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harold who worked for bob kett.
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that big scotch bookie who bet under marsters
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does anybody know anything.
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stephen hawking knows a thing or two
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Captain George retired to Spain, been quite ill and required a fair few operations over the last few years but seems to be over it. Comes back to Harrogate once in a while.
I think Harold who worked for Ketts was Moe Lee`s brother last saw him about 5 years ago, hope he is still going strong, nice bloke. |
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what happened to micky fletcher,remember him mostly at monmore green dogs and used to see him at some race meetings
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alan hendry could have schizophrenia
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Last time I saw The Asparagus Kid was at Worcester, that was years ago though. My thread on the greyhound forum has got a lot of good stories about bookies at the cherries.
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shalimar harold will be a good age.
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Not sure about bobby .george Campbell still about .
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Master Bookmakers aka Masters aka John Jeromeson aka many other titles is still around but not too much these days. A great lad & fun socially but as for bookmaking, lets just say the figures just didn't stack up....
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HAPPY. I would guess he would be in his late eighties if he is still with us. Thinking about it, could just as easily been 10 years or more since I last saw him.
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rabbit is campbell still bookmaking.
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after Joe Douglas's pitches were sold Tommy one of the sons worked for John Joyce on course, Joes other son (sorry don't know his name)bought a mobile shop going round the villages in Cumbria.
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Tommy Douglas died about 20 years ago, perhaps more. The two brothers who worked with their dad were Joe and Harrison ( also Joe snr's real name). The dad bought a pub and lived to well into his 90's.They sold their pitches 10 or so years ago. Joe jnr died about 5 or 6 years ago. Young Harrison set up a Garden Services business.I believe that he has just had a hip replacement. They had another brother who did not work on the racecourse, but I do not know him.
Captain George ( John Critchley ) retired to France. As has been said previously, he has been in poor health for several years and I understand that he is moving back to England. George Campbell is no longer bookmaking unless he goes Point to Pointing,or something similar. He built a first class training establishment but things did not go according to plan and I think that it folded. Lance Tate was still going racing, mainly at Newcastle, until a few months ago when he had a fall. I understand that he is still recuperating. Lance must be in his late 80's. |
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the George cambell guy was he the chocolate man remember he was trying to sell shares to a few books in the racing stables did they ever get built
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George Campbell had/has a Cumbrian based business supplying water and soft drinks, so he could also have supplied sweets. He did indeed try to sell shares to fellow bookmakers but I don't think that he got any takers. As I posted above, they were built and he got a trainer installed, but I don't think that things worked out very well and they split.
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George was a nice bloke but bookmaking probably didn't seem his game I remember ev 11/10 in a 2 horse race, he tried without the fav and the shrewd faces used to take a few quid off him and he would take a bet sad loss
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is that dodgy dennis from carlisle still about.
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Think u must be wrong Ronnie Rails
John Joyce not around when pitch sales began |
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Slippy talking to Fletcher aka the asparagus kid at Cheltenham this year
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What about Kevin Gereghty of the TOM JAMES FIRM
retired to Scarbourogh |
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evening lads bobby hill still with us and fit and well in whitley bay
alan hendry /harbottle is unfortunately no longer with us the remarkable steven little was spotted arbing at newcastle yesterday  |
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Doggie Dougie, Preston Dog track, put away for beating his wife up. Most horrible man I ever met.
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Kevin Geraghty, of the first class Tom James firm- who employed more staff than Sainsbury's - didn't retire. He bought a Post Office in Scarborough which is in the process of being sold. He is a regular visitor to York, but sadly, his dad Raymond, who was a proper character in his own right, died a few years ago.
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I used to bet with Raymond's Dad when he came to Newmarket betting in the silver ring
he chalked up his prices the nicest I have ever seen, just like an artist would, I never saw him refuse to lay a bet, I am 80 so old Mr Geraghty would have been born I reckon 120 odd years ago. |
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THE KID WAS AT YARMOUTH A FEW WEEKS BACK
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Just remembered there was a time when I think Kevin was the Rings biggest layer he would
seem to take and stand bets of huge proportions he must have got knocked for bundles, Kelso Jack who came to the game as a supposed Gold miner or Diamond prospector but in reality was a man of total straw must have bumped him for many many thousands. Those were the days, gone forever. |
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THEY WERE ONE OF THEF IRST TO HAVE A PHONE ITLLD RING AND YOU COULD HEAR RAYMOND SAY YES YES YES 5000-2000 YA GOT THAT ....WED ALL AHVE OUR BITS ON AND LAY SHORTETR
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Harry George Campbell isn't doing much now stables still there I believe. Carlisle Dennis is still about
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Harry George Campbell isn't doing much now stables still there I believe. Carlisle Dennis is still about
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what was norman heslop downfall alias the farmer.
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HAPPYHARRY
NORMAN HESLOP (THE FARMER) NOW THAT IS A NAME FROM THE PAST, USED TO SEE HIM MANY A TIME ON JIM GIBSONS JOINT, I THINK NORMAN MOVED TO TENERIFE FOR A FEW YEARS BUT CAME BACK AND BOUGHT A NEWSAGENTS IN THE WHITLEY BAY AREA. NORMANS DOWNFALL WAS LAYING ONE TO MICHAEL GARRETTY ANTEPOST FOR THE AYR GOLD CUP AT A BIG PRICE, HE KEPT THE BET AND DIDNT EDGE IT BUT UNFORTUNATLEY THE HORSE WON. SORRY FOR THE CAPS JUST GOT A WINDOWS 8 AND AM READY TO THROW IT THROUGH THE WINDOW!!!! |
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ronnie the horse that stuffed him was named Polly's Brother and it was bought on my
recommendation out of a seller at Newcastle for £3000 it was trained originally by B.W.Hills. |
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wee eck
I was in the station hotel at Ayr on the night Polly's brother won the gold cup, the celebrations went on into the early hours, I think it was owned by Michael, a Leeds bookmaker Graham Llies and a guy we have been talking about lately who's driving taxis in Bournemouth. |
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I recommended the horse to John Lindsey who a was big mate of Geraghty when it won the selling
race it was bought with a bit of the profit they made out of backing a virtual certainty at 3s, the members of the syndicate if I remember correctly were Geraghty, Lindsey, Spencer and I think Topper. |
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how much did they win
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is the carlisle dennis you talk about the guy who did the tic tac?
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What ever happened to Terry Mills who stood at Donnie Dogs? His dog there was called Quick Jump if memory serves me right.
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