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Steve Mellish #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: STEVE MELLISH Professional Punter and sometimes TV pundit Steve Mellish talks about his career of over 30 years beating the bookmakers. How his interest was ignited, his inspiration, punting strategy and staying ahead of the game. Meeting Steve Mellish. (interview by Simon Nott)

Mark Hill #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: MARK HILL Mark Hill sees bookmaking and punting as sides of the same coin. He has excelled in both spheres. He bets on course under his own name at a select few racecourses and at the Midlands point to point circuit. He openly admits his main income is punting. He comes from good stock, in the 1980’s his late father Angus was feared by bookies as the ‘Coup King’. It’s all here and more. Meeting Mark Hill. (interview by Simon Nott)

Charlie Austin #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: CHARLIE AUSTIN Professional footballer, now with West Brom, has a passion for racing as well as football. He’s co-founder of owner’s group Excel Racing. In this three-part interview with Simon Nott, he talks about his background and love of both sports. Meeting Charlie Austin.

Darran Keefe #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: DARRAN KEEFE Darran is a professional greyhound racing punter – and a good one at that! In this 4 part series, he tells Julie Collier about the commitment and dedication it takes to make a success of professional punting and the considerable challenges he faces as well as his means to overcome them. (interview by Julie Collier)

Mark Bird #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: MARK BIRD Mark Bird joined the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, greyhound racing’s regulatory body, in 2015. Two years ago, he became the Managing Director, the head of the entire sport. In this three part interview, Mark addresses the many issues facing the greyhound racing, including welfare issues, media rights deals, funding and the need to recruit more young people into the sport.

Dave Fredericks #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: DAVE FREDERICKS Dave Fredericks has spent a lifetime in greyhound racing and seen the game from all angles; owner, kennel hand, head lad, trainer, punter and bookmaker. Health problems have, at times, forced career changes but greyhound racing is in his blood and he could never give it up, despite his doctors orders! Now a bookmaker and punter at Romford, Dave talks to Julie Collier about how the sport has changed, some of the characters he has met and some of the laughs he’s had along the way, taking on punters and being an impatient punter himself. Meeting Dave Fredericks.

Chris Dixon #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: CHRIS DIXON Formidable punter, successful owner and pundit Chris Dixon talks about his love of racing, ownership and explains the extra depths into the form book he and his bother Martin go to beat the bookies. Meeting Chris Dixon. (interview by Simon Nott)

Nick Child #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: NICK CHILD Nick Child was brought up on a council estate in Islington, he got his first job in a racing yard in Mill Hill – luckily just on the edge of the underground network which he used to get there. He then worked with Seamus Mullins and Philip Hobbs before landing at Paul Nicholls’ yard, culminating in becoming the groom for Kauto Star pronounced Kayto! With money earned at Ditcheat he invested in a point to pointer and used sport between the flags to hone his commentating skills. Those skills led him via Malaysia to Kranji in Singapore where he currently commentates and presents racing on TV, what next for the ambitious globetrotter? Meeting Nick Child. (interview by Simon Nott)

Paul Krishnamurty #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: PAUL KRISHNAMURTY Paul has been a professional gambler since 2003. He makes it pay betting on cricket, golf, snooker and politics. In this interview he explains the strategies he uses to win for a living including travelling to the USA to bet on the Presidential Election which had a media twist in its tale. Meeting Paul Krishnamurty. (interview by Simon Nott)

Gary Wiltshire #BettingPeople podcast

Interview: GARY WILTSHIRE Gary Wiltshire is larger than life in character and stature. Born in the East End, he was around gambling from an early age. Greyhound racing was his first love, horses and many other sports soon followed and Gary had the bug. His career has had its up’s and down’s, the most famous low-point was when he layed Frankie Dettori’s seventh ride of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ to lose over £1 million. It left him in a dark place but it was also to be the making of ‘the belly from the telly.’ Meeting Gary Wiltshire. (interview by Julie Collier)