On-Course Bookmaking!

U would know

I retired as a Racecourse Bookmaker following the 2014 Epsom Derby after making my debut at the 1980 Grand National, although I still work on the racecourse!

You better park your car where I tell you to!

i'm convinced that half of them don't make it pay . have you seen how some of them dress ?

Have a look at these then. A lovely trip down memory lane for those of us a bit too far past 21 than we would like to be.
Anybody recognise or know any of the bookmakers ?

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/take-trip-stockton-racecourse-early-14757016

You better park your car where I tell you to!

Good little piece of footage, floozy.

bookmakers at stockton . a very young looking cliff bailey who lived to a ripe old age , george daykin who worked in a bakery producing the very best custard tarts during the night and bookmaking by day , laurie dolan from york who retired when he could sell his pitches , and tom webster , the sons continue to work his pitches

Must disagree with the oppos post here ;)

Selective attendances and decent pitches a must !

I think the Tic-Tac was a young Michael Cunningham

Exes..and  0n line betting will kill the race course bookie

Adge

always remember to Webster he always had his hand out.
regards
Ronnie.

They still do Ronnie!Can't remember Daykin adge but obviously remember the others.

Seeing as there are some long time bookmakers on here do any of you remember a John Derby or possibly Darby ?

Er, no!

I'm sure that was his name and from memory he was around the East End... I did his company tax return in the 1970s

He may have traded under a different name, perhaps?

ribero1 , george daykin was a cheap ring only bookmaker. his final day was at york in the middle , would be about 1975 or 76 , he had a minor car accident on his way home and failed a police breath test.
never went racing again. his tic tac was jackie gee from doncaster