This month on On The Coalface, Jamie Railton is joined by trainer Amy Murphy and bloodstock agent Matt Coleman. Amy reflects on the decision to relocate the majority of her training operation to France, the challenges of starting again in a different country and why the move is now beginning to deliver the results she always believed were possible. Alongside Matt, she discusses the partnership they have built over more than a decade, from buying horses on modest budgets at the start of Amy’s ...

This month on On The Coalface, Jamie Railton is joined by one of Irish racing’s great characters, Peter Molony of Rathmore Stud. Fresh from breeding Hampton Court Stakes winner Generic, Peter reflects on every breeder’s dream of producing a Royal Ascot winner and the story behind the Adalene Partnership with Henry de Bromhead and David Redvers. The conversation also delves into the extraordinary history of the Molony family, from Peter’s legendary father Martin and uncle Tim, to Rathmore Stud...

One of Britain’s leading young trainers joins the latest episode of the Jamie Railton 'On The Coalface' Podcast as Charlie Johnston reflects on life at the helm of one of racing’s most recognisable operations. Still only in the early years of his training career, Johnston has already trained more than 450 winners and amassed over £8 million in prize money since taking over the licence at Kingsley Park. In a wide-ranging conversation, he opens up on carving out his own identity after succeedin...

Jamie Railton is joined by Roderic Kavanagh of Glending Stables and Kildaragh Stud for a really interesting look at the modern breeze-up market - how much it has changed, where the value can still be found and why the sector is now producing top-class performers at the highest level. They also discuss Glending’s journey, the horses including Vandeek that helped put the operation on the map, the importance of trust and horsemanship, and the new Breeze Up Consignors Committee code of conduct....

On the latest episode of On The Coalface, we’re joined by our first jockey guest, Jim Crowley, champion Flat jockey in 2016 and long-time Shadwell number one. Jim looks back at his early years around point-to-pointers and hunting in Berkshire, the “proper grounding” that shaped him, and the moment Harvey Smith spotted him and took him up to Yorkshire. From there, Jim talks through switching codes after 300 winners over jumps, the milestones that moved his Flat career on, and how his curiosit...

In this episode of On The Coal Face, Jamie Railton sits down with Martin Pipe, one of the most influential trainers in National Hunt racing history. From starting with no background in horses to becoming a 15-time Champion Trainer, Martin reflects on the thinking, discipline and decisions that reshaped how racehorses are trained. He talks openly about introducing weighing, blood testing, interval training and swimming long before they became standard practice, and how lessons learned from gre...