Tony, me trying very hard, and forever will, on my gals lives, to appease all sins, you personally, will understand much more, when I post (with Verbatim proof) the real insiders genuine Pirate Radio Biography (my word given mate)
Good time Iconic day, for misterpj to post this
'boy' gal's & guy's, been at this punting, betting, bookmaking malarkey, 45 years
Grittar (National winner that sparked a life!) got plenty to answer for!
Boxing Day, off a poverty stricken sprawling council estate, Mottingham SE9 4DU meant, from 12 years on, Catford Dogs, matinee meeting, the open races, the Iconic Boxing Day Marathon at Catford, and a whole, **** of a lot more.
Littlewoods Vernon's, Zetters pools coupons, and Spot The Ball! always punted, every week, old fella allowed me, plus, I grafted (hard) to get monies, from 12! just because I didn't go to school, after that, not a complete putz!
After the Cherry Hogs dogs, everything centered on football and racing.
Mottingham, four bookmakers, like my 2nd homes!
William Hill (friends with naughty Nick the punting manager)
E. Coombes, Ladbrokes on the hill, bordered Mottingham, Chislehurst & ColdHarbour, next too the dodgy boozer Gpc70s pals turned into a swanky wine bar (incredible)
but, AR Dennis Mottingham, now what a throwback bookmakers that was!
Inc Thunder Thighs, the Ginger Turk, punter Mr Dave Mehmet, Gillingham FC CAPITANO, punter, neighbour!
Off the Mottingham Council Estate! pj slightly better player, ask Bozzo Bonds! who lived in Mottingham, pj West Ham ❤️
Throw a blanket in their, and you would 'trawl' half of S. E. London finest villains, not withstanding 'manager John' punter, entertainer, and one of Catford Dogs two brilliant respected tic tac men, tic tac men (then) carried Kudos.
Any punters remember?, name escapes me, other tic tac man (think also John) drank many times with the fella, dressed always like spent millions in Saville Row, looked a million dollars, women in his direction like a magnet,never without a thick wad huge green back nifties.
Oh the priceless memories.
Plus Charlie, think Arthur Daley in real life x 1000.
Mottinghams finest, punted, every race, every day, relentless.
Tucked pj under his wing, Charlie was;
Unique x 100
Huge lock up near Mottingham train Station, full, perma of Treasures Various!
I helped Charlie, my 'wages' was what he called a 'parcel'
Market Traders Del Boy type gear, Charlie Boys punting style was Unique, usually a short en, then he would sit, with a blank betting slip, and relentlessly write off the Extel Comms, his bets race position, every race, every day, I watched in Awe!
Disgarded betting slips strewn all over the floor, like, 556544433240,every bet Charlie wrote the Extel Comms position of his horse, in every blinking race, when it went, 554433223232...photo,he would erupt!
A winner, all invited to the Iconic King & Queen Pub, with strip club across the road
it was massive this pub, and drew the entire Huge Estate as its patronage, Charlie was a brilliant darts player.
Dodgy deals daily, punting every day, King & Queen buying all and sudry drinks, while hitting 180s for fun.
His life, Arthur Daly until lunchtime, early bird catches the worm he used to tell me!
His home?
A council house that looked like Buck Palace in & out, his back garden came to pj's back garden, one and the same place, little later, the most daring Pirate Radio ever started from!
Enough of that remenis!
But, pj's punting knowledge says, today, opportunities and some fantastic racing.
Kempton? having said this, every shortie and 2nd fav placed every race!
PJ don't think so
Implore All to have a crack at the Kempton Placepot
Has to be heavy, we had deluge of rain all night, heavy going? and non runners
Potential Placepot punting Manna at the time of writing
Kempton
R1 1 nr 5 left, what if? another comes out, or is withdrawn at the start? Field = 5 for the Pot
could be all on to win in the pot, hotpot gets beat, falls brought down, pot intently HUGE.
advice, cover the 5 left, pray for a turn up
R2 dead 8, if one comes out, only 2 places, I have backed these 3 individually = 3 for the Pot
Danny Kirwin ew 10/3 MisterCoffey ew 11/2 Killer Kane ew 14/1
R3 plenty piled into Ahoy Senor for Chelts Novices, not me
Banker Bravemansgame, serious novice chaser, fancy Large = 1 for the Pot
R4 dead 5, what if? another comes out or withdrawn, be all on to win for Pot purposes
no bet race, but Pot = 4 cover Sleepy Epitante Tritonic Soaring Glory (turn up potential of getting the front 2 beat)
R5 KING GEORGE
hot race, plenty plenty turn ups over the years
backed MINELLA ew 4 places, backed at fancy prices ew Nicholls 3rd string Saint Calvados ew backed at silly prices ew Lost In Translation and in a combofcast 4 selects Minella, Asterion, Lost & Saint = 4 for the Pot
R6 the last, 1 out 9 left, on;
An Tallliur, On To Victory Heross De Seuil
Kempers Place Pot Perm in reverse
R6
4 6 8 (3 selections)
An Taillur 9/2 Heross Du Seuil 11/2 On To Victory 11/2 pj backed all 3 and combo fcast (6 bets)
R5 (King George)
6 5 1 ( 3 selections)
25/1 Lost In Translation 11/2 Asterion Folonge 4/1 Minella Indho
Minella e/w 4 places!! 4/1
Reigning Gold Cup champ
Minella Indho right handed? no problem, no pace? laid up with tearaway Alhallo at Chelts!
combo fcast those 3 + Saint Calvados (left out ppot to trim perm) combo cast 12 bets
R4
2 4 5 (3 selections)
4/1 Not So Sleepy 10/3 Tritonic now punted from 6/1 > 10/3 1/1 Epitante
combo fcast those 3 + Soaring Glory (left out ppot to trim perm) combo cast 12 bets
R3
BANKER!
2 Bravemansgame (match Brave v Ahoy)
R2
2 4 8
5/1 Mister Coffee 3/1 Danny Kirwin 12/1 Killer Kane
combo fcast those 3 (6 bets)
Pot 3 x 3 x 3 x 1 3 x? 1 if you go Banker the Hot Pot Race 1 Kempton that's 81 lines @ 10p = £8.10
for a Boxing Day spin up
or, for the bold, brave fearless!
Pot 3x 3 x 3 x 1 x 3 x 4 = 344 lines if you can get the 1st race Kempton Hotpot outra frame?
Good Lucksy pj
Placepots, only bet not on skybet account (my bets history) because its Tote, had the bet x 2 both ways
Comments
Used to love the Extel comms in the betting shops, especially when Dave Smith did them.
There was no TV in the shops then & he'd rev it up for the punters - "and they've flashed across the line together". Next day, in the much missed Life, you'd read it had won by 6 lengths.
that's value from skybet
would have been, late plunge, the favs have flip flopped
the shrewdies smashed Ahoy 11/8 > Evens
Big late drift Brave 4/5 > 5/4
as P Nicholls (what a trainer) said, swerve Chelts, go Aintree
save for a year's time, that's a racehorse to die for.
Placepot dreams alive, now want boilovers
Good luck All, be safe, be happy, tell your loved ones, that you do.