Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop for the final full episode before Christmas... they are joined at some length by Ricci racing manager Joe Chambers, who gatecrashes this show with news of the owner's stars, including a report on Christmas hurdle entry Lossiemouth and some of the likely riding arrangements. Later in this episode, Felix de Giles tells us about Juntos Ganamos, the intriguing King George supplementary, while Olly Murphy has the lowdown on Long Walk favourite Strong Leader, Dave Ord has something for the weekend, Dan Cooper addresses weather worries at Haydock, plus Howden CEO and Founder David Howden discusses his backing of the new Thoroughbred Aftercare initiative.