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Friday 08 March 2024 10:56 am

EP: 255 Sandown, Wolverhampton & Hong Kong

By: Chris Barnett

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The Imperial Cup is the feature race at Sandown on Saturday, whilst it’s the fast and furious all-weather Tapeta action in the Lincoln Trial at Wolverhampton on the same afternoon.

Morning Wire Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, plus a final look at some Cheltenham Festival news, with Wally Pyrah discussing Sunday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett.

The Punter

‘The Punter’ has been Morning Wire’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing. Throughout the season ‘The Punter’ will preview the weekend’s action every Friday along with in-depth coverage of all the major racing festivals. In a partnership with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, ‘The Punter’ also previews every midweek Wednesday Hong Kong meeting as well as all the major meetings.

Every Friday, and for all major racing Festivals, the Morning Wire racing podcast will give you in-depth analysis of the action. Featuring interviews with leading trainers, jockeys and owners, the podcast is hosted by well-known racing broadcaster Chris Barnett who is joined by Bill Esdaile and Hong Kong racing expert Wally Pyrah.

Bill Esdaile

Morning Wire’s racing editor Bill Esdaile has written for the paper since 2008. He had previously written for publications including the Sporting Life, Racing Post and The Sportsman. Each week he picks out his best bets for the weekend’s big racing action.

Chris Barnett

Chris Barnett has been a broadcasting specialist for over two decades, specialising in radio, video and podcast presentation and production. Since working at SIS, Betfair Radio, Timeform Radio, Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood, Cheltenham Festival Radio and more recently, Arena Racing, Chris has always been at the forefront of the top sporting events, grabbing interviews with those that matter.

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