The Coup That Failed
(N.Z. Preu Xnioetnllori— Copyright > LONDON, Dec. 16. The Dagenham dog race coup that nearly robbed bookmakers of £lO million has officially failed, the "Sun” reports.
The National Sporting League and the National Association of Bookmakers told members last night that all off-course bets on the race at the Dagenham dog track in Essex were null and void. The decision was a bitter blow to more than 1000 punters throughout Britain who were not involved in the coup but who held tickets that could have won them £lOOO each, the newspaper said. "ConaolaUon Prizes” At their bookmakers’ discretion, they would now receive “consolation prises" of about 30s each. The betting coup was led by 37-year-old John Turner. About 100 men, working for a syndicate, queued at the 31 totalisator windows at the Dagenham dog track to keep others away. Their bets turned a race’s three favourites into outsiders and produced tote odds of 9872 to 1 on a winning bet.
In the High Court in London last week Mr Justice Pauli held that the "brilliantly successful" coup was not an unlawful conspiracy and gave judgment for Mr Turner.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30936, 17 December 1965, Page 17
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