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Nobody Wanted To Be Cuthbert, how TV and Comics affected life choices - maybe!

Russ and Lofty manned a pitch each at Worcester, given the staffing one can assume not a lot was expected of today’s seven-race Worcester card, writes SIMON NOTT. The dynamic duo were pleasantly surp...

Simon Nott talks to racecourse bookmaker Pete Houghton, who gives us the low down on the reality of betting on-course.

Simon Nott explains to racecourse punters how they can attain extra value at the racecourse by asking for fractions. What are fractions you may ask, read on.

A blog on bagmen and the return of super lively money to the betting,

It was a very pleasant and uneventful drive up to Fontwell today, just how I like it. First impression was that the carpark looked a bit thin but it’s often quality not quantity at weekday meetings, w...

Today’s racing at Newbury looked, at least on paper like a difficult card, so difficult that my often-mentioned yesterday pro-punting pal Alan Potts had given the meeting a swerve, writes SIMON NOTT. ...

Two days at Newbury, proper job, the first time that I’ve reported from Star Sports’ relatively newly acquired pitch on the rails, manned today by Kaan and Russ, the latter resplendent in a very fetch...

People from the world of politics calling bookmakers vermin?

Simon Nott at Laytown 2026 with AK Bets

Simon Nott at Laytown 2026 with AK Bets

People from the world of politics calling bookmakers vermin?

Back at Ascot today, the crowd was as expected up on yesterday’s meagre gathering, writes SIMON NOTT. Star Sports boasted three pitches, two in Tatts manned by Russ on his tod, Kieran and Dan while o...

Simon Nott revisits John Done who 15 months ago spoke about embarking on 'Punting Full Time' here's how he got on.

Memories of Windsor Races with Simon Nott

One thing I won’t miss about the wonderful summer of 2026 we’ve all enjoyed is the ‘Midlands’ Navy’ blissfully sailing up the middle lane of the M5 reducing three lanes to two, and causing tailbacks f...

From expert Andrew Mount with three races analysed for Saturday

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Simon Nott Zooms-In #44 with flamboyant Racecourse bookie Barry Pinnington

Simon Nott Zooms-In #44 with flamboyant Racecourse bookie Barry Pinnington

Jump racing fans would no doubt have been equally itching for the action to start again after the three-week summer break and agonising over the photos of some of the parched traditional winter course...

Simon Nott blog, on-course bookmaking a game for the bravest

The Star Sports’ teams were slightly changed today from yesterday’s victorious ensemble, writes SIMON NOTT. Russ had stepped in for Camera Shy Dan, who had been dispatched to Epsom. The rails pitch r...

After missing the first day of Glorious Goodwood yesterday due to my daughter Betsy’s 11th birthday, it was nice to be back on course, though of course I wouldn’t have missed her birthday, writes SIMO...

Simon Nott talks to Proform Professional form book founder Simon Walton

You never know in this game, and what Star Sports’ team today didn’t know was that the firm’s founder Ben Keith was going to pay them a surprise visit, writes SIMON NOTT. Luckily, but as you’d expect...

Today was a busy day for Star Sports with pitches being worked at all the major meetings, writes SIMON NOTT. I was at Ascot where John and Willie were manning the Tatts pitch and Dan and Pam the rail...

#BettingPeople: Ed Thompson found he had an aptitude for maths when working out orders when selling his smallholding father's produce in his head. In this interview, he talks about his bookmaking car...

Simon Nott blog, how that bland are dictating to the risk takers.

Computer horseracing form expert Tony Spencer talks about and shows us his winner finding methods

Today at Ascot was family fun day, it was also Super Saturday so bigger punters were expected to be spread thinly around the country but the hope was the very respectably sized crowd of novice punters...

I headed down to Ascot from Newmarket last night after recording a very entertaining #BettingPeople interview, watch this space, writes SIMON NOTT. When I got to my hotel, it transpired I’d buggered ...

Computer horseracing form expert Tony Spencer talks about and shows us his winner finding methods

The edge is all we want blog

It was a bit overcast when I arrived at Sandown for Coral Eclipse day, but it didn’t take long for the sun to burn through for another glorious summer’s day on the turf, writes SIMON NOTT. I was put ...

Star Sports were betting on two pitches at Sandown Park today, numbers four and five on the rails, their presence doubled by a recent purchase, one of several the firm have added to their portfolio in...

There was a new face on the Star Sports pitch alongside Dan this evening, man about the turf Eoghan was making his debut for the firm and keen to get stuck in, writes SIMON NOTT. Tonight was a music ...

Simon Nott on predicting sure things and the pitfalls

People often ask me what racing’s really like. It’s about more than just the result you watch; it’s what happens behind the scenes.  What a morning looks like at Thorne Farm and wh…

So here we are, Ascot Friday and my last day of this meeting, writes SIMON NOTT. Star Sports had a near half a million quid to try and claw back from the punters. Today was the day where, if things ...

Ladies Day at Royal Ascot started with a 7am doorbell ring from Ian ‘Ricky’ Rixon half an hour early for his #BettingPeople interview, writes SIMON NOTT. It was a cracker too, what a lovely bloke he ...

Chris Ness - Value Betting Analyst talks about finding the value in horseracing markets

I have great news, Inlike Flynn has informed me that due to popular request at Royal Ascot yesterday, ‘Trader Chat’ starring the man himself will return, writes SIMON NOTT. Of course, since ‘Trader C...

Royal Ascot! There’s nothing quite like it, writes SIMON NOTT. The pomp, the pageantry, the immense quality of horses out on the turf, and the betting frenzy that ensues once the royal carriages have...