Ep 161 - Is Henderson's Champ switch inspired?

Nick is joined by writer, broadcaster and Road to Cheltenham (TM) host Lydia Hislop to discuss the day's racing news, kicking off with the surprise switch of prep race for Champ, one of Britain's leading Gold Cup hopes, to the Game Spirit Chase over 2 miles. The horse's trainer, Nicky Henderson, joins the podcast to talk through his working and also explains that the decision not to run Altior in the same race was far from straightforward. Later in this edition, Nick and Lydia discuss the rescheduled racing at Warwick today, while Nick catches up with trainer Jamie Osborne, who saddles Mekong in Saudi Arabia this weekend, and Brendan Walsh, fresh from seeing Maxfield post a commanding performance in the Mineshaft Stakes at the Fair Grounds at the weekend.