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How one man took on the French betting system — and kept winning against the odds

14 April 2018

9:00 AM

14 April 2018

9:00 AM

About a third of the way through this book I worked out that I had an unbeatable system for winning at the horses. All I would need was a degree in mathematics, or access to someone who has one, a lot of research on horses, jockeys and racecourses under my belt, including inside knowledge, and a little seed money.

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