AK Bets Podcast

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0-8mins - Intro: Rossa Ryan, David Easterby & Galway

8-12mins - Greyhound Review: Towcester & New Zealand

12-23mins - Racing Review: Goodwood & Galway

23-27mins - UK Racing 1: Wolverhampton Gamble

27-42mins - UK Racing 2: THAT Stewards Enquiry

42-45mins - UK Racing 3: On-Course Bookie USP

45-49mins - Betfred Shop Closures Confirmed

49-59mins - Harry Stewart-Moore on the Soumillon Case

59-65mins - JCR & Ascot Leave RCA 

65-67mins - Wincanton Loss, Aintree Gain

67-69mins - Chris Gordon Case Settled

69mins-End - Your Questions Answered & GAMSTOP

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Intro: That YouGov Poll & The Moon (0-5mins)

Greyhound & Racing Reviews + Rossa Ryan (5-17mins)

EXCLUSIVE: Betfred Shop Closures (17-21mins)

Andy Burnham & Social Harm (21-30mins)

New BHA Chair Simon Cox (30-36mins)

Deva Racing Fallout (36-45mins)

Kia Again - Will He Sue The Racing Post? (45-53mins)

Chelmsford to Re-Open Under ARC (53-56mins)

Jockey Club Restructuring: Jim Allen to Leave Epsom (56-59mins)

Everton Shirt Sponsors (59-62mins)

US Poker Debts & Prison Time (62-64mins)

Your Questions Answered: The Pod Is 2 Years Old (64mins-End)

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0-8 Intro: Golf and World Cup chat

8-11 Racing Review

11-13 Black market turnover to hit £36 billion by 2031?

13-18 Entain job losses 

18-24 Sponsorship ban for unlicensed betting firms

24-28 Problem gambling rates fall

28-32 Cheltenham move to clean up starts

32-34 Racecourse attendances flatline

34-38 Owner threatens to quit after horse made NR in error

38-44 Peter Savill /BHA panel

44-49 Chester in the firing line

49-57 Star to lose Greyhound Derby

57-End Your questions - includes an update on the bet365 story

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Intro: AK Bets New Pitches & World Cup (01-11mins)
Racing Review: On & Off Track (11-21mins)
UKGC: Financial Risk Assessments (21-34mins)
Harry Stweart-Moore Blacklisted (34-42mins)
HBF Survey, Pat Kelly, UKGC Breaking News (42-52mins)
Tote Financial Results: New Staff At The Helm (52-54mins)
US Racing League & Towcester Returns (54-62mins)
Brandon Wilkie & Jockey Club Changes (65-70mins)
Your Question Answered (70-74mins)

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Intro: A Big Long Intro & The Pod Critiqued (0-14mins)
Racing Review: On & Off Track (14-26mins)
Soumillon Latest: And More To Come (26-28mins)
Kempton: The Future Of The Track (28-37mins)
Xmas: Revised Racing Schedule (37-39mins)
More Tax Rises: Big Danger for Horse Racing (39-49mins)
BGC: Latest (49-54mins)
Haydock: Resuming In August (54-56mins)
Wales: First Dogs Now Jump Racing (56-62mins)

Goodword & York: Vision for the Future (62-70mins)

Election Betting: Former MP in Betting Hot Water (70-72mins)

Your Questions Answered (72mins-End)

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• 0-8 Intro: Frankie Dettori, Ben Stokes and other random thoughts
• 8-14 Racing Review - hopefully not that apathetic this week...
• 14-21 That Soumillon hearing - with an inside line from Harry
• 21-27 Geldings being allowed in Arc – is it a big deal? 
• 27-30 Regan and Magnier 
• 30-34 The BHA response to the heatwave 
• 34-41 High-profile bans – Shane Foley and Seamie Heffernan 
• 41-44 Chelmsford latest
• 44-48  ITV’s Royal Ascot numbers
• 48-49 John Dance latest 
• 49-52 Harry on the Postcode Lottery
• 52-53  New operator rules in Ireland brought in this week
• 53-End Julie Harrington’s new job, among other things

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Royal Ascot: Racing Review (0-6mins)
Royal Ascot: Draw Bias (6-10mins)
Royal Ascot: St James' Palace Stakes (10-16mins)
Royal Ascot: Bacio & The BHA Decision (16-29mins)

Royal Ascot: ITV Betting Coverage (29-38mins)

Royal Ascot: The Betting Ring (38-43mins)

AMO Racing: Royal Ascot & Business Model (43-53mins)

Shark Hanlon: Fine Increased (53-56mins)

Seamie Heffernan: A Mixed 24 Hours (56-57mins)

Polymarket: Paid Influencer Content (57-60mins)

Betfred: Pausing Taking Bets in Ireland (60-62mins)

Royal Ascot Wrap: General Musings (62-68mins)

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• Intro: Royal Ascot & World Cup (0-3mins)
• Quick Racing Review (3-4mins)
• Benvenuto Cellini: Final Thoughts (4-17mins)
• JCR: Haydock's 10% Refund (17-26mins)
• BHA Headhunters & John Gosden (28-34mins)
• LSE: Flutter De-Lists (34-36mins)
• BHA: Safeguarding Policies (36-37mins)
• Charles Byrnes Again (37-41mins)
• UKGC: World Cup Sweepstakes (41-45mins)
• Boylesports Sale (45-50mins)
• Jamie Osbourne (50-60mins)
• Your Questions Answered (60mins-End)

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• Weekend Racing Review (0-3mins)
• AK Derby Positives: Ronan Whelan & Kevin Blake (3-7mins)
• Derby NR: Recent Precedent (7-9mins)
• Derby NR: Harry on Misapplied Rules (9-23mins)
• Derby NR: What If The Favourite Placed (23-36mins)
• Derby NR: Friendly Soul Backers Perplexed (26-28mins)
• Derby NR: Shaun Parker's Comments on Ryan Moore (28-31mins)
• Derby NR: The Invisible Hand of International Markets (31-36mins)
• Derby NR: Betting Wash-Up Including In-Running (36-43mins)
• Epsom: Ground, Watering, Weather & Mis-sold Pitches (43-48mins)
• Bally's Intralot Purchase Evoke / William Hill (48-50mins)
• Irish Vets & Pierre-Charles Boudot (50-51mins)
• RMG 'Delivering' & Another Trainer Quits (51-54mins) 
• The Horse Racing Audience Opportunity Report (54-56mins)
• More New Betting Taxes Proposed in Ireland/EU (56-57mins)
• Levy Yield & Titanic Deckchair Arrangements (57-59mins)
• Betfair: Widow Of Problem Gambler Goes to Court (59-62mins)
• Your Questions Answered (62mins-End)

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Intro: SmartBash & Cheltenham Drunk Tank (0-5mins)
Sports: Champions League & Greyhound Derby (0-8mins)
Racing: Weekend Review On & Off Track (8-14mins)
The Derby Discussed: Listener Suggestion (14-24mins)
Irish Vets: Curragh Fallout & New Hire (24-31mins)
Flutter: AGM No-Show & Short Sellers (31-44mins)
Philip Byrnes: Ride & 21-Day Ban (44-48mins)
Delayed Justice: Bowen's Fined & Winner DQ'd (48-51mins)
Bye Bye Ascot(Bet): Geoff Banks Sells Up (51-57mins)
Retail Bookies: Self-Service Betting Terminal Conduct (57-75mins)
Your Questions Answered (75mins-End)