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The end of a super punter
MY FINAL BET
Mark Coton is one of Britain's best-known racing identities. He is a former president of the National Association for the Protection of Punters, he was a high-profile writer with UK Racing Post and he is the author of best-selling books on racehorse betting. This article was first published in Odds On magazine in Britain.
So to York in August. Perhaps the finest meeting of the season. My bags are packed, formbooks and binoculars tucked away. Yet I'm not heading north. I'm on the 10.45 from Paddington to St Ives.
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THINK TO WIN
You stroll to the teller's window at your local TAB agency, banknotes clutched in your hand. You are about to place $20 on a horse you have selected in a race at Randwick. You hope to win about a hundred dollars.
But let's freeze the action right there. Let's stop and analyse the steps you have taken as a punter to reach the moment when you hand over your hard-earned brass!
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