Welcome to my latest blog post, about the betting shop in Sneinton upon which my novel Shouting The Odds is based. Sadly I recently discovered that it is no longer there. Today a micro-brewery stands in its place, mixed blessings for those who had made the betting shop their second home down the years …
‘Tales Of The Turf’ is the name I have given to a collection of stories and anecdotes from my past adventures as a freelance racecourse photographer. In my first ‘Tale Of The Turf’, I recall a day at Chester’s May meeting in 2004, where I learnt two important lessons about race going I have carried with me ever since …
The first bet I ever placed was at my local Arthur Prince shop in 1987. It was a speculative one pound each-way treble. All three horses won and I pocketed one hundred and fifty-four pounds. Talk about beginners luck! From that day onwards, in a suburban London betting shop, my life would never be quite the same again …
