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Plumpton Races Emma Roberston discovers a new vice Like a lot of things with me, a trip to the races immediately makes me feel like I’m in a PG Wodehouse novel. And whilst, unlike Bertie Wooster, I’m not exactly ‘dripping with sporting blood’ my pulse does noticeably quicken at the thought of having a bit of a flutter. Although I’ve never won live, as it were. A couple of years ago I made a packet on the Grand National, but it’s not the same buzz when you’re not there to see it. So, for my Viva mission to Plumpton, I decide to take some advice from expert gambler and horse owner Steve Williams. I phone him from the office first to check he’ll be there. ‘I’m just studying the form now,’ he says reassuringly. Any tips? ‘Kruguyrova on the second race’ comes the reply. I scribble it down hastily. When we arrive I find my ‘dead cert’ is on at 2-1, joint favourite with Pauillac. I hesitate between them before deciding on £5 on Kruguyovra to win. I’m particularly proud when I find a bookie with better odds at 9-4. Katie, (Viva designer), shares the bet with me whilst Alex (editor) decides to go it alone with a £5 punt on an outsider, Ruairi, at 11-1. We watch the race breathlessly from the freezing vantage point of the stands. Kruguyrova has a good start as does Ruairi but Pauillac is nowhere, I’m pleased to note. Then, Kruguyrova pulls into the lead (Ruairi hangs in at about third before dropping to fourth), and suddenly it’s the final straight and mine’s winning easily. Ecstatically I d Ay O u t rush off to collect my £16.25. Not a bad start then. I find Steve in the bar flushed with his victory - already studying the form for the next race. There are three horses of interest, he tells me, and suggests a forecast bet (a bet on first and second places in the correct order). But I decide the outlay will be too much so I opt for £2.50 each-way on HereComestheTruth at 9-1. Alex and Katie come in on it with me. We watch from the rails this time - we only need second or third, I tell myself but, unbelievably, ours wins - again. This time the winnings are £32. It can’t continue I think. Back in the bar Steve has won his forecast. ‘You should have taken my advice,’ he mutters. But I’m happy with my win. Next up, Steve picks out another three horses. I opt for Mister Pink each way at 9-1 again. This time it’s almost a photo-finish and ours loses by a nose. Nevertheless, at ‘each way’ we still come away with £7. The luck can’t possibly continue and we lose on the next race - despite backing two. Then the hot tip comes in, phoned in to Steve by an even-more-expert friend of his - Running Hot, rather appropriately. We decide to put a fiver on the nose. But it’s also second. If only we’d gone ‘each way’. Finally our last effort, courtesy of a tip from an unknown at the bar, goes the same way. Still, a fabulous and informative day. And the damage? £35 outlay, £54 back. I’m hooked. When’s the next one? V Jan meetings at Plumpton: 6th and 14th 4 9 Photograph: Katie Moorman
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