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- Darran Pearce has been tipping on Non-League Football and Hunter Chases for over 10 years now on Punters Lounge and even longer than that online.He has worked in the betting/racing industry for 20 years and has built up a big following with his tipping previews being profitable and popular.When Covid restrictions hit in 2020, he turned his attentions to jump racing in Australia and now writes previews on that as well as Australian flat racing.
- Karl Hedley is the Punters Lounge Festival and accumulators tipster. He received his break when he entered the Racing Post Search for A Tipster competition in 2006, and beat 6000 others to win the title in 2007.Since then he has been written countless articles for The Irish Field, The Irish Post and several online websites. He was until recently the Irish racing tipster for The Times (Ireland edition).His favourite racing memory to date includes being present to see the brilliant Kauto Star win the Champion Chase at Down Royal.
- Michael Clarke is the Punters Lounge Racing competitions manager. This includes the daily Naps competition and competitions for all the major racing festivals. He also manages and contributes to the lively Punters Lounge Racing forum. In addition, Michael produces insightful statistical analysis for all the big handicaps during the season. Michael is a qualified accountant who worked as a Financial Director for several major companies before setting up a consultancy that helped businesses who were in financial difficulty. He has a strong grasp of statistics and economics that he has applied to horse racing. This has been his main passion for 40 years and he consistently makes his betting pay with successful tips at odds of up to 50/1.
- Steve Day is the Content Manager for Punters Lounge. His role includes organising the editorial content for the site, managing the sports sections of the forum, and posting up tips for a number of sports with a main focus on football. The knowledge base that he has built comes from writing content for a number of sites across the sports betting and online casino scene.
- Steve Simmons is the Head of Racing at Punters Lounge and has a wealth of racing knowledge. He started out his career at Ladbrokes' head office as a board marker progressing through to settler, odds compiler, and finally trader. He also spent time as PR/ante post manager for start up company before becoming a self employed odds compiler and horse racing consultant. Steve has an incredible passion for the sport and a knack for picking winners.
- Tom Schurch is the Managing Director of Punters Lounge with over six years of experience working in the gambling industry. A keen bettor himself, Tom blends industry connections and firsthand betting experience to deliver in-depth, unbiased betting content.