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« Reply #45 on: October 01, 2014, 12:44:48 PM »

Paul Lawrie in 1999 Open at Carnoustie. It was the early days of in running and Stan James were the trailblazer, Ironic as they are now so far behind 365, Paddy etc.

Conditions were horrendous and he was looking like posting a good score on back 9 so speculatively backed at 66/1 Ew 3 places, had £25ew and still needed the most historic blow up ever at the 18th and a play off to cop. I remember going metal when Van Der Valde kept losing his head at 18
Jean van De Velde to win the 1999 British Open.  Had a small bet on him to win pre tournament at 100/1 but by the second day I had watched him a bit and was convinced he was going to win so I started backing him in running.  Backed him at all rates from 20-1 down to having my last bet at, I think 6/4.  It is one of the only times I have had a bet again and again.  Standing on the 18th he was two shots clear of the field and hit his drive and it it just missed the stream and I turned to my mate and said "that was a bit bloody close".  The rest, as they say, is history.  I still have nightmares about him chasing me with his shoes and socks off......

Meh results orientated imo Claypole!!!!!!

Ha ha - also ridiculously spooky we posted same time. Happy birthday as well
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« Reply #46 on: October 01, 2014, 12:51:42 PM »

That video is amazing - what a man just put a big smile on my face
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« Reply #47 on: October 01, 2014, 01:33:04 PM »

My two favourite bets were tips from here.

Pab to win the BlueSQ GUKPT final in 2008 - $10 EW at 125/1. And I wasn't the only one from here - don't think they ran a book on poker ever again.

Also, Lord Chompy's in depth knowledge of the Swedish Eurovision scene - 9/1 for this guy to win Melodifestivalen. Let's all enjoy it together.

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« Reply #48 on: October 01, 2014, 01:40:30 PM »

I remember the Pab one, was brilliant

might have to dig out the thread, several people completely took them apart.

Though with regard to BSQ, I sort of miss them now. A hark back at a more clueless age of odds-setting and bookmaker marketing!
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« Reply #49 on: October 01, 2014, 01:56:24 PM »

Though with regard to BSQ, I sort of miss them now. A hark back at a more clueless age of odds-setting

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« Reply #50 on: October 01, 2014, 03:21:57 PM »

Oh god, not sure I've told this story on blonde yet. I'll try and type out a decent version but might need to google some facts, definitely repressed the memory.

Came back late from Pads's one day and fancied a sweat on the football for the next day. I'd backed the turnarounds (/FT) in games at various  points as I'd read an article or forum post detailing reasons they were a decent bet. It was late on in the premier league season and the week before the FA cup final. I ended up doing a few bets on the Cardiff/Chelsea, Liverpool/Newcastle and Norwich/Arsenal, on both sides, and was trying to perm some doubles and trebles between the results. Its an absolute pain to do and in the end i end up chucking on a £10 lucky 15 across the 3 above with the favorites winning at full time and Hull/Arsenal in the FA cup final. Two came in on the Sunday and all of a sudden I had about £5k equity riding on Hull/Arsenal at 25s. On the day I spoke to a bunch of guys such as Shallow and Dubai, asking the best way to lay any off. It turned out it was pretty unfeasible, the price had drifted from 22s to 28-33s, but I was primed to lay the gunners at half time if Hull happened to poke one home. Watching the game was a pretty big sweat. Hull score in the 4th minute and I'm all over it. They continued with a second shortly after and nearly got a heartbreaking third.

I went into half time trying to move most of the contents of my current account into betfair to secure the lay as Arsenal were 5/2. Dubai helped me out with a bit and Trigg was loving the rail sweating harder than me. The second half is mostly a blur, I remember two really good penalty shouts being denied, and I felt like the dream was dying. A debatable corner was given and Sagna bundled one over in the 71st to give me one of the sickest twenty minute sweats I'll have. With about ten minutes to go, Arsenal broke down the right and a scuffed cross came in, rolling through the Hull defenders to Keiran Gibbs whose about 9 yards out. He takes a touch and smashed it straight over the bar. The remaining ten play out in a turgid manner, I spent more time cursing on skype than watching the game. I remember there being a chance in the last minute of injury time but it just wasn't to be. Still a decent touch don't get me wrong, but Gibb's miss cost me a proper story. VC closed my account within 3 days. Pretty comic stuff really.
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« Reply #51 on: October 01, 2014, 03:34:31 PM »

Oh god, not sure I've told this story on blonde yet. I'll try and type out a decent version but might need to google some facts, definitely repressed the memory.

Came back late from Pads's one day and fancied a sweat on the football for the next day. I'd backed the turnarounds (/FT) in games at various  points as I'd read an article or forum post detailing reasons they were a decent bet. It was late on in the premier league season and the week before the FA cup final. I ended up doing a few bets on the Cardiff/Chelsea, Liverpool/Newcastle and Norwich/Arsenal, on both sides, and was trying to perm some doubles and trebles between the results. Its an absolute pain to do and in the end i end up chucking on a £10 lucky 15 across the 3 above with the favorites winning at full time and Hull/Arsenal in the FA cup final. Two came in on the Sunday and all of a sudden I had about £5k equity riding on Hull/Arsenal at 25s. On the day I spoke to a bunch of guys such as Shallow and Dubai, asking the best way to lay any off. It turned out it was pretty unfeasible, the price had drifted from 22s to 28-33s, but I was primed to lay the gunners at half time if Hull happened to poke one home. Watching the game was a pretty big sweat. Hull score in the 4th minute and I'm all over it. They continued with a second shortly after and nearly got a heartbreaking third.

I went into half time trying to move most of the contents of my current account into betfair to secure the lay as Arsenal were 5/2. Dubai helped me out with a bit and Trigg was loving the rail sweating harder than me. The second half is mostly a blur, I remember two really good penalty shouts being denied, and I felt like the dream was dying. A debatable corner was given and Sagna bundled one over in the 71st to give me one of the sickest twenty minute sweats I'll have. With about ten minutes to go, Arsenal broke down the right and a scuffed cross came in, rolling through the Hull defenders to Keiran Gibbs whose about 9 yards out. He takes a touch and smashed it straight over the bar. The remaining ten play out in a turgid manner, I spent more time cursing on skype than watching the game. I remember there being a chance in the last minute of injury time but it just wasn't to be. Still a decent touch don't get me wrong, but Gibb's miss cost me a proper story. VC closed my account within 3 days. Pretty comic stuff really.
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« Reply #52 on: October 01, 2014, 03:36:49 PM »

1997 Grand National that got postponed due to a bomb scare.

Can't remember what I was going to pick/picked on the Saturday but picked Lord Gyllene on the Monday
Remember my mate was working and had picked it out for the Saturday but never got on, on the Monday.


Worst was some pick 10 results on the Saturday coupon for the footie, pre internet and tax free betting. Had the first 9 results in. Tenth game was 3rd in the league at home to 3rd bottom, leading 1-0 and they away team scored an equalizer in the 87th minute. Cost me about £1k

Due to me only being 15/16 and swearing like mad at the tv, got banned from watching any footie for two weeks!!!
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« Reply #53 on: October 01, 2014, 03:42:12 PM »

Though with regard to BSQ, I sort of miss them now. A hark back at a more clueless age of odds-setting

*insert The Camel joke here*


I'd left Blue Squirrel many years prior to 2008.

Think you can lay the blame for this rick squarely on the doorstep of Mr Raab.
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« Reply #54 on: October 01, 2014, 03:47:55 PM »

Quite a lot of the trading team at Bluesq when they closed moved on masse to the company that run Gentings sportsbook now.  Have never bet with them because I used to have a business relationship with them but if you liked Bluesq then......
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« Reply #55 on: October 01, 2014, 04:07:43 PM »

Adz gave me Ile De Re for the Chester Cup @ 25/1


We had a couple of nice touches on "our" next door, didnt we.


Cheltanian, when he won the Bumper, had every man and his dog on hat one, for months in advance, if I recall?


Still with pride of place in the Toilet gallery of heroes, will be the wonderful Richard Guest on Red Marauder winning the 2001 National. With a circuit to go I had a large bet on RM and a saver on Smarty and a decent RF. At this stage they were the only two left. No one else in the room had either and had lost interest, whereas I was squirming and watching every second through my fingers.

Good times.
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« Reply #56 on: October 01, 2014, 04:08:20 PM »

Oh god, not sure I've told this story on blonde yet. I'll try and type out a decent version but might need to google some facts, definitely repressed the memory.

Came back late from Pads's one day and fancied a sweat on the football for the next day. I'd backed the turnarounds (/FT) in games at various  points as I'd read an article or forum post detailing reasons they were a decent bet. It was late on in the premier league season and the week before the FA cup final. I ended up doing a few bets on the Cardiff/Chelsea, Liverpool/Newcastle and Norwich/Arsenal, on both sides, and was trying to perm some doubles and trebles between the results. Its an absolute pain to do and in the end i end up chucking on a £10 lucky 15 across the 3 above with the favorites winning at full time and Hull/Arsenal in the FA cup final. Two came in on the Sunday and all of a sudden I had about £5k equity riding on Hull/Arsenal at 25s. On the day I spoke to a bunch of guys such as Shallow and Dubai, asking the best way to lay any off. It turned out it was pretty unfeasible, the price had drifted from 22s to 28-33s, but I was primed to lay the gunners at half time if Hull happened to poke one home. Watching the game was a pretty big sweat. Hull score in the 4th minute and I'm all over it. They continued with a second shortly after and nearly got a heartbreaking third.

I went into half time trying to move most of the contents of my current account into betfair to secure the lay as Arsenal were 5/2. Dubai helped me out with a bit and Trigg was loving the rail sweating harder than me. The second half is mostly a blur, I remember two really good penalty shouts being denied, and I felt like the dream was dying. A debatable corner was given and Sagna bundled one over in the 71st to give me one of the sickest twenty minute sweats I'll have. With about ten minutes to go, Arsenal broke down the right and a scuffed cross came in, rolling through the Hull defenders to Keiran Gibbs whose about 9 yards out. He takes a touch and smashed it straight over the bar. The remaining ten play out in a turgid manner, I spent more time cursing on skype than watching the game. I remember there being a chance in the last minute of injury time but it just wasn't to be. Still a decent touch don't get me wrong, but Gibb's miss cost me a proper story. VC closed my account within 3 days. Pretty comic stuff really.
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Jesus, so brutal. Remember sweating it really hard
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« Reply #57 on: October 01, 2014, 08:54:49 PM »

Italy to win the World Cup 2006.  The game was riddled with bad shit going on over there, think they lost there first 3 qualifying games and had drifted all the way out to 22/1 I backed them at all sorts of prices down to 8/1 took me a week to collect winnings from all the different bookies i had bets with back then.   Wasn't mega money at the time it was enough to clear off 3 credit cards and still have a decent wedge. 

Sublimity/Joes Edge double at Chelters. 

Mid week crazy on international friendlies including Austrailia to beat England at 8/1.  I had 4 teams in a lucky 15 that paid about 4k for peanuts. 

Vicor Wanyama first GS for Celtic v Barcelona a couple of years back.  Silly price on betfair. 

Been plenty of near misses.  Including last night when I had 7 games up with a combo overs/unders and was waiting on unders in porto game for £3k.  Sick.
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« Reply #58 on: October 01, 2014, 11:53:53 PM »

My best bet was my first.

17 years old, never been near a bookies let alone a race course.  Got a seat on a bus to Huntingdon races from the Golf club as someone dropped out last minute, free bus, free ticket, I could hardly say no.  I had £40 in my pocket.  The old boys on the trip imparted their "wisdom" on me all the way there.  I remember being amazed that one guy had a £1400 bankroll for the day, it really was another world.  When I commented that was a full fitted set of Ping beryllium irons, woods, bag and change, the bus laughed as one and pointed out there was more to life then golf - could this be true? Their war stories of previous trips, aided by an endless supply of hip flasks containing sloe gin had me hyped to the max when we arrived.

I had formed my strategy, would strictly follow bank roll management of £2.5 e/w or £5 win each race and only one burger, I would at least be in the game all day.

A Bacon Roll, a burger and chips and a pint before the first race and I was chasing.  I walked the row of bookies for the first race, too nervous to step up but then the horses raced past, the cheers rang out and I knew I wanted to be part of this.  I remember my chosen bookie looked like he had been standing there since 1954, trench coat, trilby, chalk board.  The person in front of me paid with a £50 note, don't think I had ever seen one before.  1950's man produced the biggest roll of notes I had ever seen from his pocket - I can remember the twang of that huge elastic band, my face must have been a picture as I realised it was a roll of 50's.

As I stood open mouthed, 1950's man said "what you want youngster?"  Now all that wisdom and advice imparted earlier was gone.  Nerves kicked in and I mumbled "Casino Royale*" as he glared waiting for me to finish, rolling his eyes at those standing behind me, I added "tenner?"
"Casino Royale, Ten Pounds, Junior" and a small ticket was pushed into my hand.  As I walked away I looked at the ticket I realised I had backed a Win Only.  Back into the queue, and after a few minutes I was before 1950's man again.  I stammered something about wanting £5 e/w not £10 win, before the win bit had left my mouth "Casino Royale, Fiver each way, Junior" was stated and another ticket was placed into my hand.  I fumbled in my pocket for that last tenner, and skulked away.

I stood by the rail and watched the horses race past, I had no idea what silks my jockey was wearing, couldn't see the numbers on the horses, but I can remember the feeling when my horses name was read out. I remember 1950's man laughing heartily as I presented both my tickets.  "£548 Junior" 1950's man said - I was in a daze.  I was shaking so badly as he counted that money out - 10 £50 notes.  I spent the rest of the day with a hand in my front pocket, thumbing those notes, keeping them safe convinced they would be stolen.

I spent the 48 quid, got positively pissed and never backed another horse all day.   The £500 got me a set of 2nd hand Ping Eye 2 Beryllium's, blue spot, and those clubs changed my life and would pay me back many times over.

* Funny I have no idea if the horse was called Casino Royale, it was Casino something.  Bizarrely almost 25 years on I can still see 1950's man, the roll of 50's and even the twang of that elastic band, but could I be certain of that horses name? Not on your nelly.
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« Reply #59 on: October 02, 2014, 12:04:06 AM »

My best bet was my first.

17 years old, never been near a bookies let alone a race course.  Got a seat on a bus to Huntingdon races from the Golf club as someone dropped out last minute, free bus, free ticket, I could hardly say no.  I had £40 in my pocket.  The old boys on the trip imparted their "wisdom" on me all the way there.  I remember being amazed that one guy had a £1400 bankroll for the day, it really was another world.  When I commented that was a full fitted set of Ping beryllium irons, woods, bag and change, the bus laughed as one and pointed out there was more to life then golf - could this be true? Their war stories of previous trips, aided by an endless supply of hip flasks containing sloe gin had me hyped to the max when we arrived.

I had formed my strategy, would strictly follow bank roll management of £2.5 e/w or £5 win each race and only one burger, I would at least be in the game all day.

A Bacon Roll, a burger and chips and a pint before the first race and I was chasing.  I walked the row of bookies for the first race, too nervous to step up but then the horses raced past, the cheers rang out and I knew I wanted to be part of this.  I remember my chosen bookie looked like he had been standing there since 1954, trench coat, trilby, chalk board.  The person in front of me paid with a £50 note, don't think I had ever seen one before.  1950's man produced the biggest roll of notes I had ever seen from his pocket - I can remember the twang of that huge elastic band, my face must have been a picture as I realised it was a roll of 50's.

As I stood open mouthed, 1950's man said "what you want youngster?"  Now all that wisdom and advice imparted earlier was gone.  Nerves kicked in and I mumbled "Casino Royale*" as he glared waiting for me to finish, rolling his eyes at those standing behind me, I added "tenner?"
"Casino Royale, Ten Pounds, Junior" and a small ticket was pushed into my hand.  As I walked away I looked at the ticket I realised I had backed a Win Only.  Back into the queue, and after a few minutes I was before 1950's man again.  I stammered something about wanting £5 e/w not £10 win, before the win bit had left my mouth "Casino Royale, Fiver each way, Junior" was stated and another ticket was placed into my hand.  I fumbled in my pocket for that last tenner, and skulked away.

I stood by the rail and watched the horses race past, I had no idea what silks my jockey was wearing, couldn't see the numbers on the horses, but I can remember the feeling when my horses name was read out. I remember 1950's man laughing heartily as I presented both my tickets.  "£548 Junior" 1950's man said - I was in a daze.  I was shaking so badly as he counted that money out - 10 £50 notes.  I spent the rest of the day with a hand in my front pocket, thumbing those notes, keeping them safe convinced they would be stolen.

I spent the 48 quid, got positively pissed and never backed another horse all day.   The £500 got me a set of 2nd hand Ping Eye 2 Beryllium's, blue spot, and those clubs changed my life and would pay me back many times over.

* Funny I have no idea if the horse was called Casino Royale, it was Casino something.  Bizarrely almost 25 years on I can still see 1950's man, the roll of 50's and even the twang of that elastic band, but could I be certain of that horses name? Not on your nelly.

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