Robin Oakley

In defence of gambling

If it takes a big hit from do-gooding legislators, racing will be hit the hardest

A clampdown on gambling will mean the closure of racecourses and racing yards [Photo: wingbeats551]

Doing good doesn’t always work out as expected. A regular entering his local pub takes pity on an old lady seemingly fishing with a bent stick and string in a kerbside pool of rain. He invites her in for a drink. As she raises her gin and Dubonnet, he asks amiably: ‘So how many did you catch today?’ ‘You’re the eighth,’ she replies.

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