Chepstow Races 22 July 2011
The 5 hard core gamblers gathered in Cardiff and set off
in JR's people carrier. The trip was full of conversation
of tips and strategy...less rowdy then the trip home....at
least Roachy was able to keep his full focus on the road (and
his strategy)...
Can't remember the exact monetary ups and downs, but in summary
- Dan was leading the winning stakes until the last race,
where as normal, having had success in all but one of the
previous races, he bet on almost every horse in the last race
and didn't make a good return though he was still in credit
come the end. Richie had a 'big' win on the last race, especially
as he was 'slightly' pissed and bet on the same horse twice
- thankfully it came in a winner!! JR being the semi professional
gambler, with his strategy which he stuck to, and therefore
came home even, Goff was down as was Britpop, but neither
by 'that' much.
The beer had flowed during the races, which made the trip
home more lively...Goff, Richie and Dan in the back seat with
a camera...Darren in the front and JR trying to drive. We
finally made it back to Cardiff, where JR dropped off the
crew and he returned home.
The remaining 4 'hit' the town, and were very close to hitting
each other...well, Richie and Goff were after Richie pilfered
Goff's prize possession - a pen - from his jacket pocket.
Being pissed, Richie can't remember doing this and then forgot
where he put it - fortunately it was found 30 mins later under
a table (that we weren't sitting at). Within this 30 minutes
there was soon to be a tradition of face slapping...Everyone
was surprisingly drunk come the end of the night, so much
so, that a random girl in a queue managed to defuse the hostilities
from the pen and slapping by making the pair apologise to
each other, Britpop managed to get into a lesbian club, and
then allowed some of it's attendees to attach a false nail
onto his finger...which he soon regretted as he couldn't get
it off.
All in all a very enjoyable night out, everyone leaving happy
and on good terms...though no one can really remember much
of what went on...it's taken me until Feb 2012 to recollect
this much....one thing that i can remember - there was (unfortunately)
no trip to any recently opened table waitress club...served
by (semi) naked girls...like last time...still always next
year...
The 5 gamblers - Goff, Richie, Dan, JR and Darren
|
Britpop trying to summon the Luck gods |
JR focusing on the road on the way home |
Richie looking a little pissed
|
but it's all friendly |
cheeky smile |
mmm...you can see where this is going
|
and we're off (on the M4) |
JR looking concerned |
no no - all fun
|
and friendly... |
Britpop in the front |
getting some attention
|
surely JR should be looking at the road...? |
Richie feeling the love |
Darren wanting the love
|
and then regretting it |
ah - sweet |
almost back in the city
|
somehow, eventually made it 'home' safely - well driven
JR |
All happy in the pub (old O'Neill) |
Where's my pen?
|
who cares |
take that |
bouncer looming
|
and the inevitable...the stand off |
and that nail... |
back
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