Gambling For Life: The Man Who Won Millions And Spent Every Penny

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The 55-year-old pauses, as if considering a fleeting doubt, and then says: “Don’t fucking believe it. All Harry's horses managed to win for us, one won four races as a two year old and we had a lot of fun. My personal view is that Harry comes across as a friendly interesting guy who most would like to share a story with over a Pint. It wasn't after the '07 World Cup, but instead in 2013, when he was bankrupt having attempted to set up Coventry as a Mecca for British greyhound racing.

It was 'The Colonel' John Wood who said something that made everyone sit up: "Bugger him running in the Gold Cup, Denman will win the bloody Gold Cup. When Denman won his next race – the Challow Hurdle at Cheltenham on New Year's Day, 2006 (by 21 lengths) – Harry was successfully wagering a few more thousand quid on Roger Federer to win another Australian Open in Melbourne, but was back in time for a scheduled novice hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee, North Wales, on February 10.Gambling has taken him all around the globe, enjoying five-star travel and a gourmet’s indulgence at the world’s biggest sporting events. I remember the first thing that struck me when I first met him was how fast he could drink four fucking pints of Murphy's!

We are legally required to state that there is no guarantee of specific results and resources provided are for informational purposes. We have seen Harry at his funniest and most buoyant, and at his lowest ebb too during the time he was being investigated and eventually warned off by the BHA, who have been known to allow 'other owners' to remain in racing for doing the same thing. Can you imagine what it would be like transforming from a slow nine-to-five working life to becoming a millionaire? I've done OK betting T20 cricket at half time on 1/6 chances; also on 4x and 5x accas on the hot-pots in the early stages of Wimbledon for net odds of about evens.

Fearless and formidable, bullish and bombastic, there is no one in the gambling game who can match Harry's style and seismic impact. Findlay lets rip with an amusing rant against cash-outs and the current betting industry which is too libellous to be repeated here, but he does make a salient point that it is “wrong that, as every winning bet pays Betfair a commission, small players should have to pay 5% while big players only pay 2%. on New Zealand to win the 2007 Rugby World Cup (they lost in the QF to France by the way) not to mention hundreds of other sports bets that would make even the hardest of gamblers sweat.

Contributors: Bill Bernhardt, Terry Chase, Gene Cluster, David Findlay, John Block Friedman, Michael Goodman, Charlotte Gould, Joe Harry, Marrine A.A gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny, charting his rise from spy to tsar, exposing the events that led to his invasion of Ukraine and his assault on Europe. Not once did he cause us any grief or concern, he was - and is a superstar, a true legend and a great owner and it was a privilege to train for him His quitting the sport was a black day for racing because it needs characters like “Arry”. I knew exactly who he was looking at and I heard what he said to Mr Dartnall: 'That is a f*****g monster'. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1963 - Hunter Come Home, Zack with His Scar, Game for Motel Room, Captain Honario Harpplayer R.

Dogs are his major passion, although he has had long, lucrative romances with horse racing, snooker, tennis, football, and rugby league. Steffek -- Diagnosing Rose Troubles / Alex Laurie -- When Roses Don't Flourish And Why / Colonel K H. Did it change because you stood on glass and shouldn’t have played or someone heard you had a terrible headache? An unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. Loved the bit about why Harry doesn't play Poker - he says he's so excitable if/when he got a perfect/great hand he wouldn't be able to keep it to himself!Steeplechasing has a good point, the really successful professional gamblers I know, tend to be more laid back characters, not overly exitable. By that I mean it's not 'joined up', you sometimes have to guess who or what the author is actually talking about.