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Low life

My afternoon in a Gallic version of Betfred

Where I managed to parier (bet) 50 euros gagnant (to win) on Hercules Noir

21 March 2015

9:00 AM

21 March 2015

9:00 AM

For the Cheltenham Festival I received the customary tipster circular from my pal Soapy Joe. Soapy’s most convincing credential as a horse-racing tipster is that he is banned from every high street bookmaker in the land because he takes too much money off the poor souls. I slept with him once.

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