Interview: BRAD BARRY Senior odds compiler Brad plied his trade for 30 years primarily with Ladbrokes. In this four-part interview with Simon Nott, he talks about falling in love with racing and betting, starting with greyhounds, getting a job in a betting shop and professing to odds compiling, learning from scratch but mentored by some of the best. He explains the mechanics of pricing, horseracing and sports betting. He talks about why bookmakers don’t like laying arbers even when their prices are right, getting it horribly wrong to the tune of £3,000,000 and his own semi-professional punting and a whole lot more. Meeting Brad Barry.