Simon 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 just superb.
The way things have been going in recent years meetings don’t get much more popular than the Dublin Racing Festival.
That’s certainly true when it comes to attracting punters over from the UK. My morning flight from Bristol was packed with racing fans.
I was lucky enough to get a lift with former bookmaker and now professional punter Andy Smith who had a mate with a seven-seater kind enough to...