Matt’s gone to the dogs

ITV betting pundit Matt Chapman may be an irritant to many of us. but he still rubs along well enough with personable star sports bookmaker ben keith for him to give Chapman a ride in his hired helicopter from ascot to Towcester.

both were going to the new home of the greyhound derby for the qualifying rounds, keith to sponsor the event and Chapman to present the dog racing for sky sports. keith has a reputation for taking the biggest bets in racing and would have lost £500,000 if odds-on favourite Churchill had won the st James’s Palace stakes.