Hi there, after suffering a broken arm between the elbow and the wrist when falling at Exeter on Westend Story on Tuesday, Richard Johnson could be out of the Champion Jockey title race. Bookies may have overreacted by shortening Brian Hughes into 1/33 and Johnson out to 12/1. Now you may think that statement a…

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Hi everyone, here is another ante post selection for the Festival. The Supreme is the target this time and we are putting this out prior to the Final declarations as if Samcro comes out then the price will shrink and the EW element will disappear. We will post a summary of antepost selections on Monday…

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Hi everyone, the excitement is rising and is only 4 days until the tapes go up for the opening race The Supreme Novice Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The boys at the Final Furlong podcast have released their Day 1 preview. As always amusing and informative so grab a cup of tea and get the…

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Hi everyone, Yet another entertaining and informative Podcast from the Final Furlong team. In this edition they focus on the their Cheltenham Handicap shortlist and it’s well worth a listen. If your short on time skip forward to about 30 minutes and you’ll miss the intro fluff and banter. Good luck, The team at Cleeve

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Myska on the road to Cheltenham We have a ten to follow runner in Myska today. She is running at Thurles in the Maiden Hurdle at 13:55 This another one of Supreme Racings hurdling débutantes and Steve Massey of Supreme who we know very well thinks she should definitely win but at the prices she is…

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Hi everyone, I came across this video on YouTube of great horse racing moments and thought it was well worth sharing here for everyone. Watching these races again brings back some fantastic memories… my personal favourite is Moscow Flyer winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase. He was the first horse I really followed and watching…

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Hi everyone, Bellshill who is on our Ten To Follow list runs at Cork tomorrow and has an obvious winning chance. Although not a betting proposition a watching brief is very much advised as he will go on to much bigger and better things. On his recent Final Furlong NH review Patrick Mullins nominated Bellshill…

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Cheltenham Open Meeting and a Punchestown Preview The Final Furlong Podcast is a weekly Horse Racing Show that discusses the big issues in racing and previews the top races in Ireland and Great Britain. Hosted by Emmet Kennedy (Cork’s 96FM) with his resident guest Kevin Blake (At The Races), they are regularly joined by an…

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Kilcooley (IRE) 6-y-o (30May09 b g) 2.00 Wetherby bet365 30th 31st October. • Stowaway (15.5f) — Bealaha Essie (IRE) (Denel (FR ) ) • Trainer Charlie Longsdon • Owner J H & S M Wall • Breeder Fergal O’Mahoney Kilcooley beat Rock on Ruby by 13 lengths and could not have been more impressive. The…

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The Final Furlong Podcast is a weekly Horse Racing Show that discusses the big issues in racing and previews the top races in Ireland and Great Britain. Hosted by Emmet Kennedy (Cork’s 96FM) with his resident guest Kevin Blake (At The Races), they are regularly joined by an array of guests from the world of…

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