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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.

Julie Williams #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: SIMON NOTT Simon Nott from Star Sports catches up with bookmaker Julie Williams about her fearless father Freddie and their careers in racing and betting. Meeting Julie Williams.

Dickon White #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: DICKON WHITE In this interview with Simon Nott, we talk to Jockey Club Group Betting Director Dickon White. Dickon talks of the challenges racecourses face getting the balance right between customer service and the interests of bookmakers. He covers some pertinent issues concerning bookmakers as well as his interest in a strong Tote competition. Meeting Dickon White.

Jason Weaver #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: JASON WEAVER Jason Weaver went from champion apprentice with 60 winners to amassing 200, including the 2000 Guineas, the following year. Weight problems cut his career as a jockey short aged just 30. In 2018 he won the HWPA Broadcaster of the Year and is now a familiar face on ITV and Sky Racing. Meeting Jason Weaver. (interview from Simon Nott)

Tom Waterhouse #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: TOM WATERHOUSE Tom Waterhouse is the 4th generation of the Australian bookmaking dynasty and CEO of William Hill. In this interview he talks of the pressure or lack of it to get into the ‘game’, falling in love with bookmaking working alongside his grandfather on course, the importance of staying ahead of developments, the future of global bookmaking and his reasons behind gamekeeper turned poacher offering betting advice to punters. Meeting Tom Waterhouse. (interview by Simon Nott)

Tim Carroll #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: TIM CARROLL We meet Tim Carroll, a presenter and analyst for Sky Sports Racing who has worked in racing media since 1993. Born in Melbourne, he was previously a jockey in Australia who then switched to the media in 1993 and hasn’t looked back since. A regular face as the host of Stateside Live, he writes regular analysis of international meetings including races from Hong Kong, Australia, and America and he can be found on Twitter at @T_J_Carroll. Interview with WILLIAM KEDJANYI.