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Hereford & Worcester,24 mins

The Racing Pod: In the saddle at Cheltenham

Available for over a year

Bromsgrove-based Ollie Boyden shares the jockey's perspective ahead of racing's legendary festival, having raced several times at the course and sat in the revered weighing room. He joins Trevor Owens to give behind-the-scenes insight into how participating at Cheltenham is the 'dream' for so many jockeys, with the best being able to distance themselves from the noise of the crowd. Ollie shares how Claire Dyson in Worcestershire has cared for many of Sir Alex Ferguson's horses, whilst he predicts big things for the riders of Harry Redknapp's horses for the 2026 festival.

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