New Posts For Thread: Old betting memories of Londons dog trackshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracksWEST HAMI lived within spitting distance of the main gates. A lovely big and wide grass track with wide sweeping sanded bends. It was so big that a race of 550 yards didn't complete a circuit.Three times Grand National winner Sherrys Prince was undefHowdi... I swear this is true, When you stated 20 years ago, for that dog race, it reminded me of the bet I did.. and it could have been the very same race!I had a 50p comb tricast 6-2-1, and as you said, the 3,4 & 5 dogs tumbled, one of them ended uhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531512055#531512055Howdi... I swear this is true, When you stated 20 years ago, for that dog race, it reminded me of the bet I did.. and it could have been the very same race!I had a 50p comb tricast 6-2-1, and as you said, the 3,4 & 5 dogs tumbled, one of them ended uThu, 18 Apr 2013 14:27:45 -0500I can't believe all the Sarf Lahndahn mob like slippy don't remember 8 bend Handicaps. For a while the first race on a Saturday was always an 8 bend handicap. I remember making many a trip through the blackwall tunnell to back the good thing off scrahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531510203#531510203I can't believe all the Sarf Lahndahn mob like slippy don't remember 8 bend Handicaps. For a while the first race on a Saturday was always an 8 bend handicap. I remember making many a trip through the blackwall tunnell to back the good thing off scraThu, 18 Apr 2013 13:09:25 -0500If Wimbledon were to go then there wouldn't be a dog track with a London postcode....that would have been unthinkable years ago no dog track left in London.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531505757#531505757If Wimbledon were to go then there wouldn't be a dog track with a London postcode....that would have been unthinkable years ago no dog track left in London.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:38:56 -0500Used to go to Charlton now and again.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531503427#531503427Used to go to Charlton now and again.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:22:16 -0500As you say, Wimbledon been let go for so long only a matter of timehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531502913#531502913As you say, Wimbledon been let go for so long only a matter of timeThu, 18 Apr 2013 09:04:40 -0500Slippy, working class sport gone to the dogs, Stow was run into the ground with too many fingers in the pie Inside the M25, only Romford and Crayford surviving with BAGS fodder for the shops and some OPENShttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531502893#531502893Slippy, working class sport gone to the dogs, Stow was run into the ground with too many fingers in the pie Inside the M25, only Romford and Crayford surviving with BAGS fodder for the shops and some OPENSThu, 18 Apr 2013 09:04:18 -0500Good stuff Baggers. Seems hard to believe now but only one track left in London and Wimbledon won't be going for too long now I suspect. Years ago there were tracks at Brixton, Catford, Wandsworth and New Cross all of which are few miles from me.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531502647#531502647Good stuff Baggers. Seems hard to believe now but only one track left in London and Wimbledon won't be going for too long now I suspect. Years ago there were tracks at Brixton, Catford, Wandsworth and New Cross all of which are few miles from me.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:56:10 -0500I think the nice man was either Jim Austen or Ian St.Pier,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531499401#531499401I think the nice man was either Jim Austen or Ian St.Pier,Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:48:05 -0500She said, that nice man over there says 6 will win the last so I had a £10 on it downstairs on the way back from the bog (The cab money home) and put it in the fc/tc bets I'd been doing all night, Mrs B backed it too and oi oi'ed it home for the 1-2https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531499047#531499047She said, that nice man over there says 6 will win the last so I had a £10 on it downstairs on the way back from the bog (The cab money home) and put it in the fc/tc bets I'd been doing all night, Mrs B backed it too and oi oi'ed it home for the 1-2Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:29:52 -0500Tote girl came for last race and said you've not had much luck tonight love, I said tell me about it, it could be worse I said, I could be doing the dogs for Joe Corals which I kinda was at the timehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29615531/old-betting-memories-of-londons-dog-tracks?post_id=531499017#531499017Tote girl came for last race and said you've not had much luck tonight love, I said tell me about it, it could be worse I said, I could be doing the dogs for Joe Corals which I kinda was at the timeThu, 18 Apr 2013 06:28:00 -0500