 
											 
																			Tales from the Betting Ring
BETTER THAN PROPER JOB: Simon Nott takes ‘work’ to the beach and Ireland’s Laytown Races
It’s been 12 months, this meeting last year since I was racing in Ireland which is far too long given how much I enjoy it. Ryanair...
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 2 months agoBright start for big finish: Simon Nott has been out following the money at Brighton and AscotI rarely get to Brighton, it’s a fair schlep from the Shire, but I do enjoy the racing there when the opportunity arises. Over the last three years... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 months agoBIG BETS CAN CAUSE UPSET: Simon Nott recounts his latest tales from the Betting Ring…regardlessThe deadline for the July issue was too early for me to cover Royal Ascot for Racing Ahead but I did write blogs for Star Sports on-line who... 
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										Epsom Derby Meeting/ 4 months agoEpsom Derby recall: Money was down but so was the crowdSimon Nott recounts his betting ring tales from the Epsom Derby meeting Oaks Day I had been looking forward to my couple of days at Epsom with Star... 
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										Columnists/ 5 months agoBeach weather cools the cash: Simon Nott’s tales from the Bookies’ side of the counterSimon Nott shares more of his tales from the other side of the counter As always it was a joy to be at Newton Abbot, what better way... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 6 months agoUNDER THE COSH BUT HAPPY DAYSSimon Nott brings us a festival view from inside those trackside betting nerve centres Ladies Day Cheltenham behind us and the Flat looming, the last big jump meeting... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 8 months agoAint Harv Hot Mum: Simon Nott recounts his latest Tales From The Betting RingThe faces were out in force at Exeter: pro-punters Alan Francis and Deaf Paul, man about the racecourse Armaloft Alex. 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 10 months agoGive me a shout to jolly ’em upSimon Nott shares his betting ring tales at Cheltenham and Windsor. 
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										Featured/ 11 months agoHaldon Gold Day: A view from the betting ringSimon Nott brings a birdseye view from the betting ring on the ever-popular Haldon Gold Cup card at Exeter. 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 1 year agoIT’S FLAT TRACKS AND BEACH JOYSSimon Nott trails the bookies at Leopardstown, The Curragh and Laytown It’s always a pleasure to be asked to work in Ireland, the only thing I’m not too... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 1 year agoROCKING THE MONEY BAGSSimon Nott reveals his recent experiences from trips to Brighton and Ascot Brighton isn’t somewhere that I have spent much time racing - in fact I’ve been there... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 1 year agoKINGSIZE BETS BUT WITH NO BLUFFSimon Nott gives it large round the betting ring for Ascot’s Royal highlight Where do you think you are – Royal Ascot?’ That was one of the favourite... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 1 year agoRINGING TILLS UP ON DOWNSSimon Nott joined bookies on course for Classic action Oaks Day THERE’S a certain ambiance about Epsom, there’s so much history there, it exudes the passions of racing... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 1 year agoMY PLACE ON RAILS WITH HERO BARNEYSimon Nott is back behind the scenes at some of his old stomping grounds Windsor May 13 My last visit to Windsor was in 1999 working for Dave... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 2 years agoCRAIC’S GRAND BOTH SIDES OF THE WATERSimon Nott tracks the Grand National bookies each side of the Irish Sea for his Tales from the Ring. I do love travelling over to Ireland to work... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 2 years agoIT’S NIP & TUCK IN BOOKIES BATTLESimon Nott regales us with his recent trips to Wincanton and Exeter WINCANTON, MARCH 7 I WASN’T expecting a massive crowd at Wincanton but got a nice surprise... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 2 years agoMY LOVE AFFAIR WITH IRISH TRACKSimon Nott sends a Valentine’s message to Leopardstown I absolutely love going to work in Irish betting rings. The atmosphere, the friendliness, the knowledgeable punters, the bets. It’s... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 2 years agoMONEYMEN LEFT OUT IN THE COLDSimon Nott weathers the joys and woes of the betting ring on both sides of the water This tale of turf travelling starts with three days at Leopardstown... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 2 years agoWHAT A WEEKEND IN THE WEST!Simon Nott got stuck into the action at Exeter and Wincanton Exeter, the first leg of the Westcountry Weekend was heaving, the crowd was just under 3,000 and... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 2 years agoFestival that packs a PunchSimon Nott has a week to remember as the Irish jumps season draws to a close I’d never been to the Punchestown Festival before so was very much... 
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										Cheltenham Festival/ 3 years agoFestival was a big winnerSimon Nott reports on a busy betting ring at Cheltenham where the satchels were stuffed by Friday When I first started working on racecourses The Cheltenham Festival was... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoCOUNTING THE CASH AT KEMPTONSimon Nott was pleased to see lots of punters getting stuck in on Gold Trophy day Kempton Coral Gold Trophy Meeting, February 25 I DROVE up the A303... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoANOTHER BRILLIANT FESTIVALSimon Nott enjoyed his two days at Leopardstown despite the crowds I’m getting very fond of Bristol Airport and that it’s only a 45-minute flight to Dublin and... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoIT’S NOT ALL GLAMOUR YOU KNOW!Simon Nott puts in plenty of hard graft away from the big time Exeter January 10, 2023 MOST of my betting ring reports you read in Racing Ahead... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoANOTHER CRACKING WEEKEND AT HQSimon Nott enjoyed the action at Cheltenham’s November meeting Crowds FRIDAY of the November meeting is an very good day to visit Cheltenham for the first time if... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoA WELSH ADVENTURESimon Nott makes his first trip to Ffos Las after stopping off at an old friend on the way Chepstow, October 7. This meeting is seen by many... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoONE TICKED OFF THE BUCKET AND SPADE LISTSimon Nott had a day at the beach to enjoy Laytown Races in Ireland Laytown was always on the radar, dare I say bucket list, so it was... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoBRIGHTON ROCKS ON THE CALENDARSimon Nott heads to the Sussex coast for a popular Festival STAR SPORTS FESTIVAL OF RACING – BRIGHTON August 3-5 This three-day August meeting was sponsored by local... 
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										Tales from the Betting Ring/ 3 years agoIt’s always glorious in DevonTALES FROM THE BETTING RING Simon Nott visits one of his favourite summer tracks – where you can still get a decent bet on Where better to be... 
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										Racing Ahead/ 6 years agoTight, but bookies get home by a neckTALES FROM THE BETTING RING Simon Nott at the Cheltenham Festival Tight, but bookies get home by a neck Tuesday The Festival going ahead despite the threat of... 

 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																																											 
																					 
																					 
																					 
																					 
																					 
																					




 
														 
														 
														