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Harry Findlay - what is he up to now?
Harry Findlay - what is he up to now?
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@charwell -- I cannot fathom though how he went from rags to riches when seemingly having no strategy except lumping massive wagers he couldn't really afford on the jollies? What were the big wins that propelled him to owning Denman and shares in 40+ horses? Did he just run a purple patch?
You can see in the book that mainly he had his card marked by expert card-markers. Things went wrong when he was betting blindly on prices. |
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just finished his book .well worth a read . some rollercoaster of a life hes had so far..
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Still making a bit I've just been told.
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I saw him lose a very large amount at Walthamstow dogs one saturday night,no idea who he was just heard him say he was chasing his losses on the football in the afternoon.I remember him having something like 5 grand on a fav which i think was odds on and then chasing the loss with a bet on a 1/2 shot ,both dogs were the first ones beaten literally fell out of the box.Ronnie Brazell was the happy satchel swinger.
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Harry was a creature of the analogue age, quants and coders rule the roost now.
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Been bankrupted more times than the combined totals of Donald Trump and the members of the boyband Blue.
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Findlay was interviewed on RPGTV about a month or so ago.
He is part of the team responsible for the reopening of Lifford greyhound stadium set to be March 2022. He hasn't changed a bit since I last saw him 20 odd years ago on course. |
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Is he still trying to smash his way out of trouble going "all in" on 1.03 pokes (that would be 1.04 or 1.05 if he hadn't got involved with them)?
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I wish i would have had half of his gambling experiences. It looks like he is putting in a lot of work to get Lifford Greyhounds back open , and as SlippyB pointed out this should happen in March of next year , all being well. I know a few years ago he spent a lot of money ( according to reports ) to get Coventry dogs back on its feet , all to no avail . Really hope it works out for him . I think he"s a great character .....obviously frowned upon nowadays by the P C Brigade
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Great news about Lifford If that comes off, great little track, best line up of bookies in Ireland.
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Great news about Lifford If that comes off, great little track, best line up of bookies in Ireland.
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I wish him well with his various projects
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he did a little podcast for the RP a couple of years back, at the end of which he tipped Melbourne Storm to win the NFL League, or whatever it is, not the play offs just the league. They were 10/1 i think and won ahead of hot favourites Sydney something. A small investment on my part was quite rewarding.
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I can remember Findlay and his crew arriving at Milton Keynes dogs one night, Gary Wiltshire was standing at the time there along with Nigel Flowers, I forget the names of the other layers.
This was about 2002 or thereabouts. They bet his dog to odds on in a stayers open race which duly sluiced up, collected their dosh then left. It wouldn't have taken that much though to shake the market up in those days at M.K. |
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Walking away when it's all gone to plan is relatively easy* - but what sorts the men from the boys, is the ability to also walk away when it's all gone t1ts-up.
* I do appreciate that some people can't even manage to walk away when it has gone to plan, but they are beyond help. |
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Trialling due to begin at Lifford stadium next month
https://wearetyrone.com/community/community-news/trialling-due-to-begin-at-lifford-stadium-next-month/?fbclid=IwAR3qQLBc3thBLELFMTgASaw1PK55Mhqb_FTa2uYAVTi8peQjuoakOK1DINI |