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Paul Nicholls

Betfair Ambassador

Paul Nicholls is a 14-time champion National Hunt trainer based in Ditcheat, Somerset. His racing career started off in the saddle but though he managed 133 winners as a jockey, weight battles brought his riding career to an end! Becoming a trainer was always at the back of his mind and after two years as an assistant trainer to David Baron, Paul grabbed an opportunity to take the lease in Paul Barber's Ditcheat yard

There have been many highlights since, including four Cheltenham Gold Cups with See More Business, Kauto Star (twice) and Denman. In the 2007-08 season Paul trained 155 winner and accumulated over £4 million in prize money, a record that still stands to this day

Paul is also a Grand National-winning trainer having saddled Neptune Collonges to victory in 2012 and most recently he trained his 50th Cheltenham Festival winner when Caldwell Potter stormed to victory at Prestbury Park. Read More Paul Nicholls

Alan Shearer

Betfair Ambassador

Alan Shearer is regarded as one of the greatest English strikers of all time and remains the Premier League's record goalscorer with 260 goals. He spent his entire career playing in the top-flight of English football, and won the Premier League title with Blackburn in 1995, before moving to his hometown club Newcastle United in 1996 for a then world record £15m.

A three-time Premier League Golden Boot winner and winner of the Golden Boot with England at Euro 96, Alan has most recently been an ever-present pundit on BBC's Match of the Day where his excellent punditry alongside Ian Wright and Gary Lineker was a staple of every football fans' Saturday night viewing.

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Katie Midwinter

Betfair Racing Tipster

Katie Midwinter is a huge sports fan with a particular love for horse racing, and having won Racing TV's Tipstar: Search for a Broadcaster competition in 2023 she has since worked on a freelance basis in various aspects of racing media including in the social media world.

Katie is now a well-established member of betting.betfair's horse racing team and she likes nothing more than seeking out value with her selections as well as finding an 'underdog'.

Katie loves researching racehorse pedigrees and the history of the sport, which goes a long way to explaining why she regularly finds big-price winners not only for herself, but for all her dedicated followers on betting.betfair.