#BettingPeople: DAVE ROBERTS

#BettingPeople: Dave Roberts prefers the term ‘Seller of jockeys’ to agent, but whatever you want to title him he was without a doubt the biggest, handling 100’s of jockeys over his career, including AP McCoy from his very early days in the saddle. In this four part interview, we talk to the man behind some stunning careers.

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DAVE ROBERTS Part 1 of 4

Dave tells us about the significance of the 218 bus, working 20 hours a day to ensure he kept his clients busy and on the best rides, work-life balance, work being a passion and why he doesn’t like the term agent.

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DAVE ROBERTS Part 2 of 4

Dave talks about what it was about racing that hooked him, learning to study the form, working at the tote head office and with West End bookmakers Marshalls, producing cards for racecourse bookmakers and considering a career as a professional punter.

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DAVE ROBERTS Part 3 of 4

Dave talks about becoming a racing manager, Geoff Lewis ( Mill Reef’s Derby-winning jockey and later trainer) suggesting that he help jockeys get rides, what the bare bones of the job and remuneration were, Toby Balding putting him onto AP McCoy and spending most of the day on the phone with over 50 jockeys on his books.

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DAVE ROBERTS Part 4 of 4

Did the best-informed person in the sport bet? How much things changed over the years, the part of his career he’s most proud of, instilling the work hard ethic, and his advice for budding emulators of his career.

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DAVE ROBERTS #BettingPeople PODCAST

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