Gambling For Life: The Man Who Won Millions And Spent Every Penny

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He is less enamoured by the ubiquitous presence of Ray Winstone peddling Bet365 while fans watch football on TV.

In the 2011 final they played France again and were rocking for the last 30 minutes, clinging to an 8-7 lead. Findlay surrendered before making that mistake and, “since then, [tracks at] Wimbledon and Hall Green closed. The day my path crossed with Simon Fox I thought I’d already lost everything but then he ran me off the road with his flash car and belittling jibes.

He has some valid points Snoop and always has, I totally agree with him regarding Ray Winstone and the likes, and when markets suddenly change, he was a character in the racing world and I've also watched the TV show about him from years ago, i just feel most hardcore gamblers all have stories, I'd happily share some of them with Harry over a beer. Can't mention the Hove dogs thing as don't think it ever went to court but sure a few on here will know about it. He had always been incongruous at the biggest meetings - a piece in the Irish Independent after the Gold Cup win made unflattering comparisons with Harry Enfield's character Loadsamoney, after which the paper published an apology to Findlay - and Findlay says that his losses were always met with glee.

I once told him his filly "Zenella" who ran in the famous "Sangster" colours was “above average” but I couldn't be sure she would win on her debut due to a few small issues she had during her preparation. That was in 2008 which happened to be the last time our yard was savaged with a virus and sick horses stared at me through bloodshot eyes and snotty noses. I'm as certain now as I was on the day that had he been ridden more aggressively the result would have been very different. By that I mean it's not 'joined up', you sometimes have to guess who or what the author is actually talking about. Royal Ascot, World Cup Finals or Wimbledon, every other event had a fair percentage of people in the crowd who didn't know that much about what they were watching, but that number was almost nil at Cheltenham.

This, Findlay admits, was the most difficult time of his life, and writing the book provided important in overcoming it. The only book that will give you a hangover' Chris Evans Breakfast Show --- The hilarious, no holds barred autobiography from sporting legend and broadcaster Alan Brazil. Every day of Findlay’s adult life, apart from the darkest times, he has watched sport and gambled on it for a living. The Irish lads who were the main owners kept him and he won a few around Curraheen Park Cork on the track but only low grade.