#BettingPeople: ‘TRACKSUIT DAVE’ STANDBRIDGE

#BettingPeople: Professional punter, friend of the stars and avid Chelsea fan, ‘Tracksuit’ Dave Standbridge is a much-loved character on and off the racecourses of the UK. In this four-part interview, he talks about his life battling the bookies and, more recently, a much deadlier foe.

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TRACKSUIT DAVE Part 1 of 4

Dave talks about being diagnosed with incurable cancer, the amount of friends he has around him and the honour of having a horse named after him, how he picks his winners and his gripe with the handicapper.

TRACKSUIT DAVE Part 2 of 4

Dave goes into story mode – the jockey kidnapped by Oliver Reed, getting arrested on a blind date and missing five winners, having a tough time then wondering if the kite from some Scottish bookie named John Banks would be alright, threatening to claim one of Paul Nicholls’ horses, being given a “certainty” by Martin Pipe and giving Bo Derek a monkey in Scottish scores.

TRACKSUIT DAVE Part 3 of 4

Dave talks about his early days buying Superform, how his wedge will never get ribby, battling his health problems his way, bookies on course appearing happy to pay him out and being recognised after his Nick Luck appearance.

TRACKSUIT DAVE Part 4 of 4

Dave has a Luke Harvey story and another from a £20,000 bet on Quickers at Newton Abbot, talks betting in-running and gives his advice to people who’d like to enjoy life on the turf as he has.