20-03-2023, 11:39 AM
Anyone remember the ITV Seven on World of Sport in the 70's? My dad was a big punter and came up with six wins and was on a six-figure sum - a lot of money in those days ( ) - to win if he got the seventh. Seeing him in front of the telly every Saturday afternoon watching the racing was just routine until that afternoon. As each race came in, the tension mounted and we were all rivetted when the seventh race came up. The nags lined up to into the starting gate and then a particularly lively one jumped over the gate and down the field. After several minutes he was caught and returned to the stocks. That horse came in second. Of course, it was me dad's seventh choice and had it not bolted before the race, it would surely have won. Talk about the one that got away.