History in the making at Royal Ascot ??

chrissakes keep it to the racing forum! sick of all  the azz licking going on for this below average jockey

Regardless of what happens in the final two races, you can't deny what an asset Dettori has been to racing.  Perhaps the only household name in the whole sport to those outside the regular fanbase.
Few sportsmen in history (in fact I can't think of any) have been performing at the top of their game like he has for 25 years.  The magnificent seven was 23 years ago ffs!!

Jonh McCririck was probably the only household name in the whole sport to those outside the regular fanbase.

Thanks for the heads up alun, never mind the grumpies on chit chat

amazing how disliked he is amongst Racing people (not media luvvies) Must be the after shave

Beaten in the dying strides in Race 5.  Was 1.36 in-running.

Thought he'd stolen it there, a long way back to the others and only caught by a 25/1 shot

It's incredible how quickly people and their bots can cancel orders for the in-running horse racing, the 1.36 disappeared in an instant and was replaced by 1000/1

It certainly brought a rather subdued 2019 Royal Ascot to life.

Todays cricket is currently a non-event for betting so took an opportunity lay on Frankie's nag thanks to your heads up

I never had a bet at R.A. today, not even my usual placepot but I enjoyed Frankie riding those 4 winners and coming oh so close in the 5th. It must have been an amazing atmosphere there today.

Dettori remaining his jovial self after the Britannia: "20 years ago I would have won that!

"He was 16/1 this morning, went off favourite and he gave me a great spin. I've had a good day so I'm not going to cry."

449/1 4 timer....Take a bow

I remember the seven winners day at ascot.  Wasn't there some chatter about the other jockeys giving his the last race?

There was indeed such chatter, possibly even a thread on here discussing it, every other conspiracy theory makes its way here

Read the book about the on course bookie that was giving good odds on his last couple of rides, he ended up skint ans owinga fortune some of the big boys hated him for it cant remember his name big fat lad who like fish n chips but not his name

Was it Barry Hampshire?

Can't remember it was about 5 years ago that I read it he also said he was involved in setting up a betting exchange that didnt work out

Gary Wiltshire

agree Danno and Percy Filth

like John McCririck knpwn outside racing


Racing needs to publicize itself, more people will bet, increases liquidity


so all you pros remember that

The mouse is right....big gary

I went on a bus to ascot for my brother in law stag do on the frankie 7.

I only backed diffedent (something like that) that day.

I really enjoyed the ITV coverage, If something might happen you have to go with it.

diffedent

Gary Wiltshire famously lost a million on Dettori's 7 wins at Ascot

He was a greyhound course bookmaker at Sittingbourne, but has retired

May have had some problems with his weight

I hope he is still with us, a very likeable man.

Uble
pleased to say gary is still with us,as you say a likeable man
did a million in sold everything he had to pay it off ie flash cars homes holiday homes and all his other assets . gabling  losses then were not recoverable by law then.
a lot would of done a runner but not gal.
he owed corals half a mill went down to head office on the Monday and asked for time to  pay the head honcho at the time said If you say you will pay Gary I will trust you one other firm would not give him time to pay only a fraction of the amount.
Gary Wiltshire on of the good guys
regards
Ronnie.

In the book he tells the story of a fight that broke out in front of his pitch, so he packs decides to pack up and get out of the way only trouble is he has left all is money inside his pitch, so he rushes back only to find his money gone exept for £20 and a note thanking him for the money and heres £20 get yourself some fish n chips