#BettingPeople: ED THOMPSON

#BettingPeople: Ed Thompson found he had an aptitude for maths when working out orders when selling his smallholding father’s produce in his head.

In this interview, he talks about his bookmaking career, which started with a pencil and field book at local point-to-points and culminated in working some of the top pitches in the country.

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ED THOMPSON Part 1 of 4

Ed talks about his ‘tic-toc’ persona and embracing modern technology via his son, being good at maths from an early age, learning how to clerk at point to points, being intoxicated by the betting ring and its characters, and the tale of Jet Ski Lady.

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ED THOMPSON Part 2 of 4

Ed tells us about being granted his first pitches at point to points, his hairy experience on his Epsom Hill debut when he opened his shoulders and an inexperienced man marked down the bets, he also talks about the glory days at the greyhounds when business was colossal.

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ED THOMPSON Part 3 of 4

Ed talks about the characters that used to frequent the dogs, people like Max The Shoes and Harry Findlay, greyhound racing not making it into the 21st century, and suffering for it.

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ED THOMPSON Part 4 of 4

Ed concludes his interview talking about doing his absolute cobblers when Camelot won the 2000 Guineas, the way the game is now, the best pitches he works, and any regrets looking back over his career.

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