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Originally Posted by moeee
I only wager and observe the small greyhound Pools , and there are some remarkable and Huge Wagers that take place in the last seconds before the close of betting.
Monitoring the pools often gives the impression that SOMEONE is getting on after the jump.
If the Bookies aren't doing it , then who?
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Ok. I think I can now see where you may be coming from. ( maybe )
I do not think you can bring greyhound pools into the equation of the bookies being the major players if you accept my view that they are only the middle men.
I understand greyhounds a little bit being involved with them on and off for a long time. I have owned a few , about six and my best was a Group 3 winner and top grade at Albion Park.
I have this feeling that over the last ten years the sport has gone back to its old ways. The punter is gone except for a few stalwarts and some guys who stand on a stand with a satchell around their necks who call themselves bookies.
It is well known that the money goes on in the last few minutes. The pools are so small that if the owner, trainer and connections want a bet they cannot get set with the majority of bookies, they have to go tote.
They cannot afford to give too much of a leg up to the public hence the money goes on as late as possible,
I have said also that in quite a few cases the price at the jump is not the same at the finish. But this is another story that deviates a little from the original point that bookies are major tote players.
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