Enemy Number One: The Secrets of the UK's Most Feared Professional Punter

Enemy Number One: The Secrets of the UK's Most Feared Professional Punter
ISBN-10
1905156707
ISBN-13
9781905156702
Category
Gamblers
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2010-04
Publisher
Racing Post
Author
Patrick Veitch

Description

The sensational inside story of how the UK’s most feared professional punter overcame adversity to take the bookmakers for more than £10 million in an eight-year period. This book offers a brutal, often controversial, but utterly fascinating insight into Patrick Veitch’s life of punting. Told in Veitch’s own candid ice-cool style, with an intelligent wit throughout, this is quite simply a compelling read.

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