Chrome, my Grandads story. He had an allottment alongside Teeside Park Racecourse (then Stckton Racecourse) he was asked by a visiting trainer if they could hire some buildings for the day as there weren't enough stables on the Course;and he agreed. Later the trainer gave him three tips rank outsiders but all with a good chance.

The next day he and my dad went to the races (a first for my Grandad) he put his shilling on the first horse, it won at monumental odds! they had some lunch and a few beers out of the winnings and waited till the next one was running, he put whatever was in his pocket on the second one at something like 50-1, it won, they went and shouted the bar, and had a great time till the last race, he put what was left (a substanial amount in those days) on the last one, ......it got beat in a photo finish at massive odds, so he done the lot.

When he got home, staggering and singing, my Gran asked how did you do?

he said "ah, I lost a shilling"