The Verdict with Michael Felgate
Oct 1, 2026 · 37 min · 14 segments
Michael Felgate brings you the latest news and views in racing! Adrian Bott joined the podcast to share an update on Sir Delius, who is favourite to go back-to-back in the Turnbull Stakes. He isn't…
Michael FelgateHostEd SadlerStephen MarshGuest
Adrian BottGuestBen AsgariGuest
And every Thursday, we've got one of the best in the business, Ed Sadler, who joins us.

He's been out and about, building up to what is going to be a phenomenal Turnbull Stakes Day.

Now that we have the final fields and barrier draws, it is going to be an intriguing contest.

As they coin the phrase, his moving day, there are so many races that will have further ramifications for not just the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup, but derbies, oaks, cool moors.

And at this stage, the biggest question mark could be what will Melbourne's weather provide us with?
And yes, based on what we're seeing and what we're getting essentially at the moment, a lot of rain is the short answer to your question.
So rain is forecast for Thursday, for Friday, and my weather app is also saying for parts of Saturday.
I've been in touch with Liam O'Keefe, the track manager at Flemington, Currently, Flemington is rated as a good threes.
But with all this rain that is forecast, in Liam's words, the track is going to be very heavy come Saturday.
So that might throw up a few curveballs for us when trying to find a winner on Saturday.
Will that help us as we're using form from these races heading towards hopefully better tracks later on in the spring? Or could it be like a gold trip Animo spring where we're essentially each Saturday on heavy tracks and that's just par for the course this spring?

And every Thursday, we've got one of the best in the business, Ed Sadler, who joins us.

He's been out and about, building up to what is going to be a phenomenal Turnbull Stakes Day.

Now that we have the final fields and barrier draws, it is going to be an intriguing contest.

As they coin the phrase, his moving day, there are so many races that will have further ramifications for not just the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup, but derbies, oaks, cool moors.

And at this stage, the biggest question mark could be what will Melbourne's weather provide us with?
And yes, based on what we're seeing and what we're getting essentially at the moment, a lot of rain is the short answer to your question.
So rain is forecast for Thursday, for Friday, and my weather app is also saying for parts of Saturday.
I've been in touch with Liam O'Keefe, the track manager at Flemington, Currently, Flemington is rated as a good threes.
But with all this rain that is forecast, in Liam's words, the track is going to be very heavy come Saturday.
So that might throw up a few curveballs for us when trying to find a winner on Saturday.
Will that help us as we're using form from these races heading towards hopefully better tracks later on in the spring? Or could it be like a gold trip Animo spring where we're essentially each Saturday on heavy tracks and that's just par for the course this spring?
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