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18 Oct 12
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WAS Any of you there that night ? guy at ma work says rubbish i was there and the price was 4/5 he beat track dog volent suzy anyone ther that night ?
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he opened up very very short about 7s on and drifted, i think best price was 2s on with George Shaw, I was at the top bend, I know we knew his running style, but it was incrdedible the ground he made up. Loved Volant suzy but aglish mandy was the best staying bitch at the track in the 80's.
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not shawfield but sheffield , saw him make about 20 length up 2 bends from home , he won about 2 length if my memory serves me right going away. astounding
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1986 tv trophy final
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I was there, Wembley 30 May 1985, (the dog who finished 2nd, "Jet Circle" won that years St Leger)
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thats the same video
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the dukes sp was indeed 4/5 that nighti was there and bet it with norman miller [ WHO WANTS IT ] that was the price on the night and if i remember was a 670 mtres race also aglish mandy was surerb in the 725 handicaps off scratchas was kiola flash and my tootsie any thoughts
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Doh!!!!!
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Ran Romford really well and chesterfield
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Not so bad at Ashfield either flap got 20s him when he ambled up the first straight tailed off in an 830 yds open won a distance shattered the clock
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Tom do recall the bitch they punted in that race every fecker on the track was on her
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got 20/1 who at ashfield tom ? had a share in a dog that was killed at ashfield bott vinick hit his side off the ist bend
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Flap she was called painted lady
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cammy i am refering to Scurlogue Bookmaker on track used to shout 20s the fav when it could not win he was tailed off up the first straight sure enough he shouted and i was there waitin 20 tenners down to the fool he laughed
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he was never 4/5 and millar never had a book at the track that evening, hope this helps, and the race was 730m
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Tom that night we got a fortune every time we bet him they all kept punting the bitch great night. Week later went over to she park with ken to buy a dog .on the boat over having breakfast I said to ken where you put the money he said I've left in the boot from last night £25k he says it be alright
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good one tom yes got you now no wat you mean malay he was returned 4/5 that evening i was with PICKLES from castlemilk who used to walk GLEN LANE ? saraghs greatest , woopsy, watterloo decca, long dan
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cammy when i went to ashfield late sixtys it would hav rivalled bolton bob hotchkiss was handicapper grass track jimmy donald owned it always went back for open races right up to closing
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they run out of money backing him that night
they could not believe how much they got on and there was still a price on board, tailed off and burst the watch, hoot , hoot the locals were screaming the place down when the bitch cracked out, oi oi, oi oi, gulp, what's that thing that went past in a blur |
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In a lot of his races we had to put two rags in to fill the race two black dogs just to keep every one on there toes
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just watched his tv trophy win agaln at brough park what a legend
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