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Every year just before ‘The Festival’ at Cheltenham, Pete Wilson finds somewhere new to look behind the scenes.

This year he’s chosen ‘The Stables’ to look at. Pete’s guide is the Stables Manager John Morrison.
You’ll hear about the job of the Stables Manager, and how much racing he actually gets to see, the checks done on the horses, how many boxes they’ve got, how it’s easier to get an appointment with the Pope than it is to get into the Stables.

How the Irish horses have their own area in the Stables, The wash down water can be set at whatever temperature they want
and – all the Grade 1 race winners have their name put on their stable before they get back from their race.