After Dinner Speakers: John McCririck, Chaka Khan, Meera Syal

John McCririck, the Nation's favourite racing pundit, is widely known as the punter's pal. After attending the world-famous public school, Harrow, at a time when academic achievement was regarded as very bad form, John McCririck decided to plan his career in bookmaking. He foolishly reckoned that bookmaking would give him an easy life without having to work.