Durkan Drama, King George Clues, a Gold Cup Dark Horse & the Lossiemouth Debate

The Final Furlong Podcast

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🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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It was a weekend packed with blockbuster jumps racing action at Punchestown, Ascot and Haydock, and Emmet Kennedy is joined by Grade 1–winning jockeys Lizzie Kelly and Daryl Jacob to break down every major talking point — the spectacular, the eyebrow-raising, and the genuinely confusing. We begin at Punchestown with the epic duel between Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase, where Paul Townend delivered Willie Mullins his ninth win in 12 runnings of the race. We look at how the race was run, the moves that made the difference, what to make of Fastorslow, and how the returning Gold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin shaped up.Most importantly: Where do Mullins’ stars go next? At Ascot, Arkle winner Jango Baie powered home in the 1965 Chase — but is he now a serious King Georgecontender? Speaking of Kempton: The Jukebox Man remains unbeaten over fences after a fluent prep run in the same race Bravemansgame used before winning the King George. Who does the panel want to be with for Boxing Day/St Stephen’s Day? Over at Haydock, Grey Dawning continued the red-hot start to the season for Dan Skelton with a bloodless win in the Betfair Chase. The question now: is he a genuine Gold Cup player? The Morgiana Hurdle saw Lossiemouth coast home, but did we actually learn anything? The panel debate her Champion Hurdle prospects, while Wodhooh, the mare she beat in the Aintree Hurdle, made a stylish return in a Grade 2 at Ascot. We assess her ceiling for the season. Plus:• Lizzie Kelly reveals the tracks she absolutely hated riding — with one described as “absolutely awful”• Daryl Jacob defends one of those tracks as one of his favourites (!) And of course: Horses To Follow from the weekend, selected with proper insight and real-world experience. Presented by 1xBet.ie – more than 7000 events per day, fast withdrawals, and new customer specials. The link to 1xBet.ie is here: ⁠https://cutt.ly/0r7bzDoH⁠ 18+. T&Cs apply. Gamble responsibly. 1xBet knows the craic. Bet with your head, not above it. ⚡ Proven Form: Winners tipped recently at 20/1, 16/1, 14/1, 12/1, and 10/1.🎯 Smart betting meets sharp analysis — only on The Final Furlong Podcast. 💬 Comment below 👍 Likes appreciated. 1xBet social media pages: Х: https://x.com/1xbet_ireland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1xbet.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1xbet.ie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1xbet-ireland/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1xBet_Ireland 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	Never miss an episode of the Final Furlong podcast. Subscribe now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And now, here's your host, Emmett Kennedy. You're welcome to the weekend review on the Final Furlong podcast. What a weekend to go back over. Gray Dawn and gets it done in the Betfair chase. Stellar renewal of the John Durk in Memorial Chase was pretty much over
0:21.3	after two fences, but we've still got a lot to talk about. We could basically spend the entire podcast talking about that. Smash a like on this episode. If you haven't already, hit the subscribe button so you never miss an episode of the Final Front on podcast. I'm alongside multiple grade one winning jockeys, Darrell Jacob and Lizzie Kelly to break down what was a really, really intriguing.
0:35.7	Weekends racing.
0:36.8	We'll start with the John Durk in Memorial Chase.
0:38.7	I was there at Punchestown.
0:39.9	It did feel like it was over.
0:41.2	After two fences, Paul Townend got an enormous lead on Kelly Quirier. But as somebody who's ridden at the top level, Darrell, how difficult is it to be making the running on Kelly Warrior like that? And how difficult was it for Fact to File to make up that ground and which of the two do you think comes out
0:54.5	best? I think the two of them come out with enormous credit the way the way the waist was run.
0:59.2	I mean obviously Paul hadn't he wasn't really, he didn't set his stall out to make the running
1:06.3	and he wasn't sure who was going to make the run. Obviously there was a few more outsiders or whatever that was lined up on his outside and Mark's outside.
1:15.6	And it was interesting actually when they were down at the start, Mark was down the inside and Paul was one off and then they switched just before they jumped off.
1:23.6	So they switched codes.
1:24.6	But like Paul, I mean, to be fair a Kellick Warrior just
1:28.0	he's a very
1:29.0	fresh horse
1:29.7	anyway isn't he
1:30.5	and he's basically
1:31.9	character with Paul
1:32.8	and Paul thought
1:33.4	he'd let his hands down on him
1:34.7	and he'd relax
1:35.8	after a couple of fences
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