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Bangor

Sorry for the delay with today’s post, I wanted to share a tip with you from the Racing Consultants tipping service but needed to delay… Read More »Bangor

Thermals Are On

Good morning all,

Heading back up North for a few days, and it struck me yesterday that I could squeak an afternoon's entertainment in at Towcester on the way back.

I do enjoy a visit to the Northamptonshire venue when I can, it's just a one-of-a-kind and you always look for a different type of horse there. My views on the card and a quick look at the track itself on the main piece. Read More »Thermals Are On

The Slow Counter….

Good morning all,

I was in a bookmakers in Central London yesterday when I watched a guy trying to pull the wool over a cashier's eyes with cashback – paying for bets on his card but wanting the winnings paid in cash, and wanting cashback as well! Kept kicking off and was eventually told he couldn't have a bet!

These days tricks like that are tried in order to get one over the bookies, but back in the day the slow count was part of the conman's armoury, and I remember the day someone tried it on me very well. That, plus one from Warwick, on the main piece.Read More »The Slow Counter….