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Megan O'Brien #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: MEGAN O’BRIEN:  Megan is the racing manager of Titanium Racing, a syndicate which has horses based with Richard Fahey, Karl Burke, Rebecca Menzies and Jedd O’Keeffe. Previously a student at the British Racing School, Megan was an apprentice at the National Stud and began her association with prominent owner John Dance in 2017. Meeting Megan O’Brien.

Josephine Gordon #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: JOSEPHINE GORDON: is a leading flat jockey. In 2016, Gordon became the Champion Apprentice, becoming only the third female jockey to win that title after Hayley Turner and Amy Ryan, and she became only the second female jockey to ride 100 winners in a calendar year in Britain. In the same year she took her first Heritage Handicap in the Victoria Cup at Ascot for William Haggas, and then followed up when Gordon rode her first group race winner when Koropick won the Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle. She then followed up with a second Group 3 win for Hugo Palmer in the Princess Royal Stakes on Apphia on 29 September. Now a freelance jockey, she talks to Hannah Baycroft about her route into racing and experiences in the industry. Meeting Josephine Gordon.

Richard Pitman #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: RICHARD PITMAN: is one of the most loved ex-jockeys in racing, perhaps best known for his gallant second in the 1973 Grand National on the freewheeling Crisp, caught just before the line by Red Rum. A published author with many titles, Richard won the 1974 Champion Hurdle on Lanzarote, and can count two King George VI Chases, the Whitbread and Hennessy Gold Cups on his CV. Meeting Richard Pitman with Hannah Baycroft.

Steve Tilley #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: STEVE TILLEY: Steve Tilley couldn’t win as a fixed odds punter, but found his forte in spread betting. Since getting involved he’s won around £280,000 on horseracing with some cricket and football successful trades too. In this interview with Simon Nott he reveals the markets and strategy which has made him a man the spread firms are loathe to take business from. Meeting Steve Tilley.

 

Joe O'Gorman #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: JOE O’GORMAN: Joe is an on course bookmaker who has been in the game since the 1980’s, working for his father and grandfather as a tic-tac at Walthamstow. He would go onto take over the pitch in the mid 1990’s, standing there until the track’s closure in 2008, and then moving onto Harlow in the same year. O’Gorman has also stood at Aintree, Ascot, Brighton, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Epsom, Fontwell, both Newmarket courses, Plumpton, Sandown, Windsor and will soon be on course when allowed back. Meeting Joe O’Gorman with William Kedjanyi.

Ed Hawkins #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: ED HAWKINS: Ed is a cricketing analyst, journalist, anti-corruption expert and published author. Currently the cricketing correspondent for betting.betfair – and host of the ‘Cricket Only Bettor’ podcast on the same platform – he is a three time Sports Journalists’ Association Betting Writer of the Year award winner and won the Wisden Book of the Year award for ‘Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy’. After that book, which was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2013, he educated the ECB’s anti-corruption unit and advised the MCC. In 2019 he embarked on his second project, ‘The Men On Magic Carpets: Searching For The Superhuman Sports Star.’ He has written for The Times, Sunday Times and Daily Mail. Meeting Ed Hawkins with William Kedjanyi.

Paul Lawrence #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: PAUL LAWRENCE Paul Lawrence has seen the sport of greyhound racing from many angles; kennel hand, racing manager, commentator/broadcaster and owner. All these roles have shaped the way that Paul has gambled on the sport for a living for the last twenty years. This interview with Julie Collier gives us an insight into the life of a pro-gambler; the good and the bad, overcoming challenges, changing tack when needed and trying to find an edge. 

Tom Stanley #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: TOM STANLEY: Tom Stanley is a racing broadcaster and analyst who can regularly been seen on Racing TV and Matchbook.com as a lead presenter, guest, and columnist. Formerly a tipster for Oddschecker, Tom’s love affair with racing started when his father’s first horse, Cheval De Guerre, won first time out at Warwick for Kim Bailey in the mid-nineties and he hasn’t looked back, working his way through the ranks to become one of the most recognisable faces in the UK racing media. Interview with WILLIAM KEDJANYI.

Rod Millman #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: ROD MILLMAN Cullompton trainer Rod Millman talks about his career as a jockey, working for Martin Pipe and taking the plunge as a trainer with limited funds. He explains to Simon Nott what he’s looking for at the sales when searching for bargain purchases like Betty’s Hope the 2019’s Super Sprint winner. Meeting Rod Millman.

William Woodhams #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: WILLIAM WOODHAMS CEO of Fitzdares Bookmakers, William Woodhams has gravitated to the betting industry via marketing, fashion, Formula One and other high end brands. He’s not new to the world of gambling though, his lineage is strewn with colourful horseracing characters including trainers, professional punters and broadcasters. He’s grasped the bookmaking nettle with mettle and has his own ideas about how things should be done, properly. Meeting William Woodhams.