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BOOKIES OFF TO A 33-1 FLYER

Simon Nott spends time at a crowded Ascot and a picturesque Chepstow

Simon Nott
TALES FROM THE BETTING RING

A busy Ascot

ASCOT 07/10/17
First impressions on a dank October afternoon was what a good crowd, rumoured to be about 20,000 and an astonishing number of bookmakers, almost Royal Ascot numbers.
Business looked to be brisk for the opening Hope And Homes For Children Rous Stakes. The trouble was that the money was all one-way traffic for John Gosden’s Waady backed from an early skirmishes 15/8 into ‘tips on’ 10/11 at the off. The bookmakers’ mettle was certain...

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