Calling On-Course Bookmakers

theres only one firm that make joints its called securicuit based around gatwick,they dont do anything very quick in fact they make the gambling commision look like marwell,regarding renting joints thats not as easy as you think as around 30% of the courses dont have a joint man ,so it depends on what part of the country you intend to bet at.

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there was one on a couple of weeks ago asking advice wasnot tried to be helpfull,they dont have the manners to say thank you,either that or there just time wasters.probably already a bookmaker just bored.

Joints pretty expensive short term.£2000+.if your not in hurry could advertise for second hand but i imagine these get snapped up.

clayfield the same as last weeks ,people try and help on here yet have to put up with t.ats like you


were you the school boy bully ?

clayfield as you say put your brain into gear foxy

did you not bother to read the 938 post from foxy

another whiz kid from the forum

fairtrader,as you are not in a desperate hurry re a joint may i suggest you wait a few weeks as hopefully there may be some interesting developments in the next couple of weeks in the search for a more manageable and cheaper joint.

allpoints

can you hire at sedgefield or hexham ?

Jimnast
I'm not saying no but I don't think I've seen any hired joints at either of these two places.
I think all of us who work these two courses have our own gear.

mel attreed buys 2nd hand joints, renovates, then hires out in south for about a pony a day

thanks all points i know you cant hire at cartmel so i should think you cant at those 2 either,so i reckon theres 22 tracks you cant higher from {thats for fairtrader if he is been serious }

yoyo the northern/midlands joint man does the same.

ribero the monopoly this outfit from gatwick have is no good like all other monopolys racing post springs to mind,the sooner we get a choice the better,lets just hope we can get some that you dont need to be precious mckenzie to move about.

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Thanks for all the replies lads. I will be based down south (from essex) so won't be travelling for more than 2 hours ideally. As I am only just starting up and don't have huge amounts of capital a second hand one/ hire would be my first option.

Another question, would you all suggest hiring an LED board and battery to start of with as RDT charge over £5ooo for them. Again, any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

Having actually properly read the thread, I take back thanking for all the replies. It seems foxy is the forum bully. Thanks to all helpful posters, if only everyone on the forum were like it. Cheers

you will definitely need an led board,no chance without,not ideal but you can probably get one of the old version second hand for 2k or a bit less.

Fairtrader
If you're just starting up you've got to be prepared to travel until you can buy decent pitches closer to home.
About a month ago there was a position sold in Tatts at Chester for about £300/£400. It wasn't a pitch but it would probably get you on everytime you wanted to work out of it.You have got to be very carefull where you buy into.
For instance no doubt you'll want to buy into Royal Ascot,well at this stage don't buy into Tatts,buy into the silver ring about number 50.This number will be perfectly workable for you until you get some experience & a tank built up.Wherever you buy into make sure they have some decent days,don't buy for the quantity of days go for somewhere that has some decent days.Be very selective about which days you work,for instance if you do buy into Royal Ascot forget about working the Tuesday & Wednesday.They are a waste of time & the expenses are just the same.
This may seem crazy to you & a lot who don't understand the game but a pitch in Newcastle Tatts wouldn't be a bad buy for you but you must buy a pitch here,a number outside the designated numbers here is no good as you could travel all that way & not get on.Plate day & Ladies day are very good,just work these two days per year & you'll get wages out of the place.Once again I'll repeat it may sound crazy to travel as far as these places but if you want to survive these are the type of places you have to go to & the distance you will have to travel.Once again I stress be careful where you buy & don't work for the sake of working or you'll sharp go skint.
Best of luck if you do go ahead with it.

If you can wait until Sept 2012, there'll be loads of joints for sale !!

Fairtrader - In my experience, second hand joints and 2nd hand light boards are incredibly difficult to get hold of and the price of new is high. Good luck with your search though, and good luck in your new venture.

Fairtrader - The advice you have been given on here is genuine and helpful. But before you consider packing in your job, ask your future colleagues "How many of them made a profit on course over the past twelve months"???

allpoints

happen 2 know royal ascot silver 50 will be 4 sale on the AGT website on monday ~ telepathic or what ?

But without a valid license you can't bid or buy a pitch