#BettingPeople Interview STEPHEN LITTLE From Bicycle To Bentley 1/4
Legendary rails bookmaker Stephen Little was the biggest independent bookmaker until the UK when he decided that he couldn’t see a future in the on-course betting industry and got out while the going was good. He’s just has his autobiographical account of his career ‘From Bicycle To Bentley’ published. In this interview Simon Nott follows up from Stephen’s first #BettingPeople recording to talk specifically about the book and the questions picked up from its text.
Part 1, Stephen talks about why he felt the time was right to put pen to paper, working with Rupert Mackeson, why the number 147 haunts him, betting professionally on photo finishes and earning his stripes working for various bookmakers. He talks about getting his first pitches and cycling to the course to work some of them, looked upon as doomed by those already plying their trade there.