The Big Five

THE DAY THE NATION GOES RACING!

Welcome along to our 2026 Randox Health Grand National Festival Preview. We take a look towards the best of the Graded action across the 3 day meeting with best bets from around the cards as well.

And of course, the biggest race of them all. 34 Line up for this year's Grand national headed by 2024 winner I Am Maximus, the mount of Paul Townend. Grangeclare West is the pick of our fancies, with oth...

It's Irish National Week!

A busy Easter weekend of racing to take you through which is headlined by Ireland's longest race. The Jukebox Kid leads up the markets for the British challenge, but Matty thinks its a "shocking price." We also take a look ahead to a series of finals from Haydock park, which sees the veterans finale take place.

Flat action also continues to hot up, with Musselburgh hosting the feat...

WHAT. A FESTIVAL! Cheltenham 2026 is into the books and it was one man at the top again.

Another record breaking week for the master Willie Mullins who picks up 3 champion races, including Gaelic Warrior's Rout in the Boodles Gold Cup. Matty and Cotty join Harrison to look back at the best of the action from the big week of the year.

Flat racing also returns this weekend at Doncaster with the ever competitive Lincoln handicap to ...

WELCOME TO THE CARNIVAL OF RACING!

It’s Dubai World Cup Night from Meydan and the superstars of the flat are all out in display this weekend.

The world cup features a whole host of intriguing group 1 contests, headlined by Forever Young who seeks revenge in the Dubai World Cup to crown his epic career for the Japanese legend. Domestic contenders such as Al Riffa and. Ombudsman top the markets in other contests, and there’s a fa...

HE BIG ONE IS FINALLY HERE! 6 Months of build up, fields taking shape and at long last, jumps racings olympics from within its cotswold citadel takes place in a few days time. Join Cotty, new guest Dec and Harrison as they take you through every single race at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.

The final day is headlined by one of the best Gold Cup renewals of all time, with co-favourites Jango Baie, Gaelic Warrior and The Jukebox Man a...

THE BIG ONE IS FINALLY HERE! 6 Months of build up, fields taking shape and at long last, jumps racings olympics from within its cotswold citadel takes place in a few days time.

Join Cotty, new guest Dec and Harrison as they take you through every single race at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. Day Two features the Bet MGM Queen Mother Champion Chase, headlined by the exciting Majborough who looks to build on his loss in last years Arkl...

THE BIG ONE IS FINALLY HERE! 6 Months of build up, fields taking shape and at long last, jumps racings olympics from within its cotswold citadel takes place in a few days time. Join Cotty, new guest Dec and Harrison as they take you through every single race at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.

The Third day is STACKED this year, with 4 graded events, the feature double header, and an exciting tilt in the stayers, which is headline...

THE BIG ONE IS FINALLY HERE! 6 Months of build up, fields taking shape and at long last, jumps racings olympics from within its cotswold citadel takes place in a few days time.

Join Cotty, new guest Dec and Harrison as they take you through every single race at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. We kick off with day one, and the feature Unibet Champion Hurdles causes good debate over the long time favourite, The New Lion.

We als...

DO YOU KNOW YOUR RACING? Join us and put your knowledge to the test on the first edition of the Big Five’s racing quiz, as we challenge the boys with a great mix of national hunt questions to see who comes out on top..

From general knowledge to the festival itself, there’s a whole host of questions and feel free to play along from home to see if you can do better than the boys (or at least gappy..)

With a break in the action ...

Yes, we’re all talking about HIM again!

Horse Racing rarely needs much in the way of obscure descriptions to help get people watching, and with every chance that Constitution Hill may run on the flat this friday, it has the eyes of the world locked on Southwell this weekend.

We also take a look at the best of the action from Kempton & Newcastle, after reflecting on Jonbon’s success in the Ascot Chase stepping up in distance.

Our F...

DRF Into The books! Leopardstown staged 2 fantastic days of racing across the Irish bank holiday which featured the Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup and an impressive Majborough in the Dublin Chase.

The boys breakdown the best of the action whilst engaging in the controversial head of the market for the Festival races. There's action this week also from Newbury and Warwick including the return of Lulamba.

Cotty is back for his take on ...

THE DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL IS HERE!

Join Matty & Harrison as they take you through the best of a huge weekend of action from Leopardstown as we look towards the big races which will guide you towards the Cheltenham festival, including runs for Galopin Des Champs, Majborough, Romeo Coolio, Lossiemouth, Brighterdaysahead and much more…

We also look back on trials day from Cheltenham which underwhelmed with performance, and ...

TRIALS DAY AT CHELTENHAM!

The boys look ahead to a cracking weekend of action from the home of jumps racing as we try crack the final few clues ahead of the Festival in just 7 weeks time. The New Lion locks up with Sir Gino in a cracking heads up for the International hurdle. Grey Dawning also returns to book his contention for the Gold Cup, and the French sensation Theleme makes his debut on British shores in the Cleeve Hurdle!

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A busy week in the newsroom for racing! From Harry Cobden's new job to a champion hurdler running at Southwell, it's been a headline act recently in the national hunt world and the boys are all over it.

Racing this week focuses on the Winter Millions, as Il Etait Temps looks to dethrone Jonbon in the Clarence House, plus some good handicap's and festival trials from Haydock as the Festival is just 8 weeks away!

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2026 Is Here! A happy new year to everyone and welcome to a special edition of the podcast as we bring you our 2025 racing awards for the national hunt calendar. Controversial? Yes. Wrong? Probably.. but join the boys as the breakdown all the best of what has proven a dramatic year over obstacles with plenty to discuss in between.

Cheltenham see a record breaking crowd for it’s new years day fixture, and we discuss why that migh...

IT IS ON! One of the most anticipated races of the entire season takes stage in Newcastle this weekend as the legendary Constitution Hill meets the turners heroine The New Lion and the unknown excelence of Anzadam in what promises to be a brilliant race.

We also have racing from Newbury this weekend which features the Coral Gold Cup, and there is a fantastic Hatton's Grace to look forward to in Ireland between Teahupoo and ...