The oldest working bookie on the track today Jim Clarke was in top form at Taunton, after 3/1 chance Earth Company won the Short Run Press Printers And Book Binders ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle for Philip Hobbs. I was hit ...
The first person I saw on my arrival to the racecourse was Rupert Mackeson, ‘The Bad Baronet’ selling his books in the main stand. The well-spoken and genial gentleman has a history that might surprise you. Have a chat with ...
Without wishing to sound like an old sweat, even though I suppose I’m teetering on the brink of that, you can never trust the weather on Haldon Hill. When I arrived it was glorious, by the time the betting got ...
It’s an excellent feeling to be back at Ascot for jumping, for me the first time in five years. Today I was ’embedded’ with Goodwin Racing who had pitches on the top and bottom rails. Goodwin’s boss and owner Julian ...
It was excellent to be back at Newton Abbot especially on such a glorious sunny day. It was a real shame for the course that there weren’t more runners given the excellent prize money on offer but Newton Abbot Racecourse ...
I was looking forward to my day’s work with London based bookmaker Sherlock, we were off to Lingfield, it was the first time I’d been since the late 1990’s. I was being picked up in Devon by Trevor and Lewis, ...
This is now the ‘live’ home of my blogs but the archive can be found here www.simonnottracing.wordpress.com I wasn’t intending to write a blog from Kempton with three top-class days of jumping ahead of me at Newbury. For fear of repeating ...
I’m totally over the moon and slightly shocked that ‘Skint Mob’ has been nominated for the horse racing section of the British Sports Book Award. I’m in there with some illustrious company too. Here’s the link, just to prove ...
The National Federation Of Roofing Contractors Day at Exeter was a good deal all round. Not just for those that live the high life but those that like to grab a bargain too. Entry was free if you bought a ...
