Born to Bet: Further Tales of a Misspent Youth

by Michael Church (Author), Michael Church (Author), Julia Jacs (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.78

  This is the follow-up to Ripping Gambling Yarns - a further collection of 25 humorous stories from the Racing Post's Special Projects Manager recalling the days before betting shops when betting off-course was illegal. These tales cover the author's experiences in backroom betting, FA Cup finals, election fever, the Derby, mobsters at the dogs and many more.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $4.34

  Andrew Mount has developed software to help him analyse a horse's career record by breaking it down by distance, going, class, field size, days between runs etc. He highlights the exact conditions under which you should back the featured horses. He regularly publishes his findings on internet forums and in Raceform Update , and Racing & Football Outlook . He is also a racecourse bookmaker. This new edition of his book Trend Horses highlights dozens of winners during previous Flat racing seasons and will delight many thousands of turf enthusiasts. The 200 horses featured in this new volume will help to make your betting more profitable in the 2007 Flat season.