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Maybe.

EDIT to include story.

Many moons ago I used to go to visit my pre-wife on a Sunday evening. I would then get the bus home later. Boring eh? Not when you factor in Old Sam.

Every week he got on the same bus and would regale me with stories of his time in London (“The Smoke”) where he dealt with finances for some rather well known criminals, including the infamous Brothers Kray. I found this quite amusing and it did help pass an otherwise eventless journey. One week however he outdid himself. Over the years he had kept in touch with some of his croneys who were involved in “racing”. As a favour they had told him the names of 5 horses of which 4 would finish as the first 4 in The Derby (UK version). He told me to put a bet on perming any 4 from 5 as this was a fix and a sure thing. I did and it came to pass that his information was truly accurate.

The bet cost me £15.65 to put on (including tax). My return? £16.40. Take that bookies!
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Thu 7 May 2009, 13:06, 1 reply)

Sounds like the entire East End must have put the same bet on
Thereby explaining the low return. If you're going to pull a betting scam, the fewer people who know, the better...
(Capo, Thu 7 May 2009, 13:46, closed)