Episodes

Friday Jan 05, 2024
Luiz Cunha #BettingPeople podcast
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
#BettingPeople: Luiz Cunha has recently launched ‘Pedigree To Win’ which is an added tool to the punters’ armoury highlighting the most likely winners of races purely on their bloodlines. This service is a culmination of a 45-year labour of love studying the pedigree of horses. Luiz, father of Newmarket trainer Dylan, has advised trainers and owners to highly successful purchases over the years and offers the same service now on one to one basis. pedigreetowin.co.uk. Meeting Luiz Cunha with Simon Nott.

Friday Jan 05, 2024
Sir Rupert Mackeson (Rupert Collens) #BettingPeople podcast
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
#BettingPeople: Sir Rupert Mackeson, aka ‘The Bad Baronet’, makes his second appearance within the #BettingPeople series. Whilst there’s plenty of his personal story left to tell, this interview is predominantly centred around his latest book ‘Frankie Dettori’s British Classic Winners’ published under his pen name Rupert Collens by Pan And Sword but with plenty of personal memories eased out of this colourful Octogenarian too. Meeting Rupert Mackeson with Simon Nott.

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Barry Beasley #BettingPeople podcast
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Barry Beasley started in the betting business in 1975 working for Joe Coral, then the Tote, has been a commission agent, worked with City Index and been a private card marker and odds compiler since 1989 as well as still freelancing for the Racing Post. This is his story including why he’s been daubed ‘The Weatherman’. Meeting Barry Beasley with Simon Nott.

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Richard Farquhar #BettingPeople podcast
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Trustee of Racing Welfare, Iggy’s Fund and 792nd Point Of Light Winner Richard Farquhar had a lifetime in racing before raising £500,000 ‘Walking The Courses’. Here’s his story with Simon Nott…

Friday Dec 22, 2023
Anthony ’Juppy’ Jupp #BettingPeople podcast
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
‘Juppy’ as he is affectionally known has been in the betting game all his life. He started working on course back in the 1990s at picnic races where they’d turn over large amounts of money in lively markets. After moving to London he worked with spread betting firm Sporting Index before relocating to Brighton and working for PanBet.
Now back in Melbourne, he’s a freelancer on course working for bookmakers as well as punting. Juppy was active at this year’s ‘Call Of The Card’ and has even recorded a series of food vlogs, no connection. Meeting Juppy with Simon Nott.

Friday Dec 22, 2023
Paul Daily #BettingPeople podcast
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Professional Punter Paul Daily fell in love with racing after being taken to the races on a random Saturday, he was hooked by the buoyant betting ring. He went on to learn as much about the game, and particularly winning betting thereafter. However, when he left school he went on to form a flourishing business trading currency but continued to be absorbed by racing and striving to bet successfully. In 2008 he sold his business and took the plunge betting for a living. During this time he developed his own powerful computer model which he markets as ‘Ratings to Win’ Ratings2Win – Australia, Hong Kong & Singapore premier horse racing software and database. Meeting PAUL DAILY with Simon Nott.

Friday Dec 22, 2023
Peter Lawrence #BettingPeople podcast
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Peter Lawrence has been a professional punter since his teens and a one time on-course bookmaker. He found he had an aptitude for finding winners when his father made him record his bets.

Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Graham Thorner #BettingPeople podcast
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Graham Thorner was champion jump jockey in the 1970/71 season with 74 winners and won the Grand National in 1972 on the gambled on Well To Do. In this series of four interviews, he tells his fascinating story to Simon Nott.

Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Steven Diano #BettingPeople podcast
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Simon Nott talks to the Vegas sports betting legend Steven ‘Fats’ Diano about his career corralling runners for a mysterious benefactor and working with Billy Walters before going it alone and establishing himself as a legend of sports betting in his own right.

Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Libby Hopwood #BettingPeople podcast
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Australian Libby Hopwood is a former champion apprentice then successful professional jockey and rider of 324 career winners before a tragic fall during a race ended her career. Since then she has forged a career as a jockey’s manager, Sky TV presenter and tipster, as well as working on the ground with horses and running an ‘Only Fans’ page.