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Friday 16 August 2024 11:34 am

EP: 291 Newbury, Ripon & Newmarket

By: Chris Barnett

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The Hungerford Stakes and Geoffrey Freer Stakes are the two Group class races at Newbury’s Premier Meeting on Saturday with Ripon staging the 6-furlong Great St. Wilfrid Handicap as their feature event. 

They also race at Newmarket on Saturday where the grey horses take each other on over 6 furlongs.

Morning Wire Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action. 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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