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27 Dec 10
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I was out this week with an old friend having a few drink and got reminiscing about York in the eighties and nineties, we tried to remember how many bookmakers were on the rails, we came up with
Heathorns
Gerraty racing
S Little
John Pegly
John Banks
Dudley Roberts
Habbershaw,s
Dan Flynn
Doyle,s
John Henwood
Neville Berry junior
Victor Chandler
Edward Mayne
Micky Fletcher
Fordett's
Danny Orr (corals)
Lesley Spencer (hills)
Lyall Midgley (lads)
Norry Drummond
Colin Webster
Bernard Hough
Joe Ward-Hill
The following who are sadly no longer with us
Roy Christie
Pat Whellan
Neville Berry senior
Alan Kinghorn
M Burton (hills)
Cyril Scott (hills)
and a few possibles
Terry Myers
Ricky Yates
Sunderland's
big Gal
Briggs Burman
can anyone think of any others?
Heathorns
Gerraty racing
S Little
John Pegly
John Banks
Dudley Roberts
Habbershaw,s
Dan Flynn
Doyle,s
John Henwood
Neville Berry junior
Victor Chandler
Edward Mayne
Micky Fletcher
Fordett's
Danny Orr (corals)
Lesley Spencer (hills)
Lyall Midgley (lads)
Norry Drummond
Colin Webster
Bernard Hough
Joe Ward-Hill
The following who are sadly no longer with us
Roy Christie
Pat Whellan
Neville Berry senior
Alan Kinghorn
M Burton (hills)
Cyril Scott (hills)
and a few possibles
Terry Myers
Ricky Yates
Sunderland's
big Gal
Briggs Burman
can anyone think of any others?
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sunderlands didnt bet there until the pitch sales neither did a few more on that list like henwood,fairly sure dudley roberts never bet there,laurie wallis bet there,sunderlands took his pitch like they did everywhere when buying and selling came in,bryan west bet there.
Ronnie, John Banks. three words some him up Charming opinionated fearless .
USED TO REP FOR BRYAN ,IF I HAD TO BET ONE BACK ONLY ONE PERSON I HAD TO GO TOO ...LESLIE STEELE
John Hudson used to bet for Joe Ward Hill.
Colin Frankham was Corals original rep at York.
Colin Frankham was Corals original rep at York.
John Smurthwaite (Hills) took over most of Cyril's meetings when he died and would have bet at York when 'Bertie' was elsewhere
Ralph Leveridge & Kevin Bridges regularly repped for Corals
coke.ed
the only time i come down south is for the royal meeting, i'm based in the north east.
Ribero1
you were correct about Henwood but can you remember him standing at Newcastle.
Cant stop just of to open a betting shop at 7am on a bank holiday! were did it all go wrong
the only time i come down south is for the royal meeting, i'm based in the north east.
Ribero1
you were correct about Henwood but can you remember him standing at Newcastle.
Cant stop just of to open a betting shop at 7am on a bank holiday! were did it all go wrong
saw bernard hough a couple of weeks ago he is fit and well.
hi jimnast,leslie still gets a christmas card but hasnt spoken to him for ages,incidentally he didnt bet on the rails at york,he was in the ring,it was down south where he bet on the rails,cheltenham,goodwood and ascot i think,after he sold his cheltenham pitch it was then sold again for 235k!
ribero bernard goes in a working mens club where i go sometimes ,he likes a game of cards,he defintly bet on the rails at ascot i used his pitch on heath day once i remember snurge running in a 3 runner race cant remember if it won or not but i know i lost that day the exis were high.
lol jimnast,i know you are down in the valleys but surely haydock cant call it off today? they still seem downbeat but the betting is saying it could be on at the moment,the thaw seems to be here imo.
i went by knutsford around 1pm yesterday around 20miles from haydock it was plus 6 and raining.
i remember john henwood when he first started as a course bookmaker in the silver ring at ascot.
turned up in a white suit to bet on the back line
turned up in a white suit to bet on the back line
Although he didn't bet on the Rails there,one of my favourite Books was Pat Whelan.
An absolute gentleman.
An absolute gentleman.
TERRY MYERS definitely still with us spoke to him xmas day lives in AUSTRALIA.
says all being well will be over fof GLORIOUS if not before
says all being well will be over fof GLORIOUS if not before
"Imhotep".........Pat Whelan was betting on the rails at York for the Ebor Meeting in 1974. We were both staying at the Dragonara in Leeds....we travelled together & I helped him carry the flaps & hod in.
Sunderlands closed me down....they then took over Laurie Wallis. When the sale took place,I received a letter from Simon Wallis explaining events & informing me that my account would be transferred to Sunderlands.........perhaps I still have an account with them.
Sunderlands closed me down....they then took over Laurie Wallis. When the sale took place,I received a letter from Simon Wallis explaining events & informing me that my account would be transferred to Sunderlands.........perhaps I still have an account with them.
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