--- title: General Musings | Witheridge description: Witheridge | Odds thoughts not to do with racing or music. --- # General Musings Select Category 1960's Nostalgia AK and the self-published Skint Mob! Tales from the B Angina BEATING THE BOOKIES Ben Keith Best Odds Bookmakers Best UK Bookmakers Bet Goodwin #BettingPeople Bookmakers Butlins Butlins Minehead Cheltenham Festival Church Bells Corn Fed Cornwall Costa Coffee Dave Pipe Dean Valentine Devon Echocariogram Edward Chanin Epsom Fat Shame Free Bets Free Money Grand National Greyhound Derby Heart Bypass Holidays Horseracing hUMUNGOUS Introductory Offers Jeff Laughton Jerry White King Charles III Lambourn Martin Pipe Matched Betting Mick Fitzgerald Music Naked Cyclist Newbury Racecourse Newquay Nigel Hawke Obese Octopus Energy Philip Hobbs Plum Plumbing Professional Punter psychobilly Punchestown Raceshare Racing Ahead Redcoats Rockabilly Rupert Mackeson Safer Gambling Simon Nott Simon Nott Blog Simon Nott Diary Simon Nott Music Simon Nott Racing Star Sports Steve Lewis Hamilton Tales From The Betting Ring The Derby The Oaks Thorne Farm Vive Le Rock Witheridge Posts about: ## Witheridge ![](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/hubfs/Birdie.webp) [#BettingPeople,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/bettingpeople) [Music,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/music) [Devon,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/devon) [Simon Nott Diary,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/simon-nott-diary) [Witheridge,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/witheridge) [Rockabilly,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/rockabilly) [Church Bells,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/church-bells) [Steve Lewis Hamilton,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/steve-lewis-hamilton) [hUMUNGOUS,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/humungous) [psychobilly,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/psychobilly) [Cheltenham Festival,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/cheltenham-festival) [Simon Nott Racing,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/simon-nott-racing) [Simon Nott Music](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/simon-nott-music) ### [Simon's Racing & Devon Diary #10](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/simons-racing-devon-diary-10) Feb 26, 2025 9:51:06 AM [Simon Nott](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/author/simon-nott) [Read More](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/simons-racing-devon-diary-10) ![](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/hubfs/Birdie.jpg) [Devon,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/devon) [Simon Nott Diary,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/simon-nott-diary) [Horseracing,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/horseracing) [Witheridge,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/witheridge) [Nigel Hawke,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/nigel-hawke) [Rupert Mackeson](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/rupert-mackeson) ### [Simon's Racing & Devon Life Diary #4](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/simons-racing-devon-life-diary-4) May 22, 2023 4:26:42 PM   I was up at York on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I had an excellent Dante Meeting up there with Star Sports but must admit my heart, as it often is, was at Newton Abbot. Nigel Hawke's Inferno Sacree won again down there. What a superstar he's been for the yard. It was excellent for Nigel that he was winning for the second time in as many runs on ITV and that his training skills had another well-deserved nationwide audience. York also meant that on Thursday I missed the official launch of Hawke Barn,  Katherine and Nigel Hawke's wedding and special event venue. It's a wonderful space, here's their website for more details. [HAWKE BARN](https://hawkebarnvenue.co.uk/) [Simon Nott](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/author/simon-nott) [Read More](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/simons-racing-devon-life-diary-4) ![](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/hubfs/Birdie.jpg) [#BettingPeople,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/bettingpeople) [Simon Nott Blog,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/simon-nott-blog) [Devon,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/devon) [Simon Nott Diary,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/simon-nott-diary) [Witheridge,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/witheridge) [Rockabilly,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/rockabilly) [Mick Fitzgerald,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/mick-fitzgerald) [King Charles III,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/king-charles-iii) [Corn Fed,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/corn-fed) [Lambourn,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/lambourn) [Nigel Hawke,](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/nigel-hawke) [Vive Le Rock](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/tag/vive-le-rock) ### [Simon's Racing & Devon Diary #3](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/simons-racing-devon-diary-3) May 15, 2023 5:07:19 AM   It's been a fairly exciting week, I went to Lambourn to visit Mick Fitzgerald to interview him for the Star Sports [#BettingPeople ](https://www.starsportsbet.co.uk/betting-people/)series. This one is out now, it was a very frank and at times emotional interview, don't miss it. Last week's was with Irish betting industry character of the highest order Dave O'Reilly who was top class with some tremendous stories.  [Simon Nott](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/author/simon-nott) [Read More](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/simons-racing-devon-diary-3) ![](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/hubfs/Birdie.jpg) [and the self-published Skint Mob! 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Is there any interest in a diary of a Devon based racing man? Who, knows but here goes, I'm about to find out.  [Simon Nott](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/author/simon-nott) [Read More](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/general-musings/simons-racing-devon-life-dairy-1)