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Mick Sturbs
10 Mar 19 17:51
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A punter claims his local betting shop has banned him because he was “winning too much”. Grandad Michael Bates, 74, pocketed just over £2,000 in a 12-day streak of 48 successes at a Coral’s branch.The widower, who told how he landed the modest haul after devising a method to predict horse race winners, said a staffer then asked him to leave and not come back.
He said his “system” for picking winners was ­purely based on his research findings that 80 percent of races are won by horses with the numbers one to four.LaughLaugh
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Report Deltâ March 10, 2019 4:58 PM GMT
went thru the card at Lingfield the other day
Report s.kenbo March 10, 2019 5:01 PM GMT
A wise decision with some of the field sizes this week! He’d have took them to the cleaners!
Report cardifffc March 10, 2019 5:07 PM GMT
deltaLaughLaughLaughLaugh
Report GEORGE.B March 10, 2019 5:11 PM GMT
Coral’s PR director Simon Clare said he would investigate Mr. Bates’s complaint as it is against the firm’s policy to ban punters for winning. “For a very small minority of shrewd bet that it’s likely to be unprofitable for a bookmaker, we may want their bets phoned to our trading desk for authorisation,” he added.
“Even these are rarely ­refused but we may limit the stake.”
The Gambling Commission said there was no legal “right to bet” and no bookmaker had to accept a bet.


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/grandad-who-took-£2000-from-coral
-is-banned-from-bookies-for-winning-too-much/ar-BBUAKpi?ocid=spartanntp
Report onlooker March 10, 2019 5:46 PM GMT
Deltâ    10 Mar 19 16:58

went thru the card at Lingfield the other day

Grin
Report McCoy Carp March 10, 2019 6:57 PM GMT
Coral’s PR director Simon Clare said he would investigate Mr. Bates’s complaint as it is against the firm’s policy to ban punters for winning.

Laugh
Report hulk23 March 10, 2019 7:08 PM GMT
clares one of the worlds biggest bullsh1tters, just gets up every morning and blissfully bullsh1ts his way through another day ...
Report mouse muldoon March 10, 2019 7:11 PM GMT
This method could finally eclipse the fineform formula.
Report Cantthinkofaclevername March 10, 2019 7:14 PM GMT
So in a big field race horse number 14 must be a shoe-in!
Report Do wah Diddy March 10, 2019 7:16 PM GMT
You can laugh all you want but there will be many on here going through the statistics to see if he's right
Report DenzilPenberthy March 10, 2019 7:19 PM GMT
80% spot on 6 runner races only though
Report DenzilPenberthy March 10, 2019 7:22 PM GMT
Shameless Simon will be dreading the bad publicity being Cheltenham week they even paid on 2 results for the Sandown winning posts debacle which wouldn't have happened any other time imo.
Report handtorofe March 10, 2019 7:54 PM GMT
You cannot expect Corals to take hits like that my god 2k over 2 weeks nearly 150 a day unsustainable in the long runLaugh
Report DIE LINKE March 10, 2019 7:54 PM GMT
Clearly this 74 year old had to be banned as he was putting the long-term future of Corals in jeopardy.
Report leif March 10, 2019 7:57 PM GMT
He clearly follows the old saying 'one more four the road'
Report Rico-Dangleflaps March 9, 2026 3:03 PM GMT
A punter claims his local betting shop has banned him because he was “winning too much”. Grandad Michael Tobymugs, 74, pocketed just over £2,000 in a 12-day streak of 48 successes at a Coral’s branch.The widower, who told how he landed the modest haul after devising a method to predict horse race winners, said a staffer then asked him to leave and not come back.
He said his “system” for picking winners was ­purely based on his research findings that 80 percent of races are won by horses with the numbers one to four
Report s.kenbo March 9, 2026 3:07 PM GMT
Can someone get Denzil a new calculator please!
Report swiftynifty March 9, 2026 3:27 PM GMT
Mr Bates' system is a number 2.
Report Ramruma March 9, 2026 4:38 PM GMT
We can test the Coral Bates 1-4 system against last year's Festival.

Results - Tue 11 Mar 2025

1:20 Supreme Novices' Hurdle
5. Kopek Des Bordes 4/6F

2:00 Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase
1. Jango Baie 5/1

2:40 Ultima Handicap Chase
23. Myretown 13/2F

3:20 Mares' Hurdle
9. Lossiemouth 4/6F

4:00 Champion Hurdle
7. Golden Ace 25/1

4:40 Fred Winter
6. Puturhandstogether 17/2

5:20 National Hunt Chase
6. Haiti Couleurs 7/2J

Results - Wed 12 Mar 2025

1:20 Turners Novices' Hurdle
10. The New Lion 3/1

2:00 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase
5. Lecky Watson 20/1

2:40 Coral Cup
6. Jimmy Du Seuil 16/1

3:20 Cross Country Chase
1. Stumptown 5/2F

4:00 Queen Mother Champion Chase
6. Marine Nationale 5/1

4:40 Grand Annual
15. Jazzy Matty 15/2

5:20 Champion Bumper
15. Bambino Fever 4/1

Results - Thu 13 Mar 2025

1:20 Mares' Novices' Hurdle
1. Air Of Entitlement 16/1

2:00 Jack Richards Novices' Handicap Chase
3. Caldwell Potter 7/1

2:40 Pertemps Final
19. Doddiethegreat 25/1

3:20 Ryanair Chase
3. Fact To File 6/4F

4:00 Stayers' Hurdle
1. Bob Olinger 8/1

4:40 Plate Handicap Chase
13. Jagwar 3/1F

5:20 Kim Muir
18. Daily Present 12/1

Results - Fri 14 Mar 2025

1:20 Triumph Hurdle
11. Poniros 100/1

2:00 County Hurdle
7. Kargese 3/1F

2:40 Mares' Chase
1. Dinoblue 6/4F

3:20 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
9. Jasmin De Vaux 6/1

4:00 Cheltenham Gold Cup
6. Inothewayurthinkin 15/2

4:40 Hunters' Chase
23. Wonderwall 28/1

5:20 Martin Pipe
2. Wodhooh 9/2
Report Ramruma March 9, 2026 4:38 PM GMT
Four winners on Thursday!!
Report Rico-Dangleflaps March 9, 2026 5:22 PM GMT
sew need to bet 4 in every race?
Report leif March 9, 2026 6:05 PM GMT
Numbers 1 & 2 went through the card at Plumpton today
(3 and 4) respectively.

1,905/ 1 accumulator.

128 permutations though for those numbers.
Report aberdonia March 9, 2026 6:55 PM GMT
Surprised its not StewartyB tbh...
Report Trusty March 9, 2026 7:52 PM GMT
He can reduce his stakes by only backing the top weight at Park courses only.
Report stu March 9, 2026 8:44 PM GMT
I think the last time I went and bet in a Corals shop was back in the day when you could get coupon footy bets at half time (because they didn't notice some were at 2-0).

When they stopped having that, wasn't interested in them. Good riddance to them.
Report Facts March 10, 2026 9:39 AM GMT
We can test the Coral Bates 1-4 system against last year's Festival.


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