Brilliant video. It shows how hard Barry worked to keep ahead of the game. Even when he gets home, his mind is onto what’s happening tomorrow. It’s got to be so stressful. Fair play to his wife & family too, it’s great when the money is coming in, but how do they switch off.
Met Barry Many Times On Trackside Thee Halcyon Days Be long Gone Loved When He Fronted Us (Thee Billy Bunters) Especially At Brighton Pure Proper Bookmaker. Gentleman Geezer.
Really miss Dave Smith who was interviewing Barry, got the boot for a wrong call on the line in a photo, he had such a natural commentators voice, hope you are keeping well chaps.
1998, I can remember most of these races he's talking about. Great betting year for me. I had a Yankee come in that included Danielle's Lad at 33/1 and Ocker at 25/1, also had a nice touch on Kendall Cavalier in the Welsh Grand National at big prices, amongst various other decent wins. Halcyon days... And don't think I've backed a winner since.
@@jakubwidlarz It was a 50p EW lucky 15. Only had three win those two and another at 10/1, the other one was second. Still paid out £3980 in total. Fair bit of money in 98 for a 19 year old. If the other one had won, it would have been up towards £30K. It was a Friday afternoon towards the end of the year; I watched the results come in on C4 Teletext 😂
@@philvalentine7665 I'm planning a Lucky 63 for Cheltenham next month. Lossiemouth, Shishkin and Constitution Hill are locks, maybe Facile Vega and Marie's Rock too.
You prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know a trick to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot the password. I would love any assistance you can give me
@Thatcher Kane thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
I just came to say the very same m8! U know his 'Fearless Freddie' nickname as he'd take mega bets from JP back in the day? He wouldn't take a bet off my old man at the dog track one night & I'm only talkin hundreds!! So he wasn't that brave according to my Da! 😂
Could someone please explain how it used to work in the old days, before tickets were automatically printed. Here he is handing out tickets to customers and quoting the number, seemingly without writing down any of the details of the bet. How would he have kept track of everything?!
@@davidmargetts1110 Thanks! I would have thought that might cause issues regarding the specifics of the bet...people saying they staked more than they really did and blaming him not hearing properly etc. Interesting to see how technology has evolved the game!
@@TopBoon yes david is right, I was a Clark for about ten years at dog tracks and the horses, when you place your bet with any bookie the bookie with call your bet out ,for example you have ten pounds at 2/1 barry will call to me 20 pounds to ten ticket number 48 n I will write it down instantly ,the Clark is the man who stands behind the pitch with a big white book n pencil in there hand , lastly the on course betting is dead as I and many more people have lost our jobs , when before it wasn't just our jobs it's was our life ! ! !
@@sachasacha5930 but Barry calls them out as superhuman speed! 2/1 is easy maths but say someone bets 7.50 at 9/4 - could the bookies seriously work that shit out so quickly?? Unbelievable brains on these guys.
@@DdotRay86 I was a Clark doing this job and believe me it was fucking hard work, and if you make a mistake, God help you, ur get a mouth full and told next time you've lost ur job , I no what ur saying for instance someone wants £18.50 at 11/4 at just before the race when it's proper busy and I can't work it out instancely I will write in the book 18,50 at 11/4 then when the race is being run I'll work it out As there running but someone like barry won't like it cause your job is to be a human computer ,the worst bet I found was people who have something like 8,50 EW on the favourite at 13/8 , but I honestly loved the job and miss it terribly , used to get 25 years ago 80 quid a meeting with a bonus if we won ,remember it's around 3 hours work and you really only work horses ten minutes before the race till the off ,and the greyhounds ur doing 5 mins before the race till the off
Brilliant video. It shows how hard Barry worked to keep ahead of the game. Even when he gets home, his mind is onto what’s happening tomorrow. It’s got to be so stressful. Fair play to his wife & family too, it’s great when the money is coming in, but how do they switch off.
We don’t switch off.
Met Barry Many Times On Trackside Thee Halcyon Days Be long Gone Loved When He Fronted Us (Thee Billy Bunters) Especially At Brighton Pure Proper Bookmaker. Gentleman Geezer.
Excellent and all up front and honest
Interesting bookie - want to explore more of his world. Btw, cut the latter bit - irrelevant.
See the work he put in. And he was on star sports sayin nah no work just fill the board take the money and away ya go. Aye right bazza
Really miss Dave Smith who was interviewing Barry, got the boot for a wrong call on the line in a photo, he had such a natural commentators voice, hope you are keeping well chaps.
Agreed. Pretty sure he does dog commentary still but may be wrong.
1998, I can remember most of these races he's talking about. Great betting year for me. I had a Yankee come in that included Danielle's Lad at 33/1 and Ocker at 25/1, also had a nice touch on Kendall Cavalier in the Welsh Grand National at big prices, amongst various other decent wins.
Halcyon days... And don't think I've backed a winner since.
Always respected you Phil, a nice fella who never got too excited when you won nor too down when you lost
How much did that Yankee bring in?
@@jakubwidlarz It was a 50p EW lucky 15. Only had three win those two and another at 10/1, the other one was second. Still paid out £3980 in total. Fair bit of money in 98 for a 19 year old. If the other one had won, it would have been up towards £30K. It was a Friday afternoon towards the end of the year; I watched the results come in on C4 Teletext 😂
@@philvalentine7665 I'm planning a Lucky 63 for Cheltenham next month. Lossiemouth, Shishkin and Constitution Hill are locks, maybe Facile Vega and Marie's Rock too.
Proper bookie
Just checked Barrys still living all the best big man 👍
You prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know a trick to log back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the password. I would love any assistance you can give me
@Royce Ricky instablaster ;)
@Thatcher Kane thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Thatcher Kane It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thank you so much you really help me out :D
@Royce Ricky Happy to help =)
7:55 carpet is 3/1 as it used to take inmates 3 years to make a carpet in prison.
I think it was 3 months, rather than years
@@stephenfoz1307That makes more sense
So a carpet is £500 ?
I learned this from a BBC documentary about the Fruit and Veg market in London 😂
Took me 3 month to get into my misses carpet 🤸
That guy has more addictions than your average mug punter!
WTF is that t-shirt at the start🤣
Definitely a woman’s ‘top’
It's his missus top (he says it brings him luck!!) 😂
@@mcvicarross7 cross dresser!
He looks like he's wearing the wifes blouse . I thought he was a good judge , but he's getting the inside info .
Diamond Geezer Mr Dennis
Is big Barry still with us? One of a dying breed 🏇🏇🏇
Still going. Star sports had a wee video on him. 81. Slowed down a good bit but the mind still there
he died 20 years ago as a bookmakerer?
Double carpet 33s
I wonder if those track bookies ever got robbed as they drove about with bags of cash
'Fearless' Freddie Williams famously did after one day at Cheltenham.
I just came to say the very same m8! U know his 'Fearless Freddie' nickname as he'd take mega bets from JP back in the day? He wouldn't take a bet off my old man at the dog track one night & I'm only talkin hundreds!! So he wasn't that brave according to my Da! 😂
You are better staying at home n laying n backing on betfair.
That's an Amiga, isn't it?
Primera
Is Barry still with us
This man moaned like he'll about betfair and people using information.
Hello calling the kettle black were is Barry getting is information from
The first 10 minutes or so is missing.
It’s at the end of the bookies never lose video
Could someone please explain how it used to work in the old days, before tickets were automatically printed. Here he is handing out tickets to customers and quoting the number, seemingly without writing down any of the details of the bet. How would he have kept track of everything?!
He has a clerk who writes every bet down in a ledger
@@davidmargetts1110 Thanks! I would have thought that might cause issues regarding the specifics of the bet...people saying they staked more than they really did and blaming him not hearing properly etc. Interesting to see how technology has evolved the game!
@@TopBoon yes david is right, I was a Clark for about ten years at dog tracks and the horses, when you place your bet with any bookie the bookie with call your bet out ,for example you have ten pounds at 2/1 barry will call to me 20 pounds to ten ticket number 48 n I will write it down instantly ,the Clark is the man who stands behind the pitch with a big white book n pencil in there hand , lastly the on course betting is dead as I and many more people have lost our jobs , when before it wasn't just our jobs it's was our life ! ! !
@@sachasacha5930 but Barry calls them out as superhuman speed! 2/1 is easy maths but say someone bets 7.50 at 9/4 - could the bookies seriously work that shit out so quickly?? Unbelievable brains on these guys.
@@DdotRay86 I was a Clark doing this job and believe me it was fucking hard work, and if you make a mistake, God help you, ur get a mouth full and told next time you've lost ur job , I no what ur saying for instance someone wants £18.50 at 11/4 at just before the race when it's proper busy and I can't work it out instancely I will write in the book 18,50 at 11/4 then when the race is being run I'll work it out As there running but someone like barry won't like it cause your job is to be a human computer ,the worst bet I found was people who have something like 8,50 EW on the favourite at 13/8 , but I honestly loved the job and miss it terribly , used to get 25 years ago 80 quid a meeting with a bonus if we won ,remember it's around 3 hours work and you really only work horses ten minutes before the race till the off ,and the greyhounds ur doing 5 mins before the race till the off
oh poor barry
the turk is code
Noo he’s not got 2 bob 😂
Barry sure loves a bottle neck of punters.
Dave nevison.WHO.
Dave Nevison used to have a column in The Daily Record m8.
@@mcvicarross7 still a useless tipster.
@@andymatthews7617 lol does he still do a 'tipster' thing?
@@mcvicarross7 probably on sky, I'm not sure though.
@@andymatthews7617 I remember yrs ago going back & checking his predictions & ur quite right he couldn't pick his nose! 🤣
so you should pay to get in you take enough money off mugs.