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Nick Scholfield #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: NICK SCHOLFIELD is a Grade 1 winning jockey who has tasted success upon the popular Melodic Rendezvous for Jeremy Scott, along with notable wins on Adrien Du Pont and Irving. A three-time Cheltenham Festival winner – most recently on Grand Annual victor Sky Pirate – Schofield was second in line at Paul Nicholls’ Ditcheat outfit for several years but has operated as a freelancer since. Meeting Nick Scholfield with Hannah Baycroft.

Keith Melrose #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: KEITH MELROSE: Keith Melrose is the Betting Editor of the Racing Post. Keith caught the racing bug as a teenager in the late-’90s and started his career at Timeform, via the BHA graduate scheme, in 2008.

In 2016 he moved to the Post, initially as a Racing Journalist based in the North before then becoming Betting Editor in 2019.

A weekly presence on the Postcast and leading tipster, his analysis and opinions are found both in print and online, whilst he also writes on horse racing for the MansionBet Blog as well as the Racing Post. Meeting Keith Melrose with William Kedjanyi.

Steve Ryder #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: STEVE RYDER: has always had a keen interest in the sport of horse racing but for the last four years has turned this hobby into a profitable service for both himself and his followers. A RacingTV Tipstar2020 finalist, his daily selections can be found exclusively on the Oddschecker app and his views can be heard every week on the On The Hunt Podcast. Steve also plays a part at Farmers Hill Stud, an operation which has had successes thanks to Choco Box, Choral Music, Pop The Cork, Lofty and Fuente in recent seasons. Meeting Steve Ryder with William Kedjanyi.

Terry Ramsden #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: TERRY RAMSDEN: Flamboyant businessman, racehorse owner and legendary gambler Terry Ramsden talks to Simon Nott about his rise from humble beginnings to multi-millionaire status in the 1980’s focusing on his horseracing interests and exploits. Meeting Terry Ramsden with Simon Nott.

Warren Woodcock #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: WARREN WOODCOCK: The son of a professional Australian tennis player, Warren Woodcock was born in the USA.  When the family returned to Australia his dad turned to on-course bookmaking, Warren soon followed. He now works on 60 racecourses throughout Victoria and New South Wales travelling 100,000 kilometres a year in the process and is known by his bookmaking peers as the hardest working on-course bookie in the country. Meeting Warren Woodcock with Simon Nott.

Caan Berry #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: CAAN BERRY: Caan Berry went from McDonalds to the Army – where he had an epiphany moment under fire in an Afghanistan trench – to professional exchange trading via a brief stint at BT, where he used his contacts to get fast broadband. He’s been trading successfully since 2011. In this four part interview he talks about his life and how he’s made exchange trading his living for a decade. Meeting Caan Berry with Simon Nott.

Jim McGrath #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: JIM McGRATH: Jim McGrath, also known as “The Sage of Halifax” is one of Britain’s most well-known racing pundits and broadcasters. Turning away from the ambition of being a jockey after a summer at Bill Marshall’s yard – where he was advised that he wouldn’t make the grade – McGrath left school and joined Timeform in 1974 with an entry level position, where he would quickly make his way up the ranks. After five years at Timeform he became a racecourse reporter, and in 2000 he would go onto become managing director and then it’s chairman. McGrath joined Channel 4 Racing as a pundit when it launched in 1984 and would be an integral part of their coverage until December 2016. McGrath has also had success as an owner and breeder, including the 14 time winner Decorated Hero, best known for being one of Frankie Dettori’s magnificent seven at Ascot in 1996. Meeting Jim McGrath with Hannah Baycroft.

Rich Hassall 'Mystery Punter' #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: RICH HASSALL: The ‘Mystery Punter’ Richard Hassall has been betting professionally for 20 years. In this four-part interview he tells us how he has done it and goes into the challenges any aspiring professional punter faces. Meeting Rich Hassall with Simon Nott.

Sophie Ralston #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: SOPHIE RALSTON: Sophie is a jockey who won the Racing Excellence Apprentice Training Series in 2018 and then, following a lack of opportunities, wrote a letter to the Racing Post asking trainers to take a chance on her and give her more rides. Ralston, who has been with Epsom’s Pat Phelan since 2012, has lost her claim, spent time race riding in Cyprus and also competed in the 2019 Women Jockeys’ World Cup against the world’s best female riders, winning leg three. Meeting Sophie Ralsto with Hannah Baycroft.

Rachel Candelora #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: RACHEL CANDELORA:  Rachel Candelora is a Racing TV analyst and handicapper from New Jersey in the United States. She first fell in love with racing after visiting Monmouth Park, before moving to Churchill Downs to work as the track’s betting PR. She moved to the UK in 2013, where she started working for TurfTV’s betting shop service and following that, Racing TV. Meeting Rachel Candelora.