FLASH BOOKIE
Is David (aka clip board cliff) still with us ,another major character amiss from a golden era.

But not before having a fiver in the FOBT!

CASHLESS-LOOKING GOOD     19 Oct 12 18:31 
WE WENT TO FONTWELL ONE BANK HOLIDAY ME JOE AND THE SHOPLIFTER FROM LEICESTER ...WE STOPS OFF AT THE LITTLE CHEF ON THE ISLAND OUTSIDE FONTWEELL IT WAS RASMMMED BUT WE GOT A TABLE THIS WAS 1988...SITS DOWN TELLS THE GAL 3 POTS OFF TEA PLEASE PICKS UP THE MENU SAYS TO JOE AND ANDY HIS NAME WAS ,RIGHT LADS HAVE WHAT U WANT THROUGH THE CARD SO THEY LOOK AT ME WONDERING IF IM SERIUOS THE BIRDS THERE WITH HER PAD AND I SAYS ILL HAVE THE GARLIC PLATTER TO START AN OLYMPIC SIZED BREAKFAST EXTRA BACON 6 SLICES OF TOAST FOR AFTERS ILL HAVE THE CHERRY PANCAKES AND RASPBERRYS DOUBLE ICE CREAM....SO I NODS TO THE OTHER 2 AND SAY GO ON WHAT EVER YA WANT ,SO THEYVE HAD THE LOT ,45 MINUTES LATER WERE ALL LICKING THE PLATE ......UL ANDYS LAGGING BEHIND AND HES HALF WAY THROUGH HIS PUDDING I GETS UP SLOWLY AND GIVE JOE A LOOK STARTS HEADING FOR THE DOOR AND JOES UP ME AR.SE ANDYS HALF TWIGGED ON AND REALISED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HES NOW ON THE GALLOP ,WALKS PAST THE TILL NEAR THE DOOR WITH THEM PAIR TRYING TO GET PAST THEYVE RAN PAST ME GETS IN THE CAR AND DRIVES OFF WITHOUT ME IVE HAD TO LEG ACROSSS THE ROUNDABOUT INTO THE TRACK ...........THE BIZ WAS VERY VERY GOOD IN THE FIRST RACE THERE WAS A PUNTER CALLED DEAF PAUL HE HAS A A FIFTY AT 50-1 A HORSE CALLED GABISH TRAINED BY FFITCH HEYES IT BOLTED UP AND WE WENT SKINT FIRST RACE WE GOT THROUGH THE DAY AND WENT HOME WITH ENOUGH FOR THE JUICE TO GET US HOME.....HAPY DAYS

Gabish was trained by an ultra-shrewd permit holder from Taunton called Bernard Scriven (well, his daughter did the actual training). The nag was 12 years old by the time he won that selling chase, but I don't think John Ffitch-Heyes had ever trained him (although Penny Ffiych-Heyes rode him a few times when he was with Rufus Voorspuy).

I watched the race from the packed stands with Eddie Fremantle on one side and some older gentleman on the other. All three of us were yelling Gabish home from the moment he took up the running passing the strands for the final time. Neither Eddie nor I knew the older gentleman, but once the race was over Bernard Scriven (for it was he) introduced himself, astonished that we'd punted his horse at 50s and 33s.

When I bumped into Scriven in the future, he called me Dave. Apparently he'd asked the journalist Mick Connorton who I was, and Mick had replied, "He's deaf ..."

By the way, the year was 1997 rather than 1988. Neither of us is that old ...

they are a total disgrace to the bookmaking industry.
i remember a day at uttoxeter when tommo was arround with his roving mike . he asked one bookmakers assistant to explain how a bet was processed.  the next bet taken was £20 on an 8/1 . the assistant then went on  to explain [ being broadcast to the whole racecourse ] that what he had to do was press the horse number then the stake and the ticket came out of the printer [ shown on course tv ] , then he continued that i now press this button here and have the £20 back on the exchange at 10/1
actually broadcast to everyone, at least tommo brushed over that , said nothing and moved on. these part time commission agents are a total disgrace and don't even realize how much they embarrass themselves

barry dennis • January 9, 2013 9:31 AM GMT



Morning Barry,

Whatever price did you actually lay it at, then?

Great thread people,  just showing a friend of mine in the pub this,(he used to do a bit with power) he has asked does anyone remember late eighties at Walthamstow something called the "Torch coup" When the torch went on everyone steamed in and backed this dog........Dog won by shortheadish and every bookie on track both sides got stung, the brain surgeon(worked for Ladbrookes was invovled.

A thread from the past!

Any other funny stories lads and maybe lasses?

RIGHT THIS STORY I WOULD BET 1-5 IM RIGHT ........IF ANY OF THE OLD DOG MEN CAN REMEMBER IT -FINE......................I WORKED AT THE LONDON WHITE CITY BACK IN THE EARLY 70S,THERE WAS A GIRL WHO WORKED FOR A TRAINER AT HARRINGEY AND THE WHITE CITY DOGS AND HARRINGEY DOGS AND A COUPLE OF WATFORD TRAINERS HAD ALL THERE DOGS KENNELLEDAT NORTHAW JUST OUTSIDE POTTERS BAR .....I WAS ON 6 QUID A WEEK ALL FOUND .....SO THE BIRDS GOT TO TAKE THE DOG TO WEMBLEY MONDAY NIGHT FOR A OPEN ,IVE GOT A NICKER TO MY NAME ......IN THE CAR CHATTING AWAY SHE SAYS THE DOG IN THE BACK EERYTIME ITS HAD ITS FIRST LOOK ITS WON ....SLOUGH FIRST TIME -WON .....WHITE CITY FIRST TIME -WON .....WIMBLEDON FIRST TIME -WON ......SHE SAYS ITS FIRST TIME TONIGHT AT WEMBLEY......SO I SAYS OK IT COMES TO THE RACE ANDIM THINKING DO WE STOP ON THE WAY BACK FOR A FEW DRINKS OR DO I PUT THE NICKER ON .............I KEEPS THE QUID FOR THE DRINKS .............THE DOG WON ........S.P. NOW YOU ALL KNOW ITS ONE OFF THEM THAT YA GONNA SAY NEVER EVER IN MILLION YEARS AND I DONT BLAME YA ....BUT LIKE I SAY ID BET 1-5 ON IM RIGHT IT WAS HEADLINES IN THE LIFE THAT DAY CAUSE THEN IT WAS LONDON THEY GOT THE RESULTS OUT THE NEXT DAY .....................................100-1..........AND ILL NEVER EVER FORGET THE DOGS NAME ............MYSTERY CARELESS...........NOW IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS LET US KNOW

he still does , though , mafia

adge,

He owes me a 'pony' for the Premiership Handicap competition that i run for the on course bookmakers. The other day at Yarmouth, he said, "Do you want a coffee, i'm having one". I thought this has got to be a f*cking first. I said, "Yes please, white, two sugars". He comes back, he says, "Here's your coffee Skinto and don't forget i still owe you £22"!

That's what you're up against, with him!

2 coffees!

He stung you for both!!

SCREAMINGFROMBEANEATHTHEWAVES .......I JUST NOTICED YOU REPLIED TO MY GABISH THREAD.....IM GLAD TO SEE YOUR STILL ABOUT I STAND CORRECTED I SWEAR I THOUGHT IT WAS FFITCH HEYES.....BUT YOU CAN CONFIRM IT WAS A FIFTY 50S.....I REMEMBER UPSETTING U AT LEICESTER ONE DAY WHEN I WENT A BIT TOO FAR WHEN I POINTED TO A BIG PRICED ONE INSINUATING THATS ALL U BET ,I WAS OUT OF ORDER THAT DAY ,IF U CANT REMEMBER I DOO -ONCE AGAIN -SORRY ................WHAT PRICE GABISH RUNNING TODAY PAUL ON HERE .....THANKS FOR REPLYING

SCREAMING FUNNY ENOUGH THATS THE FIRST TIME ID BEEN FONTWELL ON THAT BH MONDAY.....AND LAST.....STILL SEE EDDIE CANT SPEAK TO HIM HES GONE SNOTTY SINCE HE GOT THE POST JOB AND FULHAM STOPPED UP

Clipboard cliff is alive and well, i rang him with the point fixtures an hour ago, hes salivating at the thought

ROO ....TELL HIM PAT CASH THINKS ABOUT HIM EVERYDAY

Yep,i know ! Best £20 i (n)ever "spent" ;)

I remember Mystery careless owned by a man I worked with. Trained by Frank Melville defo won at 100/1