100 Punting Feats And Bad Beats
100 PUNTING FEATS AND BAD BEATS compiled by Paul Jones brings together 100 of the sharpest minds in the horseracing and gambling industries recounting their best entertaining betting tale, whether it be an incomprehensible bad beat or enlightening punting feat in aid of the children’s charity Action For A-T.
Horseracing forms more than half of the betting stories, but there are also tales focusing on football, golf, tennis, cricket, snooker, darts, harness racing, flapping, American football, rugby union, basketball, poker, speedway, boxing and politics. And more obscurely, on Strictly Come Dancing, Eurovision, Sports Personality of the Year, quiz machines and even Elvis sightings, told by luminaries from the fields of professional punting, bookmaking, the media, poker, odds compiling, racehorse ownership and sport.
The full cast list of 100 contributors features on the front cover.
Read about the Superbikes legend who requested a bet purely to needle his big rival, the World Snooker Champion with a penchant for Trixies, the most successful greyhound trainer in history who's as happy at a poker table as he is readying one at Romford, a £2 million bet on the US Presidential race and Barney Curley’s last gamble alongside 95 others.
These are not just betting tales, but human tales, so enjoy their joy and pain in equal measure.
Benefitting from sales will be the charity, Action For A-T Ataxia Telangiectasia is a rare, incurable, degenerative condition that appears in early childhood. Symptoms progressively worsen, leading to full-time wheelchair usage by around the age of ten and a life expectancy of under thirty.
"Did I ever dream we'd end up with this sort of cast list? Not in a million years. That's what made pulling the book together such a pleasure. One unexpectedly high-profile followed by another, followed by another." Paul Jones, Compiler.
“Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories - your honesty and humour have helped create a unique book that’s not only entertaining but is making a real difference for families affected by A-T.” Sean Kelly, CEO, Action for A-T.