#BettingPeople

Interview: BERNARD MARANTELLI Bernard was born into an Australian bookmaking family and got involved working with the business and studying form in his teens. He soon began to be drawn into pool betting, successful at it he decided to move to England where he continued to do well winning the Scoop 6 on several occasions. In this time he co-founded Colossus Bets and is now striving to get the British betting public to embrace exotic pool bets. Listen to his story with Simon Nott.

Interview: CORNELIUS LYSAGHT For a generation, Cornelius was the ‘voice of racing’ broadcasting on the BBC as well as regular written word and TV appearances. Eton educated and with a peerage listing, Cornelius has links to the first ever steeplechase and possibly the Captain whose fall into a brook left his name immortalised in Grand National history. In this four-part interview he talks about his school days, falling in love with racing, first break as a broadcaster and a whole lot more. Meeting Cornelius Lysaght.

Interview: NICK LUCK For many people THE face of UK Racing, Nick Luck has been voted ‘Broadcaster of the Year’ no less than seven times by his peers in the HWPA, reflecting his work on Channel 4 Racing, RUK and NBC in the USA. He’s also the BBC voice of equestrian sport, add to that his written journalistic work – it’s a wonder he found time to talk to us, but he did. Meeting Nick Luck. (interview by Simon Nott)

Interview: JASON LOOSEMORE Simon Nott spends a race Day with Newton Abbot’s Clerk of the Course Jason Loosemore.

Interview: STEPHEN LITTLE Stephen Little was a giant of the betting ring in the 1980’s and 1990’s. The man who used to cycle to racecourses on the off chance of a day’s work with a bookie ended up one of the biggest of them all taking on anyone who wanted a bet, often no matter how large. In this interview with Simon Nott, Stephen tells of his unlikely bookmaking beginnings and his subsequent rise to the top of his game, and ultimately why he turned his back in the betting jungle. Meeting Stephen Little.

Interview: BEN KRAHE Ben was born into betting, his father was a greyhound trainer. Ben cut his teeth as a punter then tried his hand as a bookmaker in his own right, then working for others. It was while with Bet365 he decided to jump the fence and become a professional punter. In this interview with Simon Nott, he explains his strategy for beating the bookies, one that covers all aspects of gambling. Meeting Ben Krahe.

Interview: LAURA KING Laura King has lived and worked in Dubai for over a decade. Her passion is travel and flat racing, combining the two where possible. Her background was grass roots point to points and National Hunt though, she talks to Simon Nott how she gravitated to Dubai, racing in general and gives a few hints on the local action. Meeting Laura King.

Interview: ADAM KIRBY Group 1 winning jockey Adam Kirby talks to Simon Nott about his life as a jockey, how it all began, his big wins, why seeing him ride at his minimum weight should be noted, the art of riding in big handicaps, how he combines full-time racing riding with running a farm and his hopes for the future. Meeting Adam Kirby. 

Interview: SARAH KINSELLA Sarah Kinsella’s parents are Greyhound Trainers, she works full time with Betdaq and with on-course bookmakers in her spare time as well as writing a Greyhound tipping column for the Irish Star Newspaper. How did she get started? How does she manage all that in her daily routine, hard hard is it for women to get into the business? Meeting Sarah Kinsella. (interview by Simon Nott)

Interview: TOM KERR Tom Kerr was appointed editor of the Racing Post in 2018. Prior to that he had been at the newspaper for for nine years, earning a reputation as a journalist that gets the controversial big issues that often upset the racing cart with often hostile reaction. Meeting Tom Kerr. (interview by Simon Nott)