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The Final Furlong Podcast

British Racing Today: Insights from Charlie Fellowes & George Boughey

The Final Furlong Podcast

The Final Furlong Podcast

News, Sports, Sports News

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this special episode Emmet Kennedy chats with renowned racehorse trainer Charlie Fellowes who tells us what to expect from the Henry Cecil Open Weekend, set to take place on September 21-22, 2024, in Newmarket. Charlie shares his personal experiences, insights, and the unique opportunities that this event offers for racing enthusiasts and families alike. Plus, Charlie talks to us about the current state of British racing and gives us a list of juveniles to follow, including a Frankel who Charlie has some big plans for! Then, acclaimed trainer George Boughey joins Emmet to discuss breaking his personal record with 24 wins in a single month, his success at Royal Ascot, and his strategy of targeting high-value races for maximum impact. He shares plans for Soprano, Pentle Bay, and Believing, the challenges of owners having to sell horses to other countries, the leadership vacuum in British racing, and the importance of competing internationally. George also expresses his optimism for racing's new star, Billy Loughnane, and introduces a promising two-year-old to follow! The Final Furlong Podcast is proudly brought to you by Geoff Banks Bet. Join the excitement and Sign up to Geoff Banks Online now with promo code FFP500 and get 10% of any net losses returned as cash after your first month of betting, up to £500 at geoffbanks.bet. Its tradition redefined with modern tech and unbeatable odds. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. It’s entirely online, designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Our listeners get 10% off their first month, so give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FURLONG. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/geoff-banks-online/id881898186 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geoff_banks.geoffbanks Venatour Racing Social: If your planning a racing trip to Europe or further afield, check out Venatour Racing Social for a large range of bespoke racing holidays at Venatour.co.uk Form Tools: Proform is the essential tool for punters looking to make money from betting on Horse Racing. Our form book covers Jumps and Flat racing in the UK and Ireland. https://www.proformracing.com/ Twitter: @FinalFurlongPod Email: [email protected] In association with Adelicious Podcast Network. Hosted on Megaphone. Follow us for free on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Final Forlum Podcast is proudly brought to you by Jeff Banks Bet.

0:04.6

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0:16.7

Welcome to the Final Foreland Podcast. I'm Emmish Kennedy. It is great to have your company and

0:20.6

as we look forward to the upcoming Henry Cecil Open Weekend on September 21st and 22nd

0:25.9

I'm delighted to say that we are once again joined by renowned Ray source trainer, hugely

0:30.1

successful Race or trainer and a man who will be opening his stable to everybody that weekend.

0:35.0

Charlie fellows, welcome back to the show Charlie.

0:37.0

Hi Emmett, nice to be on, thank you for having me.

0:40.0

Great to have your insight, great to have your company as always on the show.

0:43.6

I know you're obviously in the podcast game.

0:45.5

I don't think I've ever asked you about this before,

0:48.0

but how is the show with George going?

0:51.2

Joe, it's actually been awful recently because George has decided over the last couple of years

0:56.9

that he can actually train a race horse and as a result he's done rather annoyingly well for my liking, which meant that, yeah, he's back to his usual

1:07.9

Sir Chipper self.

1:08.9

I preferred it when he had a couple of quiet years and I could take him to pieces but annoyingly he's absolutely

1:16.1

flying at the moment which is which no one benefits from really.

1:21.6

How Jerry? Thinking. Really? How dare he? Think you can go and have success, how dare he?

1:27.0

I know, I know.

1:29.0

I know.

1:30.0

I know you did a show with Richard Hannon at the start of the season and Jamie Osbourn I think launched

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