#BettingPeople: SIMON HOLT

#BettingPeople: Racing commentator Simon Holt has been on the national circuit since 1988 having worked his way up to that position from a ‘poor’ upbringing via Superform and The Sporting Life. In this interview, Simon talks about his current work as a commentator, his career so far and outside interests including owning and breeding horses.

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SIMON HOLT Part 1 of 4

Simon talks about his career choice and if it has been a good one, the practicalities of his job, remembers his first day, working with Channel 4, not getting the ITV job.

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SIMON HOLT Part 2 of 4

Simon talks about his ‘poor’ background, his early interest in horseracing, a neighbour who studied form, visiting the Cheltenham Festival in 1974 and his early interest in betting.

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SIMON HOLT Part 3 of 4

Simon recalls how he first got into working in racing, writing for Superform, the Weekender, writing ‘close-ups’ the days when the racing press would send people to the races and the big personalities there.

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SIMON HOLT Part 4 of 4

Simon talks about his own personal punting, his racehorse ownership, the state of racing at the moment and what can be done to ease its woes, how long he’ll continue to call races and not owning a hotel in Thailand.

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