Derek Thompson.

Step forward that act of God in the shape of Arrive, the winner at 6-1. Tommo: Too Busy To Die by Derek Thompson is published by the Racing Post, price £20. Deliciously indiscreet and always entertaining, Derek has countless stories to tell, but the most interesting story of all is his own, and for the first time, good and bad, happy and sad, he is telling it.This book has sat on my to-read pile for a ridiculously lengthy time, due to an influx of books and my own novel to complete, so it was a pleasure to finally settle down with it one sunny afternoon, which is entirely fitting as the book is nothing but bright and sunny, much like the author himself. Every tip is 'a pearler' that will put his clients 'in clover', every defeat attributable to factors beyond his control: the jockey, the misleading going, the 25-1 shot that should never have been there. 'All horseplayers die broke,' wrote Damon Runyon in 1938. To all my friends forwarding 6d and two SAE's I will present this THREE-STAR CAST-IRON PLUNGER and we will have the win of our lives and all the bad luck forgotten.' What does Tommo find on his visit to The Crown Hotel in Bawtry??!!! Fighting off stiff competition from The Sweeney, he was confirmed as our survey's worst telephone tipster of the four weeks we covered only on the last day of 25, thanks to a clean sweep of five losers at Newbury and Thirsk, including 11-8 and 7-4 favourites. Tommo brings this same effortless quality to his other job, that of professional tipster. 'Bounty Queen was indeed a great disappointment,' Vernie writes, 'but anybody leaving me now because of bad luck would indeed be a "puzzler". Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Originally from Middlesbrough in North East England, Thompson, who turns 70 in July, 2020, began broadcasting on local radio as a teenager, before joining BBC Radio Sport in 1972 and ITV Sport in 1981. Hugely popular, infectiously enthusiastic and boasting almost as many catchphrases as Sir Bruce Forsyth, Derek is the racing fans' favourite. In short, they were never going to put callers ahead of the game. In the Channel 4 Racing Guide to Form and Betting , Thompson's advice to readers is brief: 'Never bet odds-on - it's as simple as that.' Of the 89 horses tipped by Thompson - many of them obvious and short-priced - 72 were beaten. At 71p per tip, Thompson was practically benevolent by comparison. He still ran up losses of £748.10. Benedictine was second. The essence of the tipster's art has always been to convince the gullible that the bookies can be bashed and that enormous profits are … Flick through the Racing Post and you will find him, along with many others, casting his net for more customers. September 8th 2013 That, said Tommo, was 'a very personal question'. It was as if Pontefract had never happened.

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