Ep 1239 - Coral-Eclipse hits £1m

Tom in for Nick and joined by broadcaster and journalist Rishi
Persad and we start with the news that the Coral-Eclipse, staged
every year at Sandown Park, will be worth £1m this year making it
the most valuable race ever staged at the track. Head of racing at
Sandown Andrew Cooper and Coral's PR Director Simon Clare join to
tell us how this has come about. Simon also comments on the Coral
Scottish Grand National this weekend and on how many runners Willie
Mullins is likely to have at the meeting. Rishi and Tom discuss
this further and ask what racegoers are likely to make of the
potential Mullins domination at Ayr and in the UK over the coming
weeks as he bids for a second consecutive UK trainers'
championship. We hear from Alan King who sends Masaccio to Ayr this
weekend over 3 miles plus Tattersalls Marketing Manager Jason Singh
looks ahead to next week's Craven Breeze Up Sale. Jim McGrath has
the latest from Hong Kong and we are joined by Calandagan's trainer
Francis-Henri Graffard who reflects on the horse's run in Dubai and
tells us where some of his stable stars will start off the season.