Podcast
The Talking Horses Podcast
Hosted by Ben Collier & Phil Brunetti · EN
The Talking Horses Podcast is a weekly podcast "by the people, for the people". Each week Ben and Bruno will preview and review the biggest meetings in the racing calendar, explore ante-post angles and attempt to shed light on one of the bigger topics within our sport in regular segment, "Deep Ground".
Phil Brunetti and Ben Collier have been National Hunt Racing fans for more than 10 years and, quite frankly, bloody love the game.
23episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
Talking Horses (S5, Ep24 - 10/04/2026) - Aintree Grand National Meeting - Saturday Preview
Apr 1001:00:32Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWe're back for part 2 of our Aintree Grand National meeting preview, diving in to each of the 7 races on the Saturday card including 3/1 and 12/2 naps!Enjoy.Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep23 - 09/04/2026) - Aintree Grand National Meeting - Thursday & Friday Preview
Apr 901:24:09Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailCan it have been 4 weeks since Cheltenham! Time has flown but the extra week vs the usual 3 between Festivals has certainly letf us feeling fresh and ready to go. Perhaps horses that ran at Cheltenham will feel the same.Here we get stuck in to every race across the first two days of the meeting with a dual nap for the Friday at 9/1!Enjoy.Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep22 - 31/03/2026) - The Grand National Antepost Angle!
Mar 3101:02:45Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHello Folks - Ben & Bruno are back with you after a lovely little Cheltenham hiatus. What a wonderful and, crucially, profitable week it was and hopefully you followed us in antepost on the likes of Jango Baie and Air of Entitlement.Now that the Festival dust has settled on Gloucestershire, it's time to look a bit further north as we prepare for Aintree's Grand National meeting. Next week we will have not one but TWO episodes for you covering all the 21 races post decs across the 3 days but, in the meantime, we have done a deep dive into the greatest jumps race of them all here for your listening pleasure. A slightly different format this week where we go horse by horse down through the top 10 or so in the market and rate their chances before looking for anything worthy of consideration at bigger prices.A lot of fun and we hope to have helped you with your shortlisting!Enjoy,Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep21 - 06/03/2026) - Cheltenham Festival Championship Races & Best Bet For Each Day
Mar 601:05:05Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWell can you adam and eve it, the 2026 Cheltenham Festival is almost upon us! As excitement reaches it's peak, we dig into each of the 5 championship races as well as share a best bet each for each of the four days.Thank you for listening along with us this season and specifically with these antepost angle episodes. We've had a great time recording them and really hope you've enjoyed them and found some interesting angles for certain races and also some helpful punting perspectives for the biggest Festival of them all.Good luck next week whatever you back and enjoy the visual feast that lies ahead.Cheers,Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep20 - 28/02/2026) - Cheltenham Festival Handicap Hurdles Antepost Angle
Feb 2801:16:57Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAfter a good few of our handicap chase selections have shortened significantly over the last few days, we're back with a deep dive into each of the 5 handicap hurdles. We look at the ideal profiles for each race and create some nice tight shortlists for with suggestions of whether there's antepost value or if it's a case of bet on the day. Patience and self-control will pay off atthe Festival, so don't feel compelled to lunge in unless you're convinced there's value in the current price. One or two from your shortlist can look a lot more attractive on the day once you know the final field, jockey, ground, etc.Enjoy!Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep19 - 20/02/2026) - Cheltenham Festival Handicap Chases Antepost Angle
Feb 2001:28:33Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailThis Tuesday marked the official entry stage for the 2026 Cheltenham Festival Handicaps and so this week we have dedicated all our efforts to trawling through all 7 handicap chases (and 268 associated entries!) to create shortlists for each race, including some useful trends that can help bring a shortlist into sharper focus. We also discuss which horses to back now and which may offer similar value on the day.This was a lot of fun! We hope you enjoy and agree with some of the selections!Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep18 - 13/02/2026) - Ascot Preview
Feb 1300:46:44Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWe're back after a week's post-DRF recuperation and looking ahead to a good Saturday card at Ascot, where frankly the Grade 1 Ascot Chase and Jonbon's latest bid to finish either 1st or 2nd is the least of our punting worries. We find a pair of tasty naps in the handicaps and highlight a well bred bumper runner that's very familiar to those of us that can think back to 2018...Enjoy the show and let's find some winners!Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep17 - 30/01/2026) - Dublin Racing Festival Bumper Preview
Jan 3001:14:15Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAll 15 DRF races covered for your listening and punting pleasure. Let's just hope they pass the inspection on Saturday morning!We have some strong fancies, particulalry in the Spring Juvenile, the 2m handicap chase and the Irish Gold Cup itself for the Saturday. Then on Sunday we're confident we've found the winner of the mares handicap hurdle, just as we did on our first visit to the DRF back in 2019, along with the Leopardstown Handicap Chase, the mares bumper and the Irish Champion hurdle!Enjoy,Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep16 - 23/01/2026) - Cheltenham Trials Day Preview
Jan 2300:36:27Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWell there's little doubt this is one of the best Cheltenham Trials Days in recent memory and SURELY we will have at least one Festival winner on show tomorrow, if not more. We get stuck in to 8 races, including one which is one of the best pointers to Festival success of any race, anywhere in recent history!What a day to look forward to.Enjoy!Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →Talking Horses (S5, Ep15 - 20/01/2026) - Mares Novices Hurdle, Triumph Hurdle & Champion Bumper Antepost Angle!
Jan 2001:06:36Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHello again Antepost fiends!We're back for our second of this season's Antepost Angle series and this time we're completing the novice hurdle set with the Mares Novices Hurdle and the Triumph Hurdle, along with the Champion Bumper too (which surprisingly yielded a strong antepost fancy).The mares race has not been one for favourites (nor are we convinced this year will be different), so is there value now or is it better to wait for value on the day, or both? We discuss. The Triumph is fascinating with new additions to the scene post-Christmas and one or two very highly touted horses yet to show themselves but possibly running over the next two weeks. We create a shortlist of those and give more than a nod to the importance of the Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival. Which we also do in the context of the Champion Bumper, a race that has often been won in recent seasons by a DRF bumper winner.As ever, the plan with this series is to help create a shortlist of horses for the big races in March. We believe it's not always about taking the value now but about taking a position on a horse or group of horses early enough so we can be nimble as the markets develop in the coming weeks. Horses may shorten after the DRF but they can shorten more in the days following so early movers can be rewarded!Enjoy!Ben & BrunoPlease rate and review the Talking Horses Podcast - thank you so much!Follow us on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
Transcribe →