Eye's Japan Cup victory.