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Tony Elves #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Tony Elves was the Newmarket correspondent ‘Warren Hill’ for the Sporting Life, then the Racing Post, he’s known, the great and good and not so good from HQ in those years. In this interview, he talks of his life at the epicentre of horse racing, the ups and the downs.

Dylan Cunha #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Dylan Cunha was the youngest trainer to win a Grade 1 race in South Africa, trained a winner at every racecourse in South Africa, was an unashamed gambling yard, gave it all up to become an airline pilot, runs ultra marathons for fun and has now become licensed to train in the UK and has set up at Lower Yard, Phantom House Stables Newmarket with a team of talented youngsters both equine and human ready to race this turf season.

Craig Edwards #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Craig Edwards became a snooker professional at the age of 19 and was rated in the Top 64 in the world. At that time he played alongside all the greats from the 1980s and was only narrowly beaten 5-4 by Steve Davis after leading 4-3 in a major. He now bets successfully on golf and snooker, also running a tipping service that has proven very profitable. In this interview, he talks about his snooker career and his strategy on betting.

Dave Brewer #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Dave talks about going straight to the top of the business working for Colin Webster, firstly at the dogs then the rails on course. He starts the interview by talking about taking on the big and shrewd punters on course, how his boss would deal with that business and his betting the life stuff. Meeting Dave Brewer with Simon Nott.

Robert Cooper #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: ‘Sir’ Robert Cooper is celebrating his 41st year as a broadcaster having worked on radio and TV. In this interview, he talks about his career including some of the colourful characters he’s met along the way.. Meeting Robert Cooper with Simon Nott.

Simon Prout #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Simon Prout is an owner, punter, businessman and founder of the 69 Club. In this interview, he talks about his trials, tribulations and triumphs as an owner. He also talks about his syndicate ‘The 69 Club’ and has some strong opinions on a few topics. Meeting Simon Prout.

Jane and Dave Hazell #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Jane and Dave Hazell had been betting on course for over 25 years. In this interview they talk about the fun and occasionally fraught times they have had on the racecourse. Meeting Jane and Dave Hazell.

Tim Vaughan #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Welsh trainer Tim Vaughan has enjoyed a successful career, training over 800 winners to date & training Grade 1 winners in the UK and Ireland.

A former Champion Welsh point-to-point jockey, he became the youngest National Hunt trainer to record 100 winners in a season in 2012 & has gone from strength to strength since. Meeting Tim Vaughan with Simon Nott.

Roy Harknett #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Roy Harknett left his Enfield home aged just 14 to work in Derby and Grand National winning trainer Willie Stephenson’s yard. In this three part #BettingPeople interview Roy talks about his youth working in yards, then returning as an adult in his 50’s to ride out again and drive horseboxes all over Europe.

Johnny Lights #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Johnny Lights was an omnipresent larger than life professional gambler on British racecourses for decades, one of the biggest players, and later, layers on the rails. He’s suffered from ill health for the last 13 years but was keen to tell his fascinating story.