John Hayden was the runner to the bookmakers for his father and brothers at ten years of age, he soon got gripped on betting on horses. In his teens, there was no real work to be got in Ireland. He remembers his waking thought each morning: I wonder what horses are running today? If he had any money, he would spend the day in the bookies doing miniscule bets. If he had no money, he would search until someone in the neighbourhood needed an odd job done to earn his money for betting. It wasn't until he started a family with his wife that he got to grips with his gambling addiction.When he was introduced to Seán Lawless five years ago and heard his story, it immediately resonated. His journey with Seán gave John a deep understanding of the world of bookmakers, an understanding that gamblers and bookmakers are oblivious to, and an insight into how the corporate bookmakers pulled the wool over the eyes of the entire horse racing fraternity for over 38 years.