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'I told all my offices to close straight away as I was afraid I didn't have enough cash to pay out'
In our twice-weekly series Lords Of The Ring, we go around Britain and Ireland gaining insight from on-course bookmakers about life in the 'jungle'. Our latest instalment takes us to the Curragh.
Name: Daragh Fitzpatrick
Age: 56
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- 'Years ago if we lost £5,000, we'd have a chance of winning it back. Now you have no chance'
- 'Everyone at Galway that day seemed to back her and there must have been a queue 50 deep waiting to get paid'
- 'Our margin and the value we offer is making us much more attractive than the off-course firms'
- 'That was a brilliant Cheltenham, a great result with all the Irish getting beaten - when the Irish win it can be a really tough week'
- 'A guy turned up at Beverley one day and put £20,000 in cash in my hand - he was buying money'
more inLords Of The Ring
- 'Years ago if we lost £5,000, we'd have a chance of winning it back. Now you have no chance'
- 'Everyone at Galway that day seemed to back her and there must have been a queue 50 deep waiting to get paid'
- 'Our margin and the value we offer is making us much more attractive than the off-course firms'
- 'That was a brilliant Cheltenham, a great result with all the Irish getting beaten - when the Irish win it can be a really tough week'
- 'A guy turned up at Beverley one day and put £20,000 in cash in my hand - he was buying money'