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I remember one day at Goodwood Henry Cecil had an unraced two year old opening price was 10/1 was backed down to 2/1
Yes it won alright by about 5L hard held sorry to say I did not join in the gamble but it was a lovely sunny day which I will always remember.
Yes it won alright by about 5L hard held sorry to say I did not join in the gamble but it was a lovely sunny day which I will always remember.
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My mate backed that Balding 2yo newcomer South Seas a year or two ago, can't remember it exactly but think he took 12s and it went off at 7/4 or something like that, it hacked up
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Folkestone
Prescott horse Opened 2/5 won 2/9 Never seen as many people running round with wads of cash Free cash suppose |
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Papillon in 2000 Grand National 33/1 into 10/1 think it was due to Racing Post having it as headline tip.
Might even have been Pricewise cant remember- but that must have been a bad result for bookies even with all the usual losing bets. |
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Fujiyama Crest - Last leg of Frankies Magnificent 7 - 10s into 2s - sking the bookies.
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I remember the late john joyce telling me one day the worst day he ever had was when a horse called whemby won on the Friday evening of the plate meeting many many years ago.john mason from redmarshall trained it, a few of the old timers on here will remember the owners.
have a good evening regards Ronnie. |
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fuji was a false gamble that succeeded.
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Exponential in August 2004
Prob the best of Veitch's lot |
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willie knows
fujiyama after you Sir Frankie wtch the video disgrace |
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top gamble 2m chaser about 18 hands big bugger !
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Winnie The Witch - a million years ago long before the invention of proper mobile phones I may add - put it this way everyone in Cambridge knew it was gona win and got stuck into it at Leicester in a maiden hurdle - local indie had two shops (that I knew of) - Peter Dixons if I recall and he was cleaned out that day - regards to big nose John and Barry behind the counter who also introduced me to Peterborough dogs if they are on here now cos they will say its all bollix but we know different lol - 40 min ride up the motorway - if they look in on here - gr8 days ps winnie went off 33s that day and half of Tyneside backed it as well
 and it won half the track |
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Not the biggest punt in my life but by far the most enjoyable and memorable. 20/1 in the morning down to 8/1 at the off, I didn't go home for 2 days afterwards and lost my voice screaming him home on the terraces bang opposite Tony Morris's joint.
1990 Greyhound Derby - Slippy Blue doing the business. Oi Oi my cocker! I'll never forget that night as long as I live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfrNW2zylXk |
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27 yrs ago
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slippyblue
huge crowd  |
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spanish streak at stratford on the thursday before the festival in 1987 a proper job done.
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1997 epsom derby ENTREPRENEUR , odds on in places , 7/4 offered by john batten bookmaker , ticket had LUCAN on it , thousands put on the hasrse ...bookie never seen again
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Elan ridden by David Nicholson and trained by John Sutcliffe winning the 1965 Schweppes Hurdle. Probably one of the biggest punting races there was at that time it seemed that the whole world and his wife backed him.
From a piece written by Richard Dunwoody. A few years ago, my old boss, the late David Nicholson, recounted a classic betting coup in the race in 1965. He said that John Sutcliffe ran Elan five times in handicaps in the run-up to the Schweppes with a different jockey on board each time, and the horse was never closer than fourth. The 'Duke' said: "John rang my father two weeks before the race to ask if I could ride, and shrewdly suggested that he recommend an ante-post bet on Elan to the senior steward, General Sir Randle Fielden, who was one of our owners, on the ground that Elan would be wearing blinkers for the first time. "We won, beating Rosyth by a length and a half. Of course there was an inquiry, but John had his answers ready before the stewards thought of the questions - first-time blinkers, the new jockey and so on. It was a very clever bit of training." |
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My friend had £4,000 on a 9/4 shot and i was screaming and jumping about more than he was. When it won he told me that winner put him £50 up on the day
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Was at Ascot saw a guy have 10 large ew 13/2 cash tender heart j.mercer/j.sutcliffe .It won
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Ronnie rails
used to do my punting with john joyce on the dogs at Cleveland park ,even trousering my money on a weekly basis couldn't but a smile on his face, |
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Unsinkable boxer was pretty special at Cheltenham the whole racecourse had him backed
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spanish streak was 88 not 87 ridden by dermot browne .
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Was interested to see this thread as I am currently reading " The Sure Thing " which is about Barney Curley's coup on Yellow Sam in 1975 at Bellewstown. I'm only about a third of the way through but really enjoying it ! I love the bit where BC arranged to tie up the only public telephone on the course for 30 minutes prior to the off to prevent any money getting back ! A mate of his acted out a scenario that he was onto a hospital where his aunt was at deaths door - " Oh dear I think she's about to die oh no wait I think she's back again oh wait hold on etc. etc. ".... Brilliant ! Apparently after expenses he cleared the equivalent of two and a half million in today's money !! Was also interested to see that amateur jockey's Willie Mullins and Ted Walsh were riding in the race finishing third and sixth.
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Mr Donovan 2mile 5furlong novice hurdle Cheltenham in the 80s , may have been called Sun Alliance Hurdle back then. Owned by JP.
Rusty Tears also at Cheltenham in that era. |
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but for that horse mr conbustable jp might not of reached the level he has as an owner.
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tom ryan rode him
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And john joe rode the favourite who surprisingly couldn’t walk.
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I read that book earlier this year, Eugene. I enjoyed it because I knew very little about the story.
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And Eddie O'Grady trained Mr Donovan,
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Back in the 80s there was a false gamble on a jumper called Amarach. My memory is poor but I think it was trained by Mrs Dickinson , Jonjo was booked to ride but I am not sure if he actually got the leg up. 16/1 down to as low as 5/2 . The horse was laid for fortunes "up east " I was told.
I got involved with one given to me by two household names , one into soft porn and the other into thoroughbreds. 50/1 into 13/2 and finished tailed off . The filly did win races later on but I have rarely backed a filly/mare since. Indian Ridge at Ascot was a rare success . My old mate Vic shifted 10 long uns the morning of the race and I moved some too. |
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Backed heartache at 20/1 for queen mary think sp was 5/1,just one a can remember this season..
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I think J.P had one at Newbury that someone had £500,000 it was around 2/1 I thought this is to short as their was loads of runners and laid it yep it won
I know someone had the same bet of 500 large on Frankle when it won the Gns think the bet was laid at evens. I thought at the time in the winter before the race this horse is short,I did not lay it this time. |
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I remember another one Chief Singer at Royal Ascot first time on a racecourse was backed to win 2,000gn at 100/1 before the race and at 20/1 to win the race.
It won easy. Funny I backed it to win the Gns on the day of the race EW at a big price came second agggggggggggg would have won a nice few shillings if it had of won. |
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1/2 £mill 2/1
can't need the money the pain of losing 500k out ways this bet |
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Seaside the jp horse at Newbury had an unpronounceable name it won the mares race on the Saturday at the spring meeting ,chief singer won the Coventry stakes at royal ascot on his debut you were bang unlucky with your Guineas bet he came up against on of the best Guineas winners ever in el gran senor.
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An Muire Na Muice
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Very long time ago at Cheltenham. I remember a handicap hurdle at the end of a card (I was on course at the time) Everyone seemed to know that a horse trained by Vernon Cross (a renowned gambling yard) would win and it was all over the racecourse. It went from 33/1 in the morning to start odds on. Ridden by a 7lb claimer called Hicks, it led from the start and all of the other jockeys seemed to be in on it as nobody chased after him. He was still well clear at the last when the horse overjumped and the rider slid to the ground. What was so funny was to watch the other riders looking at each other but Fred Winter on a relative outsider decided he was not under orders to lose the race and shot past the rest to win. Not sure if the kid was just unlucky or was "got at" by the bookmakers who must have seen a big payout coming. I know this is true because Jeff King was riding in the race and he confirmed to me years later that it was a set up that all of the riders were aware of.
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Well done fidway
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Hi Foxy,the Newbury horse was Derrick Smith's,the punter asked Freddie for a 2 million to 1,Freddie replied "I sell water not drugs,you've got 400/200k",won with its head in his chest at 5/4.
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Just remembered the Cheltenham horse was called Icy Wonder. Amazing what 73 year old brain cells retain.
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