Well it’s finally Grand National day and for most regular punters it’s a last chance to get back the losses of the last 2 days at Aintree. Let’s hope so otherwise the bookies will be… read more

I’m just in a queue to leave Aintree and I can see the Red Cross handing out food parcels up ahead. It’s been another glorious day for the bookies today – are we going to… read more

After the damage of yesterday I’m please to report I had a couple of lines up at the Bingo in Southport!
Back to today and I’ve had my first funny turn of the week when the… read more

Big Bucks gave punters the only respite in a day horribly reminiscent of Cheltenham.
The 2.35 was a result from heaven for the bookies, and nobody on the BBC team even knew who the owner and… read more

Welcome to Aintree! I’m here early getting my make up done for an afternoon on the telly, and my first thought when viewing today’s card was to say a prayer that the punters have a… read more

Hello everyone,
Well I hope you’re all over that wallet busting Cheltenham Festival and ready to go for Aintree?
I’m writing this from Weston Super Mare. The weather’s pretty miserable and I can confirm the pier is… read more

Well what can I say? In 25 years I’ve never seen a Cheltenham Festival like it.
The punters came here with notes but after the Gold Cup they were betting with coins – it was desperate… read more

Well totesport Gold Cup day is finally here and I can confirm the sun is shining on Prestbury Park this morning. I don’t know much about my tips so far but I’d say they’ve stacked… read more

Well I had a very enjoyable St Patrick’s night but I woke up this morning with a sense of foreboding. It’s been sheer domination from the bookies so far but if today goes to form… read more

As a bookie you always go into the festival with a battle plan, and I was at the Cheltenham preview evening at Towcester on Wednesday night sounding out friends from around the industry for the… read more