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Glorious Goodwood 2025 Wednesday Betting Ring

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Glorious Goodwood Wednesday

I've always thought that dressing up for the big meetings was all part of the fun, and still do, writes SIMON NOTT. But, yesterday at Glorious Goodwood, I was told I looked like a deck chair online by a bookmaker who loves to shower my blog with compliments and a beach hut by Stephen Darbyshire,
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Glorious Goodwood 2025 Friday Betting Ring

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Glorious Goodwood Friday

Has anyone seen a bird on Kennel Hill yet? writes SIMON NOTT. No, and neither have I. Well, what can you say about yesterday apart from my Max The Shoes brogues are currently drying on the dashboard of my car which is acting as an airing cupboard in the Sussex sunshine as I type. As we say in
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Brighton Betting Ring Weds 06/08/25

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Brighton Festival Of Racing Wednesday

By my reckoning, this is my fourth consecutive Star Sports Brighton Festival, writes SIMON NOTT. We have had some extreme weather in the past the worst of which can ruin the meeting an day abandonment one year the proof of that pudding, but mostly we’ve been blessed with sunshine, the run of fine
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"He appeared to be going to have a bet but price sensitive about which one to back."

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Brighton Betting Ring Thursday 07/08/25

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Brighton Festival Of Racing Thursday

Once again a very decent sized crowd turned up to Brighton, dressed in their finery, inhibition cast to the wind, and there was me thinking my new silk scarf might turn heads, no chance today, writes SIMON NOTT. Today’s team were Kaan and Tony, fear not Ed wasn’t given the heave-ho after losing u
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York Ebor Wednesday 2025

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: York Ebor Festival Wednesday

A sparrow’s fart start to the day and mostly light traffic ensured I had a stress free drive up to York from the Shire powered by plenty of rock n roll and a couple of coffee stops, the first winner of the day landed, writes SIMON NOTT. The on-course team today were Luke BHA graduate and Northern
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Sandown 29th August 2025 'You could fire shots.....'

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Sandown Friday

If the worst thing that happens to me all day is getting delayed an hour getting to Sandown by the end of the summer holiday traffic driving in the middle lane and people rubbernecking Stonehenge on the A303, it won’t be a bad day, but I still had to mention it didn’t I, writes SIMON NOTT. I’ll h
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Ascot 5th September 2025

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Ascot Friday

Star Sports were mob handed at Ascot on Friday, writes SIMON NOTT. Well, mob handed might be a bit strong but Lofty and Nick on the rail could easily pass for doormen. Kaan and Amberley were working pitch two on the second row and didn’t look like doormen. Kaan was regaling us with his travel
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Doncaster St Leger Meeting 2025 Thursday

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Doncaster St Leger Thursday

Today was my first visit to Doncaster Racecourse and first impressions were very good, writes SIMON NOTT. It was Ladies’ Day, the sun was shining (I dressed for Cheltenham on a wet day, which was a big rick), the bands were playing and the punters singing along, an excellent atmosphere setting t
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Doncaster St Leger Meeting 2025 Friday

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Doncaster St Leger Friday

Glorious sunshine with a brisk wind greeted me on arrival on day two of the Doncaster St Leger meeting, writes SIMON NOTT. I’d slept quite well in the local version of Crossroads so all was well in the world as the unchanged team of Nick and Mandy got stuck into the first of another eight races
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Doncaster St Leger Saturday 2025

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Doncaster St Leger Day

Doncaster is a different beast on St Leger day, there’s some buzz about the place for their big meeting of the year, writes SIMON NOTT. Ladies and Gents of all ages in their Sunday best, full betting ring pitches and fantastic racing out on the turf. Two years ago today, I was having a heart byp
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Ascot Betting Ring Friday

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SIMON NOTT BETTING BLOG: Ascot Friday

It was nice to be back with Star Sports on course after a few weeks' hiatus from the firm, where better than Ascot to make my return, writes SIMON NOTT. Not least because the firm were mob-handed, a pitch on the rails manned by Lofty and Keiran and another in Tatts with Ed from up North and Joe w
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