Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead for the final podcast of 2024. With a testing forecast for Cheltenham's New Year's Day fixture, Nick talks to Clerk Jon Pullin about the meeting's prospects, while trainer Gary Moore issues a confident bulletin on Salver, one of the likely stars on show in the Relkeel Hurdle. Also in this episode, Dan Barber gives the Timeform bulletin on the key starring performances over the weekend, and has a nice nugget on Dan Skelton's ability to run up winning sequences at far flung venues. Plus, ITM's Alex Cairns is along to talk about the Stallion Trail (Jan 10 & 11), in association with Weatherbys.