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trooper thornton
26 Mar 12 23:42
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Now that all bets are collected i would like to thank PP for their excellent if misguided offer at Cheltenham which gave me a no risk profit of 1.6k for a mornings work going around their shops


2000@5/2 Al Ferof
940@13/2 Cue Card
700@ 9/1 Menorah
340@20/1 Blackstairs Mountain (tom floods) same offer PP only 16s
40 @175 the rag on here

2k @5/6 Sprinter

total outlay 6020 return  7646 profit 1626

If sprinter wins return 7646
If sprinter loses any horse returns 7k profit approx 1k

Thanks lads
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Report punkha1 March 26, 2012 11:49 PM BST
Well done dont think anybody else thought of this.
Report kiddo112 March 26, 2012 11:49 PM BST
Good work trooper. Something similar myself but more modest. Really was free money. I'd say there are plenty that did the same, lots of well worn paths within a square mile of O'Connell Bridge. Grin
Report trooper thornton March 26, 2012 11:51 PM BST
all bet under 100 hit about 15 shops spread it around
Report trooper thornton March 26, 2012 11:55 PM BST
wont discuss area but staff to busy when taking the bets just collected bets in different shops
Report trooper thornton March 27, 2012 12:07 AM BST
Laugh
Report Kelly March 27, 2012 1:01 AM BST
Hope you changed your writing shop to shop , Trooper .

Nice one .
Report ilikewavingatbuses March 27, 2012 1:37 AM BST
Legend200
26 Mar 12 14:43
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i was gonna have a lay down for a few give the head a rest but i have to lay EMMAN BEE win an place false gamble wont win



1m, Class 6, £1,704.25

1 Emman Bee 7/2F

2 Graylyn Valentino 13/2
3 Sudden Wish 9/2

NR: Song Of Joy (IRE)

11 ran Distances: ½l, hd, ¾l
TIME 1m 38.39s (slow by 2.79s)


Legend200
26 Mar 12 12:55
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First fav 2.15 lingfield RED SOMERSET - lets hope the mug odds on backers get off to a dreadfull start


thats if they have a pot to piss in after carberry yesterday Laugh


1m, Class 6, £1,704.25

1 Red Somerset 6/5F
2 Slam 7/2
3 Spinning Ridge 9/2

7 ran Distances: 1½l, shd, 3l
TIME 1m 38.95s (slow by 3.35s)





2.30 Towcester - IM LAYING...
Legend200

Legend200
26 Mar 12 14:26
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MERIDIEM here for big money dont think it has a chance can see it been closer to last than first

will be place laying it aswell aswell as a inrunning lay

gl followers wont be greening out this it has no chance



1 Meridiem 7/2F

2 Prize Fighter 12/1
3 Mossmann Gorge 16/1

NR: Decent Lord (IRE)

10 ran Distances: ½l, 3¾l, 4l, dht
TIME 4m 0.70s (slow by 15.70s)










night!
Report ilikewavingatbuses March 27, 2012 1:39 AM BST
and a great bet trooper, v well done!
Report ilikewavingatbuses March 27, 2012 1:46 AM BST
im sorry legend, u know i call it as i see it!

u didnt lay them anyway so no damage done but if u put the slightest bit of work in youll find u could do a lot better imo.

i appreciate if u just like winding everyone up, thats a completely different story.

gl tomorrow!
Report ilikewavingatbuses March 27, 2012 1:47 AM BST
can i just ask...

did u trade out in profit?
Report ilikewavingatbuses March 27, 2012 1:49 AM BST
ok.

pleasure talking to a pro like yourself!

all the best!
Report Bassanio March 27, 2012 10:21 AM BST
It is obvious that it was Dublin City centre that this was supposedly done in.

Why a thread congratulating himself (rather than thanking PP)is necessary is the mystery.
Report trooper thornton March 27, 2012 11:09 AM BST
Bass i think you need to read my post again
Report db1974 March 27, 2012 11:16 AM BST
Where did you get the 5/6 SS?
Report trooper thornton March 27, 2012 11:23 AM BST
PP bits of 10/11 but mostly 5/6
Report db1974 March 27, 2012 11:28 AM BST
Oh right, he was evens for about half an hour that morning in Powers when I was doing the rounds

Boyles were money back if 2nd so I thought you might have backed him there to cover everything. Maybe that was just online though.
Report wildmanfromborneo March 27, 2012 11:35 AM BST
One of the oldest adages in racing is the time to stay quiet about a coup is after the event.
Well done Trooper Thornton.
Report trooper thornton March 27, 2012 11:45 AM BST
Your right of course wildman but 2 be fair its unlikely they will **** up like that again
Report wildmanfromborneo March 27, 2012 11:56 AM BST
The enhanced prices,the money back offers plus the bonuses made it a traders dream but i don`t think they are the customers they are trying to attract.
While i appreciate you got a touch out of the Sprinter Sacre deal i feel they dodged a bullet and desperately wanted him to win plus all the ordinary punters collecting their money back were physically in one of their offices and i am sure they managed to extract some of that cash.
Report Bassanio March 27, 2012 12:15 PM BST
How many pulled of this coup then?

There were 2 other lads that had mentioned to me that they were going to go around shops in Dublin. They were simply backing one horse rather than forming a book however. At some stage the staff must have spotted what was going on although they would have been very busy.

What was the traffic like in the shops this year? By all accounts there were many that were much quieter than usual, Ladbrokes in particular.
Report p_r_e_m_i_e_r__f_a_n_t_a_s_y March 27, 2012 12:32 PM BST
I know some who did the same too around the city centre
Report BigRob1 March 27, 2012 4:31 PM BST
I dont see what the point of starting a thread braging about this.

Obviously trooper you were'nt the only one who done this and PP
know its happening but if people are spreading the word on internet forums
PP  are less likely to keep doing these specials every year.

The cut max person to €100 to try and stop this it was €300 person a few years ago when Dunguib ran.
Report trooper thornton March 27, 2012 5:59 PM BST
My last word on this

It’s not bragging on my part its satisfaction, as normally they are a frustrating firm to get on with when the circumstances are right

FFS why such animosity at a touch from a fellow forumulite  it was nice to get one over on PP and even better to let them know it


Or would you be happier if I did one of their special forecasts/tricasts or name the first 6 in the correct order in a greyhound race in one of their shops.

I’m well aware that highlighting things like this does impact on them been repeated but does anyone on here really believes that they will make that same mistake again
Report moneypenny March 27, 2012 6:12 PM BST
I have availed of this offer for the last 3 years all be it on a much smaller scale. I dont think PP care about us doing this type of thing. Its a publicity stunt which im sure their money men have worked out the cost of and i think they will do it again next year
Report ilikewavingatbuses March 27, 2012 6:21 PM BST
agree, they attract new punters and lets face it, most that got their money back just gave it right back to them straight away.

my facebook home page was rammed with everyone betting right throughout the 4 days, girls and boys, most of whom would never normally have a bet and yet they had all their selections up each day. great  money spinner for paddy and happy days if a few shrewdies got a few bob too.


wd
Report richters March 27, 2012 6:32 PM BST
aww no....i can only presume when the legend is polluting the irish forum aswell that he is indeed irish....Im afraid to say you are an embarrassment to the nation legend.....
Report richters March 27, 2012 6:34 PM BST
and by the way good work trooper....
Report Newmanix March 27, 2012 6:41 PM BST
fúck paddy power and the horse he rode in on.  wd trooper.
Report BigRob1 March 27, 2012 6:44 PM BST
FFS why such animosity at a touch from a fellow forumulite

Appologies if my post came accross that way Trooper it was'nt intended.
I did the same bet as you but on a much smaller scale.

I agree with others who think they will do it again next year tho.
The general feeling  seems to be  because there was only 6 runners this year that it was
their best special ever but it does'nt matter how many many runners there is its the price
of the fav that matters.
Dunguib was 8/11 and the maths worked out the same with around 15 runners.

On  a side note the boyles special of dutching the English trained horses worked out at
1/2 with money back if a Irish horse won.
There does'nt seem to be too mant who availed of that offer.


wd on your big scale coup tho if the odds are similar next year l will
plan it better and go bigger myself.

Did your route take advantage of lots of shops in the tallaght area by any chance l was gona head that direction myself.
Report Cupwinkcook March 27, 2012 6:54 PM BST
the idea was to hit areas where there was a concentration of both Paddies and Spoils shops.
In Dublin, that isn't terribly difficult.

That said, you need about 10 grand in cash to do it properly. And that isn't easy when you consider that for the rest of the week you need your exchange accounts well stocked to do well, for example place laying Nicholls runners on the Friday.
Report neill d March 27, 2012 10:36 PM BST
That the bones of 6 weeks wages to a lot of people Legend, worth getting out of bed imo.
Report neill d March 27, 2012 10:36 PM BST
is and for*
Report one last chance March 27, 2012 10:53 PM BST
well done but ya could have just had balls and just backed Sprinter it would have saved you all that walking about LaughLaugh
Report irish_guy_13 March 27, 2012 11:52 PM BST
in fairness to spoils, i spent 1200 on specials and got 6k back, i sent in the girlfriend for one, and they knew there were all mine because of the hand  writing , when i went in they paid up cash and then a 4 figure cheque.... no prob.

these specials work both ways at times, win lots or  lose lots. wd trooper.



99.999 of gamblers either backed S.S.  or the field , P.P. took a stand,  people  backing S.S. with them is a loss bet, where as backing any of the others is just giving mugs back to lose their money in the next. the idea P.P. had was, the fav was a cert lets take the least amount of money we can on him, generate all this talk and advertising early in the meeting and get people through the door. And it will pay off during the week with the extra custom.
Report irish_guy_13 March 27, 2012 11:52 PM BST
in fairness to spoils, i spent 1200 on specials and got 6k back, i sent in the girlfriend for one, and they knew there were all mine because of the hand  writing , when i went in they paid up cash and then a 4 figure cheque.... no prob.

these specials work both ways at times, win lots or  lose lots. wd trooper.



99.999 of gamblers either backed S.S.  or the field , P.P. took a stand,  people  backing S.S. with them is a loss bet, where as backing any of the others is just giving mugs back to lose their money in the next. the idea P.P. had was, the fav was a cert lets take the least amount of money we can on him, generate all this talk and advertising early in the meeting and get people through the door. And it will pay off during the week with the extra custom.
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