So, when the juices and espetadas
were flowing at the daughter's birthday party and Papa O
said ‘It’s the July tomorrow. Why don’t
you guys come around for a braai,’ my mind turned
to Bali.
Last year the July Handicap quartet paid
over R400k.
That
should take care of Bali right?
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I used to be an avid punter, but years ago
I grew tired of being ‘One Out.’ And lost interest.
When I used to play, if I played the Pick Six I would have
five winners. One Out.
If I played the Quintet I would have four winners. One Out.
If I played the Jackpot I would have three winners. One
Out.
I made up my mind to just take one bet in
the main race, and armed with a bottle of Jam under one
arm and a bottle of tonic water under the other, I headed
for the White House.
I waited patiently for the main race, resisting
all temptations and proddings to ‘try’ a small
bet in the early races.
I boxed 7 horses and played the quartet for R300 and the
same horses for the Trifecta for R200.
The quartet paid R15k, and you guessed it,
I had the first three past the post. But the fourth place?
One Out.
Fortunately I won the Trifecta, but it only paid R430.
By now I was Jamming so I promptly and fairly
blindly played another quartet in the following race.
One Out.
So much for Bali.
Looks like we’re back to Belhar for now.
