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By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 12:55
If I may say
In a pub on the way to Chester Sam Nixon was being asked about a great Bookmaker dominating the midland rings,

Sam said the best teams he has ever seen were a Man on a stool putting the prices up on the board and a member of staff taking the bets,

A monkey can take the bets, but like the game pass the parcel. it is what and how much to take, and when to pull and not to pull that is the question.

Odd fillers except on great days, very few and far between are at a disadvantage and never last.
By:
the artful dodger
When: 20 Apr 10 12:55
adge.lol.i know you stand those type of horses,would you have had it for that much?
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 13:03
There was once a Bookmaker in the midlands who would place every horse up on a 18 runner novice and guarantee any horse to win £5,000 eq to £100 K now can we have a comparison now,
Even with the betfair to hedge with.

Cubone.
By:
adge
When: 20 Apr 10 13:08
i begged him to have some back with me [ each way ] but didn't get a penny for it
By:
the artful dodger
When: 20 Apr 10 13:10
what price was it on the machine adge
By:
THETRUTHHURTS
When: 20 Apr 10 13:13
ITS LIKE THE BURGLARS THAT GO 1000 ANTE POST(DONT THINK ITS A RUNNER),IT ONLY TAKES ONE...
By:
THETRUTHHURTS
When: 20 Apr 10 13:16
I REMEMBER ON LEDGER DAY,PAT EDDERY BOOTING HOME A 50/1 WINNER AT DONNY,MOST BOOKS LOST ON IT,VERY STRANGE,LOL
By:
adge
When: 20 Apr 10 13:34
it varied from 180 to 260 on here but they are with purple
By:
adge
When: 20 Apr 10 13:35
anyway off for a run down the M1 now to bet next to my friend mr wilson
By:
Racecourse Regular
When: 20 Apr 10 13:39
pink firm must have changed in their outlook and realised they were gibving too much back on here
By:
democrat
When: 20 Apr 10 13:39
You'll get nicked doing that adge - please use the car !!!!!!
By:
Racecourse Regular
When: 20 Apr 10 13:42
thread should be renamed bookies you would like to bet next to pre/post exchanges

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By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 13:45
The truth hurts,
Len Dcosta was betting in the back line at Warwick when a punter came to him and asked for a 66/1 to £50 EW
Len was shown by his tick tack 100/1 in 2 places and the Bookie next door was going 150.this Bookie heard the bet struck and re assessed it to 33.
Len bet him,
Told his tick tack to have £20 at 150

His book read at the off £1200 over broke, in the win. and had forgotten the place bet,
It got beat a short head at 14/1
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 13:46
racecourse regular there was always plenty of room in the 4h line on the aways.
By:
Racecourse Regular
When: 20 Apr 10 13:47
at least you admit u were a flimper..... no shame in that
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 14:07
proud of it i quickly learned that you can only paint a pretty picture if you have the brushes.
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 14:15
considering I was in the 4 th line I did wonders.

The Bookmaker who changed the Bookmakers rules to allow women to sell there family pitches
First Bookmaker to purchase Rails Bookmakers, for £100 Knowing that they would one day have boards.
First Couple with my son to see the benefit of Satelite. and the consequences.
First to pass the info onto friends.

What more could I do. as the third generation of a back line Bookmaker I never expected to be William, Hill.
But had 4 tatersall Cases against and won the lot.
I now have a great memory and once I know a Bookmakers name I can tell you were all there skeletons are berried and it don't make good reading

cubone.co,uk
By:
patsyone
When: 20 Apr 10 14:18
lad on tour
quite agree JUSTIN CARTY absolute gentleman and a great layer
WHICH ANY ONE WOULD BE WITH A BILLION OF SOMEONE ELSES MONEY BEHIND YOU SUCH AS DERMOT DESMOND and CHRONICLE
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 14:21
dont know him patsy so unfair to pass comment but i have been told he is a**y fk and beleaves in his ow personnel greatness.
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 14:23
By the way Racecourse is you are so much of a regular let us know who you are. any time from 1940 to 2010 will do.
I will do the rest.
By:
Racecourse Regular
When: 20 Apr 10 14:38
what about a firm by the name of Sid Hooper, remember him at July course and Ascot to name but two, dont see anything of them these days, wouldnt have minded a pitch next to them though
By:
wumpkins
When: 20 Apr 10 14:50
fletcher bets like a lunatic but he does win plenty per annum.
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 14:52
never believe anything until you count it.

He may be the European £95mill winner. and is an eccentric Bookmaker.
By:
wumpkins
When: 20 Apr 10 14:57
he has got the pitches to bet sweet in but he cant help himself
By:
Slippy Blue
When: 20 Apr 10 14:58
RR, I used to bet with Sid Hooper, he had a pitch at Catford and Wimbledon dog tracks in the 80's when I was a regular. Like you say, seemed to have vanished off the scene.
By:
Racecourse Regular
When: 20 Apr 10 15:06
wumpkins you are certainly right there, if there was a loony asylum for bookmakers then fletcher would be in it, I think Terry Coan used to be in it but escaped seems to play a bit differently these days
By:
wumpkins
When: 20 Apr 10 15:10
rr if im not mistaken i think fletcher and coan are best mates.
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 15:13
perhaps they went to the same college with Mike Fletcher

Rampton
By:
THETRUTHHURTS
When: 20 Apr 10 15:14
SORRY DUUUNIIIT
By:
THETRUTHHURTS
When: 20 Apr 10 15:15
NO SORRY JUST DUUNNIIIT
By:
THETRUTHHURTS
When: 20 Apr 10 15:18
AMAZING HOW SOME BOOKS GET A REPUTATION AS LAYERS,YET IF THEY WERE HENS THEY WOULDNT LAY AN EGG
By:
factmachine
When: 20 Apr 10 15:21
LOL,remember when fletcher had a pub,asked him for three pints of lager,he said youve got three halfs.
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 15:32
Thetruth hurts
You will have to read my tale on cubone.co.uk

I decided to promote my little betting shop in Bilston by giving new layed eggs away free.
I git a rubber stamp from WHs
And stamped the eggs

County Bookmakers we lay anything.
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 15:36
The Dye ran into the pours eggs and the few customers I had all caught
Salmonellez..
By:
THETRUTHHURTS
When: 20 Apr 10 16:01
DON,,I DO THE GAGS ON HERE.
By:
lukehart
When: 20 Apr 10 16:23
I didnt know you were a Greyhound Bookie as well

Ho sorry I thought you said Bags.
By:
Mister E
When: 20 Apr 10 16:26
Leslie Steele in the North, Graham Green in the Midlands, and Dudley in the South I always respected.

Betting next to would be somebody who attracts crowds. In about 1967 I saw John Banks betting the back row in the Epsom Spring Meeting. The crowd round him was so big, the ones either side and in front were picking up some surplus without tugging.

Not sure I would want to bet on course at all these days.
By:
the artful dodger
When: 20 Apr 10 16:28
wumpkins.fletcher used to be one of the best for betting next door to,he would play the game and bet sweet.but this last couple of years he just takes everything.he will think nothing of betting to 104% on a 12 runner race.he seems thick skinned also.
By:
champagne charlie
When: 20 Apr 10 16:29
i dont care who i bet next too for prices ..but cant stand loudmouths who like sound of own voice
By:
Racecourse Regular
When: 20 Apr 10 16:31
artful - he gotta be thick skinned with all the abuse he gets
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