Mike Davis #BettingPeople podcast

Simon Nott met with Races Now tipster, on-course presence and content creator Stephen Darbyshire to discuss his tipping, what SD offers, and his visits to racecourse betting rings.

Jason Timms and his father made a living sticking on for sharp punters for decades, betting on and off course, using accounts and betting shops. These days, those activities are much harder to do, so Jason has decided to come out of the woodwork to tell the story of what was one of the best-connected operations in racing to Simon Nott.

Ahead of the start of this year’s Star Sports Greyhound Derby, Simon Nott sat down with the Managing Director of Greyhound Racing UK, Mike Davis.

David, the son of a bookmaker, has been in the game all of his life and worked through the many changes in the betting ring over the last 30 years. In this interview, he talks about a life in the betting industry.

#BettingPeople: Recorded in WJ Arment & Son’s traditional pie and mash shop, Walworth, son of an illegal street bookmaker and brother of betting ring legend Johnny Lights, author and journalist Alan Hurndall’s new book, ‘The Kid From The Kiosk,’ tells the story of his upbringing in South East London, some of which he relates in this interview with Simon Nott.

Maurice ‘Mo’ Charge – bookmaker, punter and sportsman rose from council estate boy to a top bookmaker and feared punter – here’s his story as told to Simon Nott.

#BettingPeople: David Hipkin is a betting industry expert with a wide range of experience looking for edges. He is the co-founder of SharpBetting.co.uk, a site that was launched in 2024 with a focus on horse racing, football and boxing.

#BettingPeople: PATRICK VEITCH: Professional punter and thoroughbred investor Patrick Veitch is revisited by Simon Nott to find out what’s been happening in his world since they last talked two years ago.

#BettingPeople: Horseracing legend Bob Champion is world famous for racing Aldiniti to win the Grand National in 1981 and since then he has raised £16,000,000 and rising for cancer charities. In this interview with Simon Nott he talks about before, during and after his famous victory.

#BettingPeople: Peter Barron was editor of the Northern Echo for 17 years and in that time championed horseracing and other sports coverage in the paper. His career started as racing correspondent of the Scunthorpe Telegraph. In his time at the paper, he was awarded an MBE. He’s now a freelance publicist and is heavily involved with Redcar racecourse as well as charity work.