Gary Wiltshire
AKA ‘Belly from the Telly’, Gary Wiltshire is a betting expert with over 40 years experience in the betting jungle.
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About Gary Wiltshire
The imposing presence of Gary Wiltshire has long been one of the familiar and colourful sights on the racecourses and dog tracks of Britain. Biggest of the big gamblers, Gary has been punter, racecourse bookmaker, and in recent years television pundit, heading BBC coverage of the betting ring. But there are two sides to Gary Wiltshire.
On one side he is the genial, wise-cracking personality revelling in every angle of the betting business, the poor boy made good, with racehorses running in his colours and a personalised number-plate on his Mercedes. On the other side, he is an experienced punter with extreme highs and lows.
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The story tells how from the age of five he could calculate the return on a bet; how he would serve the Kray twin's family at his father's flower stall in Leather Lane; how he famously lost £800,000 on the day of Frankie Dettori's 'Magnificent Seven' at Ascot and then sold all he had so that he could pay off every penny he owed, and started again. It is a remarkable rollercoaster ride of good and bad fortune, by turns hilarious and heart-rending.
The story tells how from the age of five he could calculate the return on a bet; how he would serve the Kray twin's family at his father's flower stall in Leather Lane; how he famously lost £800,000 on the day of Frankie Dettori's 'Magnificent Seven' at Ascot and then sold all he had so that he could pay off every penny he owed, and started again. It is a remarkable rollercoaster ride of good and bad fortune, by turns hilarious and heart-rending.
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#BettingPeople Interview with Star Sports - 1/4
#BettingPeople Interview with Star Sports 2/4
#BettingPeople Interview with Star Sports 3/4
#BettingPeople Interview with Star Sports 4/4
Fancy A Flutter? Your guide to the betting ring - Lovethe Races
Frankie's Magnificent 7 - Betfred
It started like any other day...little did we know - Betfred
Gary Wiltshire at his betting shop with mad darts fans in Butlins
My Endorsements
Harry Redknapp
"If there was a King of the Betting Jungle, Gal would be odds-on favourite, from The King of the Jungle"
The Observer
"Contender for the best racing book of 2011"
Frankie Dettori
"The 'Magnificent Seven' at Ascot in September 1996 was the greatest racing day of my life - and the worst day of Gary Wiltshire's. How he came back was almost amazing as how he got there in the first place. Read his story."
John Parrott
"They don't come any larger than life than Gary Wiltshire. Beneath that big smile lies a brilliant brain and an extraordinary story."
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