#BettingPeople

Lee Mottershead #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: LEE MOTTERSHEAD Lee Mottershead joined the Racing Post 22 years ago. Since then he has risen to being acknowledged as one of the UK’s top horse racing writers. In this highly candid interview with Simon Nott, he talks about his early life, career, highlights and strong opinions in the game. Meeting Lee Mottershead.

John Morris #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: JOHN MORRIS he hails from Liverpool and has been punting since well before he was really supposed to. He soon found that he had an acumen for picking winners and became the scourge of his local bookmakers. 26 years ago he decided to turn his passion for backing horses into something tangible and embarked on writing ‘Jumping Prospects’. Over the years he has spoken to most of the UK’s top trainers and gathered information on their stables stars as well as the beasts lurking in the shadows and in the process pointed punters in the direction of many a winner. Despite some setbacks along the way, what started as a labour of love still is one, but now also one of jump racing’s literary success stories. Given that the book runs tandem with a lifetime of successful punting that some achievement . Meet John Morris.

Tim Moore #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: TIM MOORE Tim Moore is the managing director of A.G.T (Administration of Gambling on Track) in this interview with Simon Nott, he explains the AGT’s history, their work and his thoughts on how the betting ring can embrace the 21st Century. Meeting Tim Moore.

James Moore #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: JAMES MOORE James Moore worked for IG Index with the likes of Neil Channing, he then spent the next decade living off his wits as a professional punter. He’s now the Principal Betting Investigator for the BHA. In three parts he explains the process of keeping racing straight. Meeting James Moore. (interview with Simon Nott)

Hayley Moore #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: HAYLEY MOORE Hayley Moore was born into the horse racing industry, her grandfather and father both trained and rode. She sat her GCSE’s in the morning then rode her first winner at Brighton in the afternoon. Since then she’s gone on to be successful as a lady jockey, won a commentating contest, learned production and presenting in the media where she now works with At The Races and became an overnight global sensation when filmed catching a loose horse at Chepstow. Meeting Hayley Moore.

Mark Moisley #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: MARK MOISLEY Mark Moisley joined the Greyhound Board of Great Britain in early August as their new Executive Commercial Director, tasked with overseeing the development and implementation of greyhound racing’s new commercial strategy. His remit is to raise the profile of the sport and, perhaps most importantly, increase revenue into the industry, through both new and existing partners. In this #BettingPeople interview with Julie Collier, Mark discusses his early impressions of the sport and what can be done to reverse the decline in it’s popularity, as well as how he has been struck by the passion there is for greyhound racing. Meeting Mark Moisley.

David Mitchell #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: DAVID MITCHELL David Mitchell, greyhound tipster and syndicate organiser is a huge greyhound racing enthusiast and has been since he was a young boy. He now combines his regular full time job with a tipping role for My Racing and has also got into ownership in a big way through his Blue Tick syndicate. In this two-part interview, David talks to Julie Collier about his passion for the sport, how he finds the winners and why he has ventured into Australian greyhound racing. Meeting David Mitchell.

Greg Miller #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: GREG MILLER Greg Miller has spent his whole life playing and working in sport and has had an involvement in greyhound racing his whole life. From owning greyhounds to later becoming CEO of one of Australia’s most successful greyhound clubs, Sandown Park, and now as Deputy Chairman of Greyhound Racing Victoria, he has seen the sport from many angles. He has also travelled the world to go greyhound racing, including here in the UK on many occasions. His views on the sport are well-informed, forward thinking and invaluable. Meeting Greg Miller. (interview by Julie Collier)

Andrew Michael #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: ANDREW MICHAEL Andrew Michael is an award-winning financial journalist who is possibly the only one ever to have enjoyed horse racing media accreditation too. In this interview with Simon Nott, he explains how the financial and horseracing world’s sometimes collide, his love of the sport and tips for smarter investing in the city and the betting ring. Meeting Andrew Michael.

John McMullen #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: JOHN McMULLEN John McMullen is a long-standing professional in-running punter who combines his skills backing horses with greyhounds at Towcester. In this interview with Simon Nott, he explains how life has become difficult for an in-running ‘twitcher’. He’s also candid on how he combines the uncertainties of professional punting with a family life and how he beats the Towcester books.