National Hunt Special: Gavin Lynch’s expert early look at Cheltenham’s biggest stars + a bold ante post bet

The Final Furlong Podcast

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The Final Furlong Podcast is back with a National Hunt Special, as one of racing’s most influential voices Gavin Lynch joins Emmet Kennedy to deliver an early treat for Jumps fans. 🎙️ With the Flat season still rolling and Irish Champions Weekend around the corner, attention is already turning to the greatest show on turf: the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. Gavin and Emmet break down the championship races, ante-post angles, and National Hunt horses to follow. 🏇 Key Talking Points: Constitution Hill: Can the former Champion return at 9 and emulate Hurricane Fly? Or will Golden Ace, State Man, or The New Lion take the crown? Lossiemouth: Champion Hurdle bid or Mares’ Hurdle repeat? Stayers’ Hurdle: Is Teahupoo ready to reclaim? Could Bob Olinger, Jasmin De Vaux, or Ballyburn over hurdles be the value play? Champion Chase: Can Marine Nationale confirm he’s the best 2-miler, or could a 40/1 shocker be worth backing? Ryanair Chase: Gavin’s bullish 4/1 bet of the season – Fact To File. Gold Cup 2026: Can Galopin Des Champs join racing history by regaining his crown, or will Inothewayurthinkin defend his title? Novice hurdlers to follow: who will fare best from Kopek Des Bordes, William Munny, The New Lion, The Yellow Clay, and Final Demand? To support Gavin’s charity: The Curragh to Curragh Charity Cycle returns on August 30th, 2025 as part of the Pat Smullen Race Day at the Curragh, raising funds for Cancer Trials Ireland. Over €840,000 raised in 4 years! 🚴‍♂️ Donate/enter: https://curraghtocurragh.ie 💡 Don’t miss Gavin Lynch’s exclusive National Hunt insights – this is your guide to Cheltenham Festival 2026 betting angles, championship races, and horses to follow. 👉 Tap play now for expert racing tips, ante-post betting analysis, and Cheltenham prep you won’t find anywhere else. 🎧 Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.📲 Like, share, and tell us your best bets in the comments. 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: radioemmet@gmail.com In association with Adelicious Podcast Network. Hosted on Megaphone. Follow us for free on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld National Hunt racing, Cheltenham tips, Cheltenham Festival 2025, Aintree tips, Grand National preview, Punchestown Festival 2025, Horse racing betting tips, National Hunt horses to follow, Racing analysis, expert racing tips, Irish National Hunt, UK jumps racing, Gold Cup 2025 contenders, Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Final Furlong Podcast racing tips, #FinalFurlongPodcast, #NationalHunt, #CheltenhamFestival, #CheltenhamTips, #HorseRacingTips, #GrandNational, #JumpsRacing, #GoldCup, #HorseRacingBetting, #AintreeFestival, #PunchestownFestival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The stage is set.
0:01.5	Another massive performance needed.
0:03.8	Look at this, Jason.
0:04.5	They're outwarming up already.
0:07.6	Listen to that.
0:08.6	Pitch perfect.
0:09.8	George, they just keep going.
0:11.4	The best fans in the world?
0:12.9	Probably.
0:14.4	Carlsberg.
0:15.3	Proud supporters of Irish football.
0:17.2	Get the facts.
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0:20.3	Never miss an episode of the final
0:22.3	furlong podcast. Subscribe now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And now,
0:30.2	here's your host, Emmett Kennedy. For the third year in a row, we are broadcasting live on
0:34.7	location at Flat Racing's headquarters in Ireland. It's the Currah.
0:37.8	It's a fantastic location to be.
0:39.3	We've got one of the best pundits in racing, one of our favorite guests, Gavin Lynch alongside us. I do say that an awful lot about a lot of people who come on the show, but Gavin is genuinely one of our favorite guests and one of the most popular guests. And you're the favorite presenter. I'd very much doubt that. but we're not here to talk about flat racing.
0:54.8	We are here to talk about an incredible charity endeavor
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