yes i did lay it on thick. and i did that deliberately. there's a lot to achieve when you are 18 and its a valuable time of life when used well.

there's nothing wrong with studying the horses and betting sensibly but I would be taking up the guitar and getting a degree and opening the batting for my local cricket club. i only played competition cricket for 25 years and loved all of it. after i retired from cricket i decided to get another hobby which turned out to be having a punt and playing golf which got overtaken by working every weekend for 15 years. now back on saturdays having a punt and ejoying it. down here in those days only the rich learned music and went to university but today these things are in most people's reach.


it is not place to lecture people on this forum and i know i appear to be doing that but i feel better for giving the advice.
as i said at the end of my last post best wishes to newby I hope i have helped.

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