Setting The Pace Podcast Setting The Pace

David Bass weighs in on the current incidents dominating the racing headlines at the moment.

Hosted by John Fry from 135 Not Out, Olly is joined by top National Hunt jockey David Bass to discuss some of the horses he rides for Kim Bailey as well as a few other early fancies for the Cheltenham Festival.

The Lads discuss the 2000 & 1000 Guineas with plenty of strong opinions and chat being thrown about. By far an away our best episode yet, with some big priced selections to look out for too!

Quick update about some of the following race mares turned broodmares: Laurens, Mabs Cross, Mecca's Angel, Alpha Centuri, Marsha, Lady Aurelia, Tepin, Winx and Treve.

Fantastic discussion with the Champion Conditional Jockey for 2019/20 Jonjo O'Neill Jnr. He reveals what its like to ride a Cheltenham Festival winner as well as ride some of the best horses like Native River.

Jonjo also gave his thoughts on horses like Copperhead and The Big Breakaway as well as looking forward to his eventual Champion Jockey aspirations. A hugely talented up and coming young jockey, but more importantly a fantastic bloke! A must listen.

Absolutely great discussion about Australian Racing with Lachlan MacDonald where we cover Addeyeb v Winx, pizza-eating and beer-guzzling horses as well as Nature Strip potentially being the best sprinter in the world. Other great stories about late night antics and smashing the odds on shots as well as some of the news from the NFL draft. Most importantly, our local man Lachie has some great tips for the weekend racing - a must listen!