Newcastle Trainer Has Contract Withdrawn

Compulsive gambler sues William Hill
By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent

Published: February 20 2008 19:09 | Last updated: February 20 2008 19:09

Mr Calvert, who ran a successful greyhound training business, told the High Court that prior to 2005 he was a successful gambler, winning about £50,000 per year on greyhound wagers.

Calvert Junior an absolute loon of a punter!


Google Calvert v William Hill Ctedit Ltd and check out his case on casemine.com

Was turning over insane amounts

What was the dog he had went well in the derby think it Made the final ?

Found it

Calvert, who is responsible for 85 dogs at his Houghton-le-Spring kennels and is affiliated to Sunderland Greyhound Stadium, trains Amarillo Slim, the second-favourite for this evening's six-dog showdown.

Was then Nailed to the Floor in a following race

2006 The NGRC announce that they are investigating the performances of two open race runners following discussions with Betfair. Sunderland trainer Graham Calvert admits that the enquiries relate to two of his greyhounds, Delwood Senior and Amarillo Slim, who were both beaten favourites. He denies any wrong doing but takes a ‘sabbatical’ from the sport a month later with the trainers licence switching to mum Julie.

Came 3rd to the Hawk when he won his 2nd Derby, my favourite dog race of all time :)

Slim was laid for Bundles on here .

Yeah remember it well. What a horrible bloke, having a dog like that on your hands then doing that to him

The enquiry related to a handicap winner Agile Baby in December last year following a positive sample and the trainer was handed a £1500 fine and 6 months suspended disqualification.

Not as if family not got form. Maybe big ern can correct if i,m mistaken. Father sacked. Mother sacked twice. Son sacked. Daughter sacked.

Yvonne bell filling the void. Now dual attached with newcastle.

You have to question how come
Somebody somewhere gave them a green light
No doubt the new "name"
Will be welcomed by the same
Somebody somewhere

Not sure about the family history ph but as you say they do have form. It was sick what he did to Amarillo Slim, went from finishing 2 lengths 3rd to Westmead Hawk and Mineola Farloe in the Derby to a few months later drifting from well odds on to odds against in a minor Sky televised open after being laid for fortunes on here. Walked out as if he'd had been nailed to the floor as nanny pointed out. It was well known he was making fortunes on the dogs before his addiction took over and he started punting on literally anything. Had something like £360,000 on a losing Ryder Cup bet that was the biggest golf bet ever at the time if I remember correctly. Was putting £50,000 cash bets on in the North East betting shops no questions asked was ridiculous

The history .....

debbie calvert,sister of the infamous graham,and daughter of graham senior

SUNDERLAND GREYHOUND EXPERT14 Nov 11
There is officially no Mr Calvert up here,just Debbie training,Mam banned, Dad banned, brother banned.

In 2008, a greyhound trainer called Graham Calvert sued William Hill after he lost £2m through his telephone betting account even after he had completed self-exclusion with the company. He lost: the judge – and then a Court of Appeal – ruled that although William Hill had failed in its duty of care, he was likely to have gambled the money away with another operator in any case.

The questions that this throws up are important to the sport.

Has Debbie been treated fairly and evenly in the light of the so called "history" ?

I can't see how she could have been.