Marco Ghiani: Chasing a REAL Group 1 Chance and Gym Battles With His Wife | Jockeys: The Podcast

The On The Wire team are back in full flow as the Jumps Season gets in to top gear. Andrew Blair-White is joined by Dan Overall, Donn McClean and The Irish Field's Mark Boylan as the lads look at the season so far, pick out some runners to add to your notebooks, as well as some AntePost angles that could be of interest, including the King George at Kempton Park, and even early access to next year's Cheltenham Festival! Thank you to our sponsors Boylesports for their continued support of On The Wire! UK:  Offer: Bet £10 Get £30 + MONEY BACK IF 2ND TO SP FAV (KEENELAND) Link: https://ads.boylesports.com/redirect.aspx?pid=56758&bid=8250  Key Terms:  18+. New UK customers (Excluding NI) only. Min Deposit £10. Min stake £10. Min odds Evs. Free bet applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. 30 days to qualify. Free bets expire in 7 days. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. Account & Payment method restrictions apply. 1 Free Bet offer per customer, household & IP Address only. T&Cs Apply. 18+. IRE/NI & UK online only. Max Free Bet £/€10. Win or win part of e/w outright singles. 5+ runners. 1st bet on each race. Free/void/antepost bets don't qualify. In event of a dead heat, offer won’t apply. Applies to First Past the Post result. Unnamed 2nd Favs don’t qualify. Acc & Payment restrictions apply. T&Cs apply. IRE:  Offer: Bet €10 Get €80 + €20 Casino Bonus + MONEY BACK IF 2ND TO SP FAV (KEENELAND) Link: https://ads.boylesports.com/redirect.aspx?pid=56759&bid=8250  Key Terms:  18+. IRE/NI new customers only. €/£100 in FREE Bets (FB) as €/£80 in sports bets & a €/£20 casino bonus (CB). Min Deposit €/£10. Min stake €/£10. Min odds Evs. FB applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. FB 7-day expiry. 1 FB offer per customer, household & IP address only. Account & Payment restrictions. 14 days to accept €/£10 CB, then active for 3 days. CB 5x wagering & max redeemable €/£100. Game restrictions apply. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. 30 days to qualify. T&Cs Apply.  18+. IRE/NI & UK online only. Max Free Bet £/€10. Win or win part of e/w outright singles. 5+ runners. 1st bet on each race. Free/void/antepost bets don't qualify. In event of a dead heat, offer won’t apply. Applies to First Past the Post result. Unnamed 2nd Favs don’t qualify. Acc & Payment restrictions apply. T&Cs apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Luck is joined by Ruby Walsh, Lydia Hislop, Jane Mangan and Josh Stacey to preview the 2026/27 jump season. The panel debates whether Dan Skelton’s dominance means racing needs its own financial fair play, and Josh makes a big call on the Cheltenham Festival that the others aren’t having. They also discuss Gaelic Warrior and the horses who might challenge him, Harry Cobden’s new role with JP McManus, and where the next Rachael Blackmore is coming from. There’s a “name the winner” round, the horses the kids today don’t appreciate, and a quiz to find out how well Ruby knows his own Cheltenham Festival record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former champion apprentice Marco Ghiani joins Adam McNamara on Jockeys: The Podcast. He looks back on leaving Sardinia for England in the middle of winter in 2015, learning “racing English”, and the one jockey he still can’t understand. Marco explains why this is his best season yet and talks about his next target of 500 winners in England. He also wants to ride a real contender in the big Group races rather than the 100/1 shots. Plus, who lifts more in the gym, Marco or his personal trainer wife? And Adam reminds him of the day they fell out at Bath. #horseracing #JockeysThePodcast #MarcoGhiani Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niall Hannity is joined by Martin Dixon and Jack Ready for the flat season finale, previewing British Champions Day at Ascot.  After looking back at their highlights of the season, the panel go through every race on Saturday’s card, which includes the Long Distance Cup, the Champions Sprint, the Fillies & Mares, the QEII, the Champion Stakes and the closing Balmoral Handicap.  There are also exclusive thoughts from Ryan Moore on Ballydoyle’s Champions Day team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Watson joins Adam McNamara for this episode of Jockeys and opens up about his early struggles getting into the sport and lessons learned from some run-ins with the police! Stay tuned for Jason leaving mid-interview to bang in a winner, only to return to the chat, without breaking a sweat. 0:45 - Intro 1:05 - Jockeys being into their looks 2:00 - Peoples opinions in the weighing room 3:00 - Hating school and getting in trouble with the police 4:10 - Still got qualifications 4:45 - Champion apprentice in his first full year 5:33 - Getting number 1 job at Roger Charlton’s 6:30 - Struggles after Champ apprentice season 7:00 - Best horses at Charlton’s 8:30 - Relationship souring at Charlton’s 9:30 - Never expected things to have taken that turn 10:10 - Realised I needed to grow up 11:11 - What could have been done different 12:05 - Losing that job felt like the end of the world 12:55 - Adam & Jason disagree on race tactics 13:00 - A punching in the weighing room 14:45 - The next morning 15:30 - Rebuilding after losing Charlton’s job 16:50 - What’s next? 17:10 - I want to be one of the best of my time and Champion Jockey 17:30 - Jason’s quick exit to ride a winner! 18:30 - Jason re-joins the chat 19:10 - Pre-race routines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh from breaking his Group One duck and gaining a pilot's licence, Jack Mitchell joins Adam McNamara to say why he's loving life at present, give his views on the new generation of riders, why he WOULDN'T want his kids to follow in his footsteps and how he's channeling his inner Tom Cruise! 1:15 - Training to be a airplane pilot 2:00 - Dream is to fly to a meeting, ride a winner and fly off again 3:25 - Everything will kill you, do something fun 4:00 - Keeping a positive mindset 5:00 - Abuse on social media 6:00 - Putting younger lads back in their box 8:00 - How younger Jockeys act around the weighing room 9:00 - Being 2nd Jockey a lot of the time 11:20 - Wanting a first role 12:00 - Creating my own WhatsApp group 12:30 - First G1 success 13:50 - Jockeys celebrating success more 15:20 - Feeling of leading a big winner back in 17:30 - Family life but not wanting them to get into racing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niall Hannity is once again joined by Jack Ready and Martin Dixon to preview Future Champions Festival at Newmarket, featuring their takes on the big races on Friday and Saturday. They'll give their tips and best bets for the big contests and World Pool races across the cards for both days including the Dewhurst and an intriguing looking Cesarewitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niall Hannity is joined by Jack Reddy and Martin Dixon to preview Sun Chariot day at Newmarket and Sunday's Group 1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. The panel goes through all four World Pool races on Saturday, from the opening fillies' handicap and the £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes to the Group 1 Sun Chariot and the World Pool Handicap, before picking out their eyecatchers on the rest of the Newmarket card. They then take on a deep Arc field and finish with their best bets for the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Barber and Martin Dixon are joined by punter and tipster Dave Nevison, celebrating 50 years in racing, who has been to three Arcs and backed the winner every time. Dave goes back to leaving the City in 1993 to bet full time, life in the betting ring at its peak, and the code he still lives by: the bookmaker has to be right about every horse, he only has to be right about one. He also relives the Stewards' Cup photo he knew he'd lost and the Super Seven that slipped away ten yards from the line. To finish, there's a first catch-up with Kieren and Cieren Fallon, who look back on Kieren's two Arc wins and give their take on Sunday's big race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Barber and Martin Dixon look back at Irish Champions Festival before having a fascinating chat with James Willoughby. Martin makes the case for Sun Goddess as a 1000 Guineas favourite and explains why the number of two-year-old starts matters more than people think, with Darkness Falls and the National Stakes also covered. James then talks about his grandfather — a self-taught modeller of every sport who never went to school, and whose working-out he later found mirrored in statistical textbooks he'd cry over in Foyles.  He covers his years at Timeform and the Times, the influence of Mark Johnston, why he stepped away from broadcasting to focus on his son, and what he thinks betting is really for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices