New Posts For Thread: Memories of old bookmaking firmshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firmsOff the top of my head .. Bowman's / WT Guntrip / E Coombes / Mecca. Are Sunderland's still going?There was an agency in Hove called TBA who would run systems, follow tipsters, 1st or 2nd show, anything you wanted. Somehow I got 2k off Bowman's inFame and Gloryhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448634#419448634Fame and GloryFri, 19 Feb 2010 05:04:54 -0600Exactly, Reference Point from Most Welcome and Belotto 1987, dont know what was second last year.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448630#419448630Exactly, Reference Point from Most Welcome and Belotto 1987, dont know what was second last year.Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:02:54 -0600Aah the long term memory is often better than the shorter term. i could probably name every horse that was placed in the Derby from 1970 to 1988 but struggle to find my glasses!!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448626#419448626Aah the long term memory is often better than the shorter term. i could probably name every horse that was placed in the Derby from 1970 to 1988 but struggle to find my glasses!!!Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:00:05 -0600I remember more about the 80s flat racing than I do last season, most worryinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448622#419448622I remember more about the 80s flat racing than I do last season, most worryingFri, 19 Feb 2010 04:56:08 -0600Jack Tully in Bristol. And when Martin Pipe's Dad sold his betting shops he just kept one in Taunton.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448618#419448618Jack Tully in Bristol. And when Martin Pipe's Dad sold his betting shops he just kept one in Taunton.Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:55:22 -0600Zilzal and Warning and Polish Precedent. Shame about the Breeders Cuphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds6J6oPJ6YU&feature=relatedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448614#419448614Zilzal and Warning and Polish Precedent. Shame about the Breeders Cuphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds6J6oPJ6YU&feature=relatedFri, 19 Feb 2010 04:46:51 -0600He did win it in 88 Blackburn, and went off fav in 89 after Zilzal sweated up and misbehaved himself before the start, causing him to drift from 7/4 to 11/4https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448606#419448606He did win it in 88 Blackburn, and went off fav in 89 after Zilzal sweated up and misbehaved himself before the start, causing him to drift from 7/4 to 11/4Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:41:29 -0600Didn't have a deli then. Might have now. My sisters still live nearby and say the same guys own it. They were only in their thirties thenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448602#419448602Didn't have a deli then. Might have now. My sisters still live nearby and say the same guys own it. They were only in their thirties thenFri, 19 Feb 2010 04:40:58 -0600Pothunters : a Tote commission firm in Berkshire run by Tony Fairbairn who used to do the tips with Terry Wogan on his radio show. They would deduct a couple % off tax, and bonus points in vouchers based on turnover, paid enough for a holiday for 2 ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448598#419448598Pothunters : a Tote commission firm in Berkshire run by Tony Fairbairn who used to do the tips with Terry Wogan on his radio show. They would deduct a couple % off tax, and bonus points in vouchers based on turnover, paid enough for a holiday for 2 iFri, 19 Feb 2010 04:38:57 -0600I remember the All seasons though, did they have a deli in there or am i mixing it up with another place?/I think the Pub , The Preston, put in a mini bowling alley as well!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23482814/memories-of-old-bookmaking-firms?post_id=419448590#419448590I remember the All seasons though, did they have a deli in there or am i mixing it up with another place?/I think the Pub , The Preston, put in a mini bowling alley as well!!Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:37:36 -0600