A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races by Keith Armstrong

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Authors: Keith Armstrong
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Skippers Dairies on Boxing Day.
    What I propose, is that one of each group travel in one of Fishers plain unmarked vans, and two of you go by car. Linton has modified each of the vans and they have a concealed locked box under the seats accessed from the year of the van. After the meetings have finished, make your way to the van, put your coats into the van and two of you travel home by car. The vans assemble back at Skippers either later that day, although some you who are at the southern tracks, might have to stay over night depending on traffic. I will leave it up to you, but whatever you decide, just make sure you make it back here at some stage by the next day.
    At no stage acknowledge one another at the tracks, and try not to make it obvious what you are doing, just try and lay as many bets as you can, and vary the amounts as we have already discussed and if you can, put on a few bets on the tote.
    Now we are going to take a slightly different approach as to how we placed our bets at Catterick.
    We cleared £280,000 on that day, but not a single favourite won, so I don’t think we can just rely on money laundering and outsiders coming in to maximise our situation, so here’s what I propose.
    One of the team will place £500 on with as many bookies as possible to try and cover every horse in the race, one will place £10.00 on with as many bookies as possible and the third person will place a bet of £5.00 so at least you will get between £40.00 and £45.00 in kosher money back.
    In addition and time permitting if you can, place £500 on with the Tote at as many windows as you can.
    You will need to rotate your betting for each race, so the same person doesn’t place the same amount on each race and it doesn’t look like a pattern is developing, you will have to be careful these bookies are not mugs.
    I think that by varying our bets we are less likely to draw attention to ourselves, plus we should get a good return from our winners especially if an outsider comes in. I think by placing some £500.00 bets it will swell the coffers of the bookies, so they will be less likely to be suspicious of any betting scam.
    Linton has done up three sheets for each team as to how you are to bet, and he will also include three copies in each pack of the racing paper the Sporting Chronicle, showing all the runners at each of your respective meetings.
    I suggest you study this before you set off from Fishers place, so you have an idea how many horses are in each race, and this will help you plan out your day. Of course you will buy a race card at the various meetings when you get there, and these will give you the latest up to date and specific details of the horses in each of the races.
    For our new recruits Kenny has made the coats with ten special pockets on either side inside of the coats. The idea is that you will each have £100.000 packed in ten thousand in each of the inside pockets on the left inside of your overcoat. When you place your bets, place the change in the right inside pockets of your overcoat. This will make it easier to sort the cash at the end of the day, plus we don’t want to be placing kosher money back on with the bookies.
    Kenny has made the coats in such a way that they don’t look bulky when they are packed with the cash, but it may start to bulk up when you are getting fives, tens and twenties back in your change.
    You will probably have to make your way to the van, to make a drop into the concealed box at some stage, just try not to make it obvious. There will also be a further £250,000 in each van, just in case things go better than we expect and you are able to lay more bets than we think. It could also be used for one big punt on the last race, but use your discretion, the last thing we want is to make it obvious what we are up to.
    Don’t put any of the duds in the box leave it in your coats just fold them and put the coats in the box at the end. Remember we want to make it as easy as possible

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