Simon Nott spends time at Newton Abbott and the Epsom Derby meeting

Simon Nott
NEWTON ABBOT
There are fewer nicer places for a racing fan to be on an early summer’s evening than Newton Abbot and tonight was no exception. The sun was out, the ice cream seller doing a roaring trade and the bookies in great spirits, what more could you ask for?
A great story from one of the bookmakers that’s what. Leading Westcountry layer Andrew Smith who bets under Festival Racing has been in the racing game all of his life working with his bookmaker father and other firms from an early age. We g...