Backbord bids to hit the jackpot for professional punter.JOHN TIMMONS John Timmons (14 May 1890[1] – 21 November 1964) was a British coalminer and Laour Party politician. Miner Born in north Lanarkshire, Timmons went to St Aloysius School, Chapelhall but went down the mines at the age of 13. is in the same trade as one Harry Findlay, although the Cheshire-based professional gambler is not such a public figure. Like Findlay, though, he has enjoyed success as an owner. The Stockport-based player's biggest punt was to coldcall Newmarket trainer Lucy Wadham and ask her to buy him his first horse. "He rang me out of the blue three years ago," says the trainer, whose United was a good fourth in the World Hurdle The World Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres) on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse during the Cheltenham Festival in March. last year. "He said he had money to spend and we got him Backbord, who had won the Italian St Leger at the time. I think he was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with the stable stats and henowhas four horses around Britain, including a share in Peter Bowen's good novice Souffleur." Backbord has been disputing favouritism for the Pertemps Final as he bids to give Timmons the perfect introduction to the festival. |
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