Betting at Betfair: Radio

The Betfair Radio Schedule

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:59:55 +0000

To contact the studio, simply email radio@betfair.com

All times are BST

]]> ***TECHNICAL UPDATE***

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FRIDAY 4th JULY

Channel 1

11:00 Mark Sullivan and Bob Adams are your hosts for the early greyhound action.
13:45 Mark Polglase joins Bob for this afternoon's horse racing from Sandown, Warwick and Southwell.

Sandown Park
Type Flat
First Race Time 2.20pm
Notable Jockeys Ryan Moore - leading rider this season
Kerrin McEvoy - top Australian jockey and second to Frankie Dettori at the Godolphin Stable.
Notable Horses Husband vs Wife: In the 4.00pm race, Escape Route carries the colours of Derby winner New Approach, those of Princess Haya of Jordan. In the same race is Stage Gift, owned by the Godolphin stable of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and husband of Princess Haya!
Feature Race Two Listed Races: the Aaim Dragon Stakes at 2.50pm and the William Ewart Properties Gala Stakes at 4.00pm
Admission prices Premier £25, Grandstand £18

Warwick
Type Flat
First Race Time 2.10pm
Notable Jockeys Jamie Spencer - reigning jointChampion jockey
Ahmed Ajtebi - recently rode his first winner at Royal Ascot
Notable Horses 11-year-old mare Safranine attempts to win the 3.45pm race for the third time under her trainer and jockey Ann Stokell, having already won the race in 2003 and 2006.
Storm Sir (3.10pm race) carried the colours made famous by Authorised, winner of last year's Derby under Frankie Dettori.
It won't take a genius to work out the colour of The Grey One on the concluding race of the card.
Feature Race New Ticket Hotline On 08445793013 Handicap 4.20pm
Admission prices Main Enclosure £15

Southwell
Type AW Flat
First Race Time 2.30pm
Notable Jockeys Seb Sanders - reigning joint Champion Jockey
Notable Horses Former winner of the valuable Lincoln Handicap Nimello runs in the 3.00pm race - his 16th visit to Southwell!
Special Cuvee (4.10pm) finished 5th behind the Queen's Royal Ascot winner Free Agent on his debut.
Feature Race Shades Screen Print Ltd Handicap 5.15pm
Admission prices Premier £15, Grandstand £10

Nick Shiambouros & Mark Polglase host the evening show

Beverley
Type Flat
First Race Time 6.45pm
Notable Jockeys Neil Callan, Tom Eaves & Paul Hanagan - all top 10 jockeys in Britain
Kirsty Milczarek - an up-and-coming female rider & 2007 winner of the Betfair Apprentice Training Series
Notable Horses Scotty's Future attempts to win the 6.45pm race for the second consecutive year.
Master Noverre beat a subsequent dual-winner on his debut at Doncaster and attempts to live up to his Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes entry later in the year at 7.15pm.
Feature Race The Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Pudding Handicap Stakes 7.45pm
Admission prices Premier £18, Grandstand & Paddock £12, Course £5

Haydock Park
Type Flat
First Race Time 6.55pm
Notable Jockeys Steve Drowne - dubbed 'Mr Dependable' in a recent Racing Post interview.
Notable Horses Paddyntrev Bakfavs in the 7.25pm gives away some people's betting strategy. Apparently Paddy and Trevor always back the favourites!
Welcome Return in the 9pm carries the colours of Channel 4 Racing's form guru, Jim McGrath.
Feature Race Lambrini Handicap 9.30pm
Admission prices Premier £43, County £28, Tattersalls £17, Newton Enclosure £9

Salisbury
Type Flat
First Race Time 6.35pm
Notable Jockeys Ryan Moore and Ted Durcan ride at Salisbury ahead of an important day at Sandown on Saturday where each has a ride in the Group 1 Coral Eclipse, the best race in Britain this weekend.
Notable Horses Flying Lady (6.35pm) takes a drop in class having finished a highly creditable 5th in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Feature Race Castlepoint Supports Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Handicap 7.35pm
Admission prices Day Members £18, Tattersalls £11, Course £6

Channel 2

14:00 Join Dave Farrar and Chris Barnett for 3 hours of sports news and Betfair Market analysis. Guests this afternoon include ITV Formula 1 commentator James Allen, and Test Match Special's Simon Mann.

Email your comments to : radio@betfair.com

Ingo Pauling

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:00:47 +0000

Ingo's style on the radio is unusual, as he likes to tease presenters, producers, listeners, England, Germany and most of all himself.

]]> Ingo joined Betfair in July 2005, moving from Germany to England for this job. It's a dream come true for Ingo as he's wanted to live in England ever since he had a football youth exchange with Wakefield's Trinitarians when he was a very young lad.

Ingo currently leads an International CS team, and considers himself lucky, as, even though he is based in lovely Stevenage, his job brings him to Malta, Berlin and Hamburg on a frequent basis.

He's followed horseracing since he was a teenager and trips to France, Austria and Germany helped him raise his profile and knowledge.

Ingo measures races/form mainly based on what he sees, rather than statistics and/or breeding. His favourite race courses are Kempton (AW), Wolverhampton (AW) and Southwell (AW).

As well as racing Ingo also talks about German football on Betfair Radio, in particular the team he loves, FC SCHALKE 04.

Market Watch

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:53:59 +0000

If you missed Betfair Radio's Market Watch on Friday 22nd February, your worries are now over. Listen to the highlights of the show by clicking on an interview below...

Absence of Elissalde can open the door for England, says Stuart Barnes

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:48:33 +0000

Former England International and Sky Sports expert Stuart Barnes talked to Dave Farrar on Betfair Radio's Friday Night Market watch about Saturday's Six Nations matches. But does he agree or disagree with what Lawrence Dallaglio said to Betfair?...

]]> The third round of matches in the RBS Six Nations Tournament take place today. Grand Slam chasing Wales host Italy in Cardiff at 3, Ireland and Scotland meet at Croke Park at 5, and France entertain England in Paris. Here's what Stuart Barnes had to say about these matches...

We need to be more ruthless and clinical, says Lawrence Dallaglio

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:41:44 +0000

Former England skipper and World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio talks exclusively to Betfair Radio about England's vital Six Nations clash against France tonight

]]> After a stuttering start to their RBS Six Nations campaign, England are in Paris this evening to take on reigning champions France. Last year Lawrence Dallaglio was a member of the side that secured a famous win over the hosts in the Stade de France at the Semi Final stage of the World Cup. But after an opening defeat to Wales and a poor performance against Italy, the Wasps forward told Betfair Radio's Market Watch programme that underdogs England must be competitive for a full 80 minutes if they are to achieve a repeat result...

Chelsea's stamina will win them Carling Cup, says Tony Cascarino

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:32:04 +0000

Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland international Tony Cascarino talks exclusively to Betfair radio about the Carling Cup Final...

]]> This Sunday afternoon at Wembley the first domestic silverware of the season in England will be claimed by either Chelsea or Tottenham. The two London rivals meet at 3 o'clock with the holders Chelsea looking to extend Spurs' run of 9 years without a trophy. For managers Avram Grant and Juande Ramos there is the added incentive of winning a cup in their first season in charge. On Betfair Radio's Friday Night Market Watch programme, former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino told Dave Farrar whether he thought North or South West London would be toasting a historic victory come Sunday night..

Academy

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:29:06 +0000

Information on the Betfair Radio Academy show will be available soon.

David Lawrence

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:03:37 +0000

Sky Sports' Greyhounds Producer David Lawrence gave us an update on their coverage live on Betfair Radio

Seamus Cahill Interview

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:48:11 +0000

Walthamstow trainer Seamus Cahill chatted to Betfair Radio's Mark Sullivan during Tuesday's show

Michael Dunphy Interview

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:24:17 +0000

Michael Dunphy, the trainer of "Droopy's" dogs, spoke to Mark Sullivan on Betfair Radio's tuesday night greyhounds programme

Paul Brown Interview

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:20:21 +0000

Mark Sullivan talked to Paul Brown live on Betfair Radio as part of Tuesday's Greyhound coverage

Malcolm Pannett

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:43:17 +0000

Malcolm has been a racing broadcaster and journalist since 1988 working initially on the original British Telecom racing service which evolved over the years into Racecall - where he still puts in an occasional appearance.

A film graduate from Goldsmiths' College in London, Malcolm combined his racing career with film and television extra work until moving to the North in 1999 where he worked for the Tote as well as commentating on British and Irish racing for ICS.

During this period he rode work for trainer Robert Wylie (now working for Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum) aboard the likes of Forest Ivory who in his earlier years finished fourth to Istabraq in the Sun Alliance Hurdle.

A contributor to many publications, both at home and abroad, Malcolm returned to the South at the beginning of 2007 to work on Betfair Radio.

Favourite horses: The Dikler, Crisp, April Seventh, Summerville, Bird's Nest, Tingle Creek, Tied Cottage, New Halen, Mill Reef, Nijinsky, Wollow, Vitiges.

Favourite racecourse: Plumpton

Favourite colour: Black

George Baker

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:16:49 +0000

After several years of working in the City, latterly with Baring Securities, I lived in Vietnam for three years.

Returning to the UK in 2000, I took a serious career change and headed into the world of horseracing. I worked for 5 years as Assistant Trainer to Paul Webber, and then wrote for The Sportsman Newspaper through 2006 both as features writer and Lambourn correspondent.

Following the demise of the paper, I returned to Paul Webber for the '06/'07 National Hunt season. I have spent much of 2007 working towards gaining my Racehorse Trainer's licence, which I was granted at the end of November. I have been given a dual purpose licence, and will start with a team of 20 horses.

Tony Calvin

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:11:57 +0000

Tony Calvin has been at Betfair since June 2002, and is currently the senior press officer in the Communications team.

Calvin has been on the other side of the journalist fence too, having worked for the Racing Post between 1987 and 1999, and currently also writes for weekly racing publications, Weekender and Raceform Update.

In his 12-year spell at the Racing Post, among other duties he was their rugby tipster and founded, wrote and edited the "Spreadwise" spread betting column.

Calvin makes no secret of the fact that he remains a very keen and active rugby punter, and likes nothing better than trading a 6pm live Currie Cup match on a Friday evening, especially if it features a short-priced favourite.

Chris Barnett

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:02:35 +0000

Chris has been involved in broadcasting for many years and is often heard working as a freelance Presenter and Commentator for SIS in both English and German languages throughout Europe.

From 2001-2005 Chris took some time off from broadcasting to produce a musical/concert show that played to several thousands of people throughout the UK and European countries including Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland and even Russia before returning to his first love, sports broadcasting.

Having previously worked for Coral's broadcasting department in the UK and on NewsTalk Radio in Berlin as a talk show presenter, Chris now concentrates his time working with a variety of sports, including football, golf, greyhound racing and the NFL. Chris is also a regular on-course commentator at the Harlow greyhound stadium.