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10 Mar 17
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Over time some great owners
Prefixes gone or almost gone
As a kid remember the POOR DOGS
The EL DOGS
SEEMS BLONDE DOGS have gone of late
FARLOE just about hanging on
DROOPYS still going strong thou !!!
Prefixes gone or almost gone
As a kid remember the POOR DOGS
The EL DOGS
SEEMS BLONDE DOGS have gone of late
FARLOE just about hanging on
DROOPYS still going strong thou !!!
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Lucky Stars', Lucky Boy Boy(Derby '63)Lucky Hi There(St.Leger '64)Lucky Monforte(Cesarewitch '65) and Lucky Joan(Scurry Cup '63)
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DODFORD
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ICEMAN
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FEARLESS
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Not many good Westmeads left now
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Riddler, El dogs
Loved El Greeko around the stow in 99, was almost unbeatable over the six bend trip that summer. |
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Greenwell, Skywalker, Glenpadden, Tyrur, Sidarian, Mill, Newinn, Curryhills, Pineapple
Ballymacs, Pinpoints, Geelos and Razldazls still going strong but not as many Slicks? |
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May not be Many many Westmeads Left ,But without Doubt the Greatest Pre Fix in History ,was banging Top Class winners in back in the 70s
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the shady dogs
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Country Wide
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dolores
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707
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I remember 707 Jet Control at White City about 50+ years ago, mad dog.
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Murlens gone
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one of the oldest must be the BALLYMAC prefix dates back to the 1950s
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sparrow 707 jet trail was about 3 707 dogs there then your right about 50 years ago im 68 started going to white city when 18
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Mick Did u Used to Stand With a Bloke called Clive and another Tall Bloke wore Glasses cant Remember His Name .Cheap Side City ?
I used to be With Jewish Danny , Cracking Judge |
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I was only a Kid danny was early 20s ,He done some work for Bookie at Wembley Also ,Not seen him in years
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casemoney i nearly always in cheap side near steve griffin bookmaker jewish danny did he work in betting shops as a settler and go to wembley and the stow and was good friends with neal foulds
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Yes thats danny , Mick ,I remember u at City Mick used to talk to you
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2 Blokes Im talking About were Clive had like Curly Hair Bloke with Glasses Tall ,was called Charlie
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the first time i meet danny was at wembley he ask me to get him in he was only 14 told me he been to plumpton that afternoon he lived at st johns wood with his mother then in a flat years later he told me he brought it one day we went to watford dogs on a friday afternoon he backed a winner he was 21 then the women behind the bar refused to sell him drinks she did not believe he was 21 he was also a very good judge at the stow
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did curly always want to lay the dogs to his friends if its the curly im thinking of he got a bit of time starting a fire
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Thats Him Spot On Mick ,I used to go Plump With him and went Watford Couple of Times
He was very Young Looking for his Age .. I remember one Night the City he Fancied a Dog called the Singer ,it was 20-1 he went along a few books Small bets ,I had a 5er with him , It **** up ,was like 2 weeks Wages Pmsl  |
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danny must be 50 odd now
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Ur Right Mick Thats Him ,That was Clive Can remember something about a Fire LOL ,The memories not what it was ..
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in them days you could always buy knock off goods at the city
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Prob nearer 60 mick Im 56 he was 3/4 years older than me
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I also used to Stand with Don Shanks and Bowlsie ,I knew Don well ,they were funny as Fck together
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They were Great Days Mick ,Heartbreaking when they Closed the Place
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last i heard curly was down brighton way
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Hard to Believe where the Game has Ended up
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im 68 think he would be about your age
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do you remember little jock always nicking in the shops up oxford street he lived up kings cross when they found him dead one day he had a bed spring on 4 piles of newspapers and money all over the place there
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Cant say I do Mick ,there was certainly Some Characters About
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I used to go to White City and Wembley with my mate James. Trying to remember prefixes, and could only come up with "Longcross", think there were a few. My (false?) memory of Stan Bowles was that he seemed always pissed and made a bit of a show when he lost.
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decoys was a good prefix
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Brinmark, mid 60's White City.
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Yes, remember Decoy Silver.
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