The two oddsmen allowed to take bets from owners at the Ebor meeting found it a tough way to turn a profit
ookmaking is not a charitable enterprise, as many a punter has learned the hard way over the years, but the two bookies who stood at York during last week’s Ebor meeting came as close to selfless toil as anyone is ever likely to in their line of work. Joe Huddlestone and Keith Johnson were pathfinders for the whole profession, charged with proving that betting can operate under strict anti-Covid conditions, knowing there was little chance of chiseling a decent profit out of it.
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