David Haddrell

Position

Deputy Operations Manager.

Nickname

Our Kid.

Favourite team

Stoke City.

Pet hates

People who form queues to get on planes before the plane is even on the ground, The Daily Mail, Chris developing new bureaucratic office tasks, Jumps racing, BBC and Channel 4 racing (Willy Carson and Alice Plunkett, enough said), Sports Personality of The Year (Never has a show showing so much sport been so dull, here, watch a cycling montage for 20 minutes),  Melanie Philips and Eggs.

Favourite horse

Too many to choose between,  this year it would have to be Sans Frontieres but in past years Natagora, Speciosa and Zarkava were amazing fillies for differing reasons.

Biggest win

Had some pretty good days betting on shady dogs meetings but Dubai World Cup Night in 2009 was the best, especially as I was there. Gladiatorus winning by half of the straight was something else.

Favourite food & drink

Can’t beat a good roast dinner with either a Hoegaarden or a Cloudy Apple Juice (the drink of choice for Star Sports looking at the office fridge).

Favourite Film

Control or High Fidelity.

Who would play you in a film of your life

I get Richard Ashcroft as Vernon Kay as lookalikes all the time as well as differing members of the cast of American Pie!

Describe yourself in 5 words

Leftie, Grumpy, Sleepy, Grunge and Intolerant!.

Who would be your four ideal dinner guests

John Gosden, Michael O’Leary, David Dimbleby and Michael Palin. Should actually include a female in there so I’d probably throw out the airline magnate for Marina from Marina and the Diamonds!