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The fifth, five years on

The fifth, five years on

It’s the fighting fifth at Newcastle today. It’s often a small field and can be a bit tricky, but it usually contains some opportunities. Only five runners and Binocular is almost evens, that’s a tricky set up.

It’s also the Hennessy Gold Cup. I have fond memories of this race as five years ago today I traded it live at the IX Investor show for Betfair. Seeing a betting company at an investor show was a shock for many people …

26/11/2011 | By More
Blast from the past

Blast from the past

I was wading back through my archives the other day and realised I am older than I thought! I actually placed my first bet on a betting exchange on June 5th 2000. It wasn’t on Betfair but on Flutter, Betfair’s early rival. I didn’t start on Betfair till the 18th June.

On the 5th June, I had a whopping £5 bet on the FTSE up or down market. A day later on the interest rate market and my first sport …

10/02/2009 | By More
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