{"id":4649,"date":"2026-04-02T15:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:48:28","slug":"paddock-picks-our-big-tips-for-this-weekends-racing-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4649","title":{"rendered":"Paddock Picks \u2013 Our big tips for this weekend\u2019s racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Here&#8217;s our best tips for this weekend&#8217;s racing.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>This week on your favourite horse racing podcast, The Paddock, we\u2019re joined by Rishi Persad, Oli Bell and jockey great Mick Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The panel dive into Mick&#8217;s Grand National memories including winning it, ending up in a nightclub the night before and THAT famous quote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>There&#8217;s an emotional tribute to his father as well as harrowing discussion on the horror fall that ended his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>All this and plenty more besides on this week&#8217;s instalment of The Paddock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"youtube\" data-embed-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NzC59Q_3omQ\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grand National Memories with Mick Fitzgerald | The Paddock Season 2 | Ep 6\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NzC59Q_3omQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Of course, no episode of The Paddock would be complete without Paddock Picks &#8211; where we show you the guests top tips for this weekend&#8217;s racing, so let&#8217;s waste no more time and dive straight in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The Paddock Picks for this weekend<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Newcastle &#8211; Saturday &#8211; 15.00pm &#8211; Pick: Tyrrhenian Sea (Rishi Persad)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;I am going for the best looking horse, cause you know I&#8217;m a very, very shallow person. The best looking horse to race this week will be Tyrrhenian Sea. Oh yeah. He&#8217;s run at Newcastle 3 times in his life, he&#8217;s won twice. The only time he&#8217;s been beaten was, when he finished 3rd behind the Foxes in Dubai honour. That&#8217;s not bad form, and he&#8217;s going back to this race. It&#8217;s the first time he&#8217;s running in a handicap in 2.5 years, and I think he&#8217;s gonna go very close to winning it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Musselburgh &#8211; Sunday &#8211; 15.42pm &#8211; Pick: Jer Batt (Oli Bell)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna go first in the Scottish Sprint Cup, which is the 3:42 at Musselburgh, a horse that needs a bit of luck in running, but he&#8217;s talented, and that&#8217;s Jer Batt for David and Nicola Barron. He likes Musselburgh. He&#8217;s always targeted at the similar races to this, so Jer Batt, he&#8217;ll, he&#8217;ll hopefully be a bit of a price. I think he&#8217;ll go very well at Musselburgh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Paddock #Picks #big #tips #weekends #racing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s our best tips for this weekend&#8217;s racing. This week on your favourite horse racing podcast, The Paddock, we\u2019re joined by Rishi Persad, Oli Bell and jockey great Mick Fitzgerald. The panel dive into Mick&#8217;s Grand National memories including winning it, ending up in a nightclub the night before and THAT famous quote. 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