doublesaint Posted 4 April, 2009 Share Posted 4 April, 2009 Best was backing Garrison Savannah in the Gold Cup, which paid for my offshore survival course, resulting in me being here in sunny Africa, worst was a couple of hundred quid ante post bet on Saratogan the year Nashwan won the 2000 Guineas, went down to watch the race at Newmarket, felt like I was the only person on the whole course who had not backed the winner, hence have never liked Newmarket since, always bloody freezing there anyway, plus a crap view and on occasion, a load of violence especially outside the football season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko Posted 4 April, 2009 Share Posted 4 April, 2009 Worst case: November 2008 - layed a horse 'in play' at Fontwell @ 50/1. It was 4th and well beaten, only to find a second wind and the other 3 going backwards. Lost £1259 Best case: May 2008 - done a £35 Ante-Post football accumulator with Bet365 in September 2007 on 7 divisions. They all won & picked up £32,768.23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Soze Posted 5 April, 2009 Share Posted 5 April, 2009 best - won £3k on a greyhound lucky15 (staked £45) worse - lost once about £2k over the course of a weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Best bet was at Windsor (my local track) races a couple of years ago. I bet on a horse called Aahayson at 24-1, £10 to win. I don't normally bet so much, certainly not on a horse to win, but it came up trumps and I won £250. I normally look at form but on this occasion I went for it because my girlfriend's name is Aaran. (but that's another story.) Worst bet was Saints staying up in the Prem relegaton season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublesaint Posted 6 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Best bet was at Windsor (my local track) races a couple of years ago. I bet on a horse called Aahayson at 24-1, £10 to win. I don't normally bet so much, certainly not on a horse to win, but it came up trumps and I won £250. I normally look at form but on this occasion I went for it because my girlfriend's name is Aaran. (but that's another story.) Worst bet was Saints staying up in the Prem relegaton season. Talking of Windsor, I am off there soon for the May day bank holiday weekend, family funday, so taking the fiance and children as well for 2 nights, any recommendations for things to do in Windsor, including 2 children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowsaintsfan Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 myself not being a big betting man, have 2 that stick out in my mind. 1) a double of Maria Sharapova to win wimbledon and Greece to win Euro Championships - won a few hundred then 2) a 50p EW yankee on Cheltenham this year won me £58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Talking of Windsor, I am off there soon for the May day bank holiday weekend, family funday, so taking the fiance and children as well for 2 nights, any recommendations for things to do in Windsor, including 2 children? Legoland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Worst: The fiver I put on Crouchy scoring the winner at Fratton Park in April 2005. Best: Doesn't apply, i've not bothered betting again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Talking of Windsor, I am off there soon for the May day bank holiday weekend, family funday, so taking the fiance and children as well for 2 nights, any recommendations for things to do in Windsor, including 2 children? Legoland is one of the obvious choices, but as an ex-passenger boat skipper in Windsor I will talk up the boat trips from the promenade! Not too expensive and fun for the kids. Plus there's a bar on board. You could picnic on the Brocas, weather pending, too. Depending on how old the children are, there's a little kiddy funfair a short walk up the promenade too. It's been there since I was a kid. Having lived there all my life it's hard to view it through the eyes of a tourist. I've never been in the castle for instance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Legoland No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 best £2000 on Gallileo 2001 King George, won at 4-6 worst - £500 on bosra sham in the Eclipse, about 99 i think that was dont really bet that much these days, take a couple of hundred quid to the greyhounds now and then, or about £500 to royal ascot, thats about it although a large wager on geoff ogilvy for the masters this week might be a licence to print money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Best- £25 on Spain to win the Euro's and Villa to be top scorer @ 40/1 Worst- £10 on Saints to qualify for Europe in relegation season.... Oh and Ogilvy? Never, Garcia £5 e/w and Tim Clark the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 6 April, 2009 Share Posted 6 April, 2009 Oh and Ogilvy? Never, Garcia £5 e/w and Tim Clark the same we wont be able to spot garcia with a radar. hes all over the place at the moment, he cant putt, and he has a shocking record at augusta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublesaint Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Best- £25 on Spain to win the Euro's and Villa to be top scorer @ 40/1 Worst- £10 on Saints to qualify for Europe in relegation season.... Oh and Ogilvy? Never, Garcia £5 e/w and Tim Clark the same Garcia is the 'new Colin Montgomerie', he is either very very unlucky or one of the biggest chokers in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintedwill Posted 8 April, 2009 Share Posted 8 April, 2009 read this today... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7989249.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 8 April, 2009 Share Posted 8 April, 2009 Best: Henry to score a hattrick in the final game at Highbury Put £10 on at 40-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithd Posted 9 April, 2009 Share Posted 9 April, 2009 worst - anything i've back tipped by Hatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted 9 April, 2009 Share Posted 9 April, 2009 Had a good first day at Cheltenham this year but that was all internet money, can't beat that feeling of having the cash counted out in your hand. My fondest memory was Cheltenham Festival 2000, I'd already collected on Monsigneur in a Nov Hurdle, one of Henrietta's, whose name escapes me, in the Sun Alliance Chase and a sizeable chunk on Edredon Bleu, in the Champion Chase (I loved that horse). I really liked the look of a Mullins horse in the bumper, it was probably his 3rd string in the race, it only had one form line on fast ground at Tralee the previous summer but it had Charlie Swann on board Joe Cullen, £50 at 14/1. I was one of only a few in the stand shouting Charlie home. Still remember that buzz. After collecting I couldn't get to the car quick enough, every pocket I had was bulging with used notes. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeem Hardison Posted 15 April, 2009 Share Posted 15 April, 2009 I won a sh*tload with an accumulator on Massive Bereavement and Onion Terror last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 15 April, 2009 Share Posted 15 April, 2009 Only ever bet small amounts so it doesn't stand up to previous posts and I stick with boxing mostly "stick to what you know". Best: Calzaghe 1st round knockout of an east european guy (forget his name) at 28/1. Hasim Rachman beating Lennox at 10/1 Barrera beating Hamed at 8/1 (now that was easy money - anyone who'd seen Barrera fight Morales could see how that one would play out). Worst: Just about anything I put on the National. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labibs Posted 16 April, 2009 Share Posted 16 April, 2009 I'm not an overly heavy better, I dabble on the horses and the footy sometimes, but I stick the old adage and 'only bet what I can afford to lose' Best - Won £200 from a £5 placepot at Newbury a few months ago, was pretty happy with that. Worst - got stung badly on the Euro's this year. Just seemed to back the wrong team in every match I bet on. Bet quite heavily on Croatia to do a severely weakened Turkey outright in the knockout stages, that last kick of the game equaliser really hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWoody83 Posted 16 April, 2009 Share Posted 16 April, 2009 My best bet was in 2003, £100 on Warrsan to win at Newmarket, was up against Millenary that day, one of Godolphins top string. Didnt take a price, watched in horror as he drifted from 6s to 12s (i thought something was seriously wrong!) he cruised home by about 5lengths! :-) Worst bet Brazil to win World cup 2002 & not doubling up with Ronaldo top scorer!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 16 April, 2009 Share Posted 16 April, 2009 Best was a tenner on 'Arry to back to Pompey the day Perrin left, got 14/1 with Fred I think... Not a huge win, but still my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 16 April, 2009 Share Posted 16 April, 2009 Best could be Widdrington to take over as Saints boss in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rut Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 My longest ever winning odds on one event is 66/1. This was the price Saints were to score the most goals in the Prem the day they put 6 (S-I-X) past Man Utd. I only put a quid on but still a great bet. Coral dropped this bet off of their coupons as rarely did the favoured teams score the most goals. Most fans (like me) would back their own team and often a long odds one would win it. Good thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Ladbrokes used to to a 5 team accy special for a fiver. It came in for me winning me £544! Must be about 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 28 April, 2009 Share Posted 28 April, 2009 Best bet would probably be £50 ew on Collier Bay in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham 1996 at 16's ( SP 12/1). In those days I could afford that size bet but no longer I try and forget my worst bets but somewhat perversely it was probably a £500 bet on a 1/2 shot when I made the near fatal error of chasing my losses. Luckily it won but it was still an awful bet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonswan Posted 1 May, 2009 Share Posted 1 May, 2009 Biggest win = £250 + £50 stake, banked today. £50 @ 5-1 last June on Saints relegation, when I heard of Portvliet/Wotte appointment. That was never ever ever going to work. I'm not gloating. Feel free to Google Kevin Cullis. Worst loss £150 on Italy to beat USA, couple of World Cups ago. It was a punch-up resulting in a draw. I will never bet on Italy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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