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Here’s the 7th and final part. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Parts 5 & 6 are live.
‘Getting on’ and coping with ‘Losing Runs’
Part 4, Neil discovers that the smart money is in Spread Betting
Part Three is up
His rise and fall as a racecourse bookmaker
Part two is up.
Neil goes racing and gets wiped out in a couple of days after ‘grinding’ a few quid for several years.
Hard to say but there are a fair few ‘in-running’ punters out there and I suspect there are more people than we think getting a few quid arbing and trading. As for just backing, I don’t know, even the shrewdest that I know have something else coming in, be it writing, tipping or whatever. It’s a big thing psychologically to at least have the mortgage covered.
Thanks for all the comments and views of the blog. It really does seem that Ascot are happy just to totally ignore all the comments and here and on twitter. Possibly because the trade paper appears keen to ignore it too. Heaven forbid anything awful happens at a racecourse as a result of their denial. As others have added it’s not just Ascot so it will be interesting to see if there are any changes made regards added security and a crack down elsewhere though sad to say I’m not holding my breath.
Thank you, yes he really is a strange individual isn’t he? He’s like a brooding drunk bloke in a pub with no mates just itching for a fight with total strangers.
You really are the gift that keeps giving Tony. As a decade long member of the HWPA & Star's social media & content writer I was invited.
— Simon Nott (@SimonNott) August 11, 2017
No sadly, she legged it before my slot – she is in the background in some of the Keita Tosaki video though!
I went to the Sydney Arms in Chelsea yesterday and got video interviews with four of the jockeys taking part in the Shergar Cup. They’ll be posted on the same link as the day goes on. First up, Hayley Turner.
The final day’s action at Glorious Goodwood thanks to all that have read the blogs http://www.starsportsbet.co.uk/simon-nott-glorious-goodwood-day-five/
Glorious Goodwood Day 4 including an interview with Jack Lander what a great little lad he is.
http://www.starsportsbet.co.uk/simon-nott-glorious-goodwood-day-four/
Glorious Goodwood Day 3 http://www.starsportsbet.co.uk/simon-nott-glorious-goodwood-day-three/
There was a bit of a word for it but more of a ‘good chance of a place’ than realistic chance of a win, I know a guy that got a few quid on at 80/1 the night before. By the time we started betting live the big prices had vanished.
Day 2 – it rained! http://www.starsportsbet.co.uk/simon-nott-glorious-goodwood-day-two/
The BHA did respond on Twitter
‘Please contact RaceStraight if you have any info or concerns you would like to make us aware of http://www.britishhorseracing.com/racestraight/ RaceStraight is the BHA’s anonymous intelligence reporting line – 0800 0852580
