Running Loose with Francesca Cumani & Vanessa Ryle

York, the Ebor and the road to Melbourne! This week on Running Loose, we look back at York and the Ebor Festival, talk favourite racing memories and ask whether the Ebor really is one of the best stepping stones towards the Melbourne Cup.There’s a personal trip down memory lane with Purple Moon, the Cesca's remarkable horse who went from jumping to becoming a Melbourne Cup star, plus plenty of chat about why York has such a special place in racing.We also get stuck into your questions — including whether dating jockeys really is a terrible idea 😂 — and discuss the latest developments at the Racecourse Association (RCA) and what they could mean for British horse racing.Then it’s on to National Racehorse Week, with a look at how racing fans can get behind the scenes at training yards, studs and rehabilitation centres. And with the St Leger at Doncaster coming up, we discuss the end of summer, the final Classic of the season, Doncaster’s racing and nightlife, fish and chips… This episode is proudly sponsored by Inkerman.Inkerman are renowned trophy designers, makers and providers of luxurious gifts in leather, glass & silver. Personalising your gifts and mementos since 1996 with bespoke designs and beautifully wrapped in the iconic Inkerman red box. Get 15% off your first order with Runningloose15 at checkout. Visit https://www.inkerman.co.uk/00:00 Intro02:19 Are You a Better Guest or Host?09:17 Why York Means So Much to Us12:18 Purple Moon: From Hurdles to the Melbourne Cup16:53 The Ebor: York's Stepping Stone to the Melbourne Cup19:42 Your Questions: Dating Jockeys, Racecourses & More20:17 Is Dating a Jockey Really a Bad Idea? 😂22:23 What's Happening to the Racecourse Association?24:38 Is Vanessa Actually a Kleptomaniac? 😂27:04 Could Francesca Buy a Racecourse?28:38 National Racehorse Week: Behind the Scenes of Racing32:21 Saint Leger: Is Summer Really Over?33:44 Doncaster, Fish & Chips & Our Melbourne PlansRunning Loose is horse racing from a different angle — the big races, the people, the personalities, the gossip and everything that happens around the sport.Follow Running Loose for more horse racing chat, behind-the-scenes stories and plenty of unfiltered opinions.

Vanessa Ryle and Francesca Cumani are back from Glorious Goodwood — and still recovering. The girls relive their week at Goodwood, from racing and late nights to dinner by the water, unexpected sleeping arrangements and a very enthusiastic dancefloor appearance from Francesca.They also get stuck into the racing, including Bow Echo’s brilliant Sussex Stakes victory, Joseph O’Brien’s phenomenal week, the horses heading towards the St Leger and the extraordinary speed of the King George Qatar Stakes.Plus, Vanessa brings us up to date on her latest dating adventures, Francesca reveals her slightly unconventional approach to preparing for live racing, and the pair debate whether Running Loose should finally have a guest.Running Loose is the racing podcast from Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle — bringing you horse racing, behind-the-scenes stories, gossip, opinions and plenty of laughs from inside the racing world.This episode is proudly sponsored by Inkerman.Inkerman are renowned trophy designers, makers and providers of luxurious gifts in leather, glass & silver. Personalising your gifts and mementos since 1996 with bespoke designs and beautifully wrapped in the iconic Inkerman red box. Get 15% off your first order with Runningloose15 at checkout. Visit https://www.inkerman.co.uk/

It’s a brand new Running Loose episode, and someone's been on a DATE with a mystery man she met at the races! 👀There's plenty of racing chat too as we look ahead to York's Ebor Festival, debate the Rossa Ryan suspension, discuss why the Melbourne Cup seems bigger than ever, and Francesca dishes all the racing terminology you'll need if you're heading Down Under.Plus: Vanessa opens up about her exciting new role with Sky Sports Racing, working with dyslexia and we reveal our biggest horse racing icks that make us wanna vom. Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and let us know in the comments - if horses could get icks from other horses, what would they be?!This episode is proudly sponsored by Inkerman.Inkerman are renowned trophy designers, makers and providers of luxurious gifts in leather, glass & silver. Personalising your gifts and mementos since 1996 with bespoke designs and beautifully wrapped in the iconic Inkerman red box. Get 15% off your first order with Runningloose15 at checkout. Visit https://www.inkerman.co.uk/00:00 Intro01:00 Welcome to Running Loose03:15 Vanessa meets a mystery man at the races...10:54 York Ebor is around the corner, what is the best day to go?13:50 Rossa Ryan's ban, William Buick & the stewarding debate17:05 Vanessa's new Sky Sports Racing studio role20:55 Working with dyslexia24:32 The Melbourne Cup & why Europe is taking it more seriously28:58 Our biggest racing ICKS... 35:10 What would horses find "icky" about other horses? 😂SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE: ‪@RunningLoosePodcast‬ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: ‪@RunningLoosePodcast‬ #HorseRacing #RunningLoose #FrancescaCumani #VanessaRyle #FlatRacing #yorkraces #melbournecup #dyslexia #skysports #Podcast #ick

The Running Loose Podcast is back... and it's Glorious (Goodwood)!After a short break, Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle return with a brand-new series! They chat camping, skinny dipping, all things Goodwood, Instagram "thirst traps" and the new gambling rules shaking up racing.Plus: how can one good horse completely transform a trainer's career? And should racing bring back old-fashioned match races between the sport's biggest stars?There's also plenty of the usual Running Loose chaos - including birdwatching, gardening, life advice from an 80-year-old, and a teaser about Vanessa's mystery date that you'll have to wait until next week to hear...Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and let us know your thoughts in the comments!This episode is proudly sponsored by Inkerman.Inkerman are renowned trophy designers, makers and providers of luxurious gifts in leather, glass & silver. Personalising your gifts and mementos since 1996 with bespoke designs and beautifully wrapped in the iconic Inkerman red box. Get 15% off your first order with Runningloose15 at checkout. Visit https://www.inkerman.co.uk/SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE: ‪@RunningLoosePodcast‬FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: ‪@RunningLoosePodcast‬#HorseRacing #GloriousGoodwood #Goodwood #RunningLoose #FrancescaCumani #VanessaRyle #FlatRacing #SussexStakes #GoodwoodCup #FieldOfGold #RulingCourt #Trawlerman #Scandinavia #HorseRacingPodcast #thirsttrap

Welcome back to Running Loose with Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle!This week, Francesca and Vanessa look ahead to Newmarket's July Cup and dive into the split-second 40mph jockey decisions that can win – or lose – the biggest races.Plus: is track bias fact or fiction, and can racecourses really do anything about it? ALSO, we discuss the new Channel 4 documentary on the disappearance of Shergar and ask, how will AI impact the future of horse racing?Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and let us know your thoughts in the comments!Sponsored by Old Gold Racing.00:00 Intro 02:17 What's coming up: Q&A, July Cup & track bias03:15 July Cup Week & Cumani family traditions05:40 July Cup preview & top sprint contenders07:29 Jim Crowley's injury & Almeraq Royal Ascot win09:19 Inside the mind of Tom Marquand15:59 Should racing broadcasters criticise jockeys more?22:27 Track bias - is it real?27:33 New Shergar documentary 31:14 Listener Q&A31:51 Is York Racecourse worth visiting?32:14 How to enjoy racing on a budget33:44 Vanessa's dating update 😅37:28 Surviving race days in a heatwave38:24 Best race meeting in the US39:00 How will AI change racing?40:52 UK vs Australian horses41:10 Vanessa's skincare secret43:26 Thanks for watching!SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE:  @RunningLoosePodcast  FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:  @RunningLoosePodcast  #Newmarket #royalascot #HorseRacing #RunningLoose #FrancescaCumani #VanessaRyle #HorseRacingPodcast #Podcast #TomMarquand #AI #Jockey #ITVRacing

Welcome back to Running Loose with Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle!Fresh from an unforgettable week at Royal Ascot, Francesca and Vanessa unpack everything that happened on and off the racecourse. After Christophe Soumillon's eight-day ban for team tactics, they ask: do racing rules punish the wrong person? Plus: Vanessa and Francesca’s favourite Ascot performances, Henry Cavill's viral moment, the bizarre reason men are stopped at the gates by the Royal Ascot fashion police, and Vanessa is dumped by her therapist.How was your Royal Ascot? Let us know in the comments and don't forget to Like and Subscribe.Sponsored by Old Gold Racing.00:00 Intro 02:30 How do you pronounce Ascot? 05:00 Behind the scenes at Royal Ascot08:40 Celebrity spotting: Henry Cavill & Tinie Tempah14:20 Team Tactics at Royal Ascot: Who deserves the ban?20:40 The best performances of the week24:45 Francesca's favourite Royal Ascot outfits28:30 Vanessa's favourite Royal Ascot outfits32:00 Royal Ascot's Fashion Police did what?! 35:45 Vanessa's post-Ascot dating disaster 😅SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE: ‪@RunningLoosePodcast‬ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:   / runningloosepodcast  #RoyalAscot #HorseRacing #RunningLoose #FrancescaCumani #VanessaRyle #HorseRacingPodcast #Podcast #HenryCavill #tinietempah #ITVRacing

This week on Running Loose, hosts Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle dive into the strangest rules of Royal Ascot and the Haydock track disaster.Plus, Vanessa's *very short* list of must-haves for a boyfriend, what Vanessa and Francesca are wearing to this year's Ascot and is Clerk of the course the worst job in racing?Who are you tipping for Ascot success this year? Let us know in the comments and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode! Sponsored by Old Gold Racing.SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE: @RunningLoosePodcast FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @RunningLoosePodcast #royalascot #horseracing #fashion #haydock

The big debate this week centres on TEAM TACTICS in horse racing.Should trainers with multiple runners be allowed to use team tactics to control a race? Or is horse racing an individual sport where every horse should be running solely on its own merits?With Aidan O'Brien's dominance of the biggest races once again under the spotlight, Vanessa and Francesca tackle one of the sport's most divisive topics. The pair discuss Constitution River's victory in the French Derby, pacemakers, public perception, betting implications and whether powerful operations have an unfair advantage over smaller owners and trainers.Elsewhere, the Running Loose hosts reflect on a whirlwind week that included trips to Cartmel and Windsor, Tyson Fury's racehorse Big Gypsy King making headlines via Paris Fury's appearance on Jamie Laing's Great Company podcast, and one very awkward panel discussion in which Cesca accidentally puts her foot in it with a Married At First Sight reference before the great and the good of Holker Hall.Plus, the pair dive into Jilly Cooper's Rivals (are you Team Cameron Cook, Taggie or Rupert Campbell-Black?), discuss feminism, television storylines, life in racing media, and announce the winner of the Sophie Harden artwork competition.And, of course, there are plenty of stories from racecourses, fairground rides and life behind the scenes in horse racing. With George Boughey, Sam Haggas, William Haggas, George Ward, his Derby hopeful Maltese Cross, Jimmy Moffatt and Mark Prescott all featuring in the conversation, it's a packed episode as Derby week unfolds.ITV Racing host Francesca Cumani and Sky Sports presenter Vanessa Ryle join forces on a brilliant new podcast.Whether you're a die-hard racing fan or just here for the banter, the pair cover everything from turf talk to off-track gossip. Expect racing industry insights, personalities, opinions and stories from inside the sport.Sponsored by Old Gold Racing.SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE:https://www.youtube.com/@RunningLoosePodcastFOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/runningloosepodcast/#HorseRacing #AidanOBrien #Derby #TeamTactics #HorseRacingPodcast #RunningLoose #Ballydoyle #Coolmore #FrancescaCumani #VanessaRyle #MAFS

This week on Running Loose, hosts Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle dive into the changing face of the Epsom Derby and its bold new party plans...Plus, is Michael Owen Cesca's new best friend?! The everyday sayings you didn't know came from horse racing AND what makes a great TV presenter. Tell us who think the best is? Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross? What's your favourite horsey saying? Let us know in the comments and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode! Sponsored by Old Gold Racing.00:00 Intro 02:28 The Derby’s decline: what happened to Epsom?04:50 Can the Derby be revived? Big changes for 202611:31 Ibiza comes to Epsom?!16:25 Michael Owen's take on racing behaviour18:20 Why weather matters at the Derby19:16 Horse racing phrases hidden in everyday language21:35 “Ridden hard and put away wet” explained 😂23:34 What makes a great TV presenter?27:55 Behind the scenes of live racing TV29:07 The Greatest TV presentersSUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE: ‪@RunningLoosePodcast‬ FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM: @runningloosepodcast #horseracing #podcast #derby #epsom #michaelowen #ibiza