Nick is joined by broadcaster Rishi Persad to canter through the headlines from around the racing world. With a focus on the Christmas Festivals, Rishi offers some strong views on the King George and Welsh National, while - in Ireland - trainer Willie Mullins previews his Leopardstown runners and discusses some tactical nuances that might help Galopin des Champs and Impaire et Passe avenge their seasonal debut defeats. Also on today's show, Timeform Flat Editor David Johnson takes a lengthy linger over the Timeform Flat awards, while Jon Shack - whose Emily Upjohn was the recipient of one such award - issues a rallying cry to the smaller owner and outlines plans for his star mare. Later in this show, Nick talks to William Morgan, whose second volume of the seminal book on racecourses Strongholds of Satan is available now.