Abitara 138
Admirals Flame 93
agents 73-75, 76-78, 83, 98, 100, 106, 126, 182-183, 189-190, 191, 192
Ahern, Eddie 127
Aintree, Grand National 21
Ajigolo 233
All For Laura 202-203, 209, 216-217
Allan, David 187, 190, 193-194
Always Waining 131
Army Of Angels 205
Armytage, Marcus 21
Art Of War 175
Arthur Prince betting shops 28
Frankie Dettori’s ‘Magnificent 7’ (1996) 36-37
ladies’ handicap (1999) 98
sprint handicap (1999) 99
White Rose Handicap (1996) 30
1996: Wokingham Handicap 37-38
2001: Wokingham Handicap 105, 126
2003: King George V Handicap 169
Buckingham Palace Handicap 169, 170-172
2005 see York: Royal Ascot Week (2005)
Duke of Edinburgh Handicap 179-180
Atlantis Prince 144
Axon, Peter 22
Ayr Gold Cup (1999) 109
Ladbrokes Ayrshire Handicap (2001) 146-147
Western meeting (1999) 108-109
Western meeting (2000) 142-144
Ayrshire Handicap 144
Ayr, Western House restaurant 108
Bachir 102
Bandanna 95
Barker, Sue 77
Barr, Det Sgt George 52, 57, 63
Barron, David 144, 145, 150-151, 161
Bayern Munich football club 90
BBC News 27
Wimbledon tennis coverage 77
Beaumont, Peter 15
Beckett, Ralph 146, 166, 183-184
Beckham, David 55
Belmont Park: Breeders’ Cup Classic (1995) 31, 32
‘Best of the Rest’ telephone service 24-25
betting
internet 236
on-course 84
punters’ strengths and weaknesses assessed before 227-228
five-furlong maiden race (2004) 185-186, 195
mile-and-a-quarter maiden (1999) 88
BHA (British Horseracing Authority) 140
Big Secret 181
Blue Dakota 203, 204, 211, 212, 215
Blue Sugar 138
Blues Traveller 157
Bomb Alaska 109
bookmakers’ ability to refuse bets 235-237
Bradley, Milton 197
Brearley, Stephan Derek 76-78, 100, 147
Brecongill Lad 107
British Horseracing Authority (BHA) 140
Brittain, Clive 107
Broadway, Lygon Arms 29
‘Bucketeers, The’ (partnership) 184, 188
Buckley family 179
Callan, Neil 176
Cambridge 17, 24, 30, 39, 41, 43, 45-46, 48, 64, 65, 112-113
Mitcham’s Corner 62
Newnham and house 41, 46, 57, 67, 81
Parkside police station 46-48, 49, 54, 58, 122-123
Trinity College 16-17, 18, 19, 21-22, 23, 26
Cambridge police 45, 46-48, 49-50, 52-53, 54-55, 57-59, 61-62, 63, 64, 113, 122-123
Cambridge United Football Club 35-36
Cambridge University Horseracing Society 19, 21
Candleriggs 72
Bell meeting (2006) 163
Casino (film) 227
Cassandra Go 209
Cerulean Rose 124-126, 135-136
Champions League final 90
Channon, Mick 128
Chantilly: Prix d’Arenberg, Group 3 race 147
Charlotte (girlfriend) 223
Charnock, Lindsay 106
Cheltenham 243
Champion Hurdle (2003) 133
Triumph Hurdle 26
Cheltenham Festival 229, 241-243
Cheltenham Gold Cup 243
1995 28
1999 243
Chester
handicap race (1999) 82
Lily Agnes Stakes (2005) 131, 231
Chinese government 172
‘Chummy Northerners, The’ (partnership) 78
Classic Bloodstock 34
Clifton Fox 38
Cold Turkey 138
Collins, Tony 109
‘Come up and see me’ 66
Commander In Chief 34
Coral 16
Court, Monty 25
Courting 143
CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) 44
Craggs, David 21, 33, 56, 58, 60
Cremin, Jim 196
Cretan Gift 99
cricket, betting on 14
Cristoforo 178
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 44
Irish Derby 53
Irish 1,000 Guineas 87
Phoenix Stakes, Group 1 race 131
Customs and Excise 35
Cyzer, Harvey 46, 48, 49, 54, 55, 221, 222-223
Daily Express 195
Daily Telegraph 25
Davies, Jerome 41, 42, 43, 63, 114
Dawson, Ron 34
Day, Nigel 38
Day Flight 230
Dazzling Bay 127
De Niro, Robert 227
Degg, Jakki 222
Derham, Katie 19
Desert Knight 107
Dettori, Frankie 99, 144-145, 164-165, 169
Disabuse 158
Distant Music 107
Distant Times 159
Dobby Road 147
Doncaster 17, 70-71, 124, 137, 142, 177
November Handicap (1996) 38
St Leger meeting (1999) 107
Champagne Stakes 107
May Hill Stakes 107
St Leger meeting (2000) 145
St Leger meeting (2005) 178
two-year-old breeze-up sale (2004) 182, 183
Done, Fred 76
Doug (syndicate member) 180
Dowding, Leilani 82
Down, Alistair 222
Dubai World Cup (2003) 165
Dublin 33
Duval, Claude 25
Dwyer, Martin 178
Easterby, David 148, 150, 220-221, 224
Easterby, Marjorie 128
Easterby, Mick 146, 148, 149-150, 209, 216
Easterby, Peter 97-98, 109-110, 127-128, 148, 149
Easterby, Tim 94, 96, 97, 99, 106, 127-128, 141, 148, 159, 187
Eddery, Pat 37
Ellens Academy 87, 88-89, 90, 105, 126
Elsworth, David 241
Emerging Market 37
Enfilade 82
Derby (1993) 34
Evening Promise 109
Exeter 181
Exponential (formerly Rolph) 182, 183, 184-185, 186-187, 188-192, 193-197, 248
Fallachan 71
Fallon, Kieren 95-96, 109, 163-164
Fanshawe, James 154, 160, 161, 170
Faulkner, Gavin 146
Ferguson, John 145
Ferrari car 43, 46, 48, 49, 55, 67
Ferrett, Colin 224
Fez 95
Findlay, Harry 138
Week 2: 71
Week 3: 72
Week 4: 72
Weeks 11 & 12: 92
Week 15: 95
Week 20: 104
Week 23: 105
Week 25: 107
Florida Pearl 243
Folkestone 102
seven-furlong race (2003) 159-160
Fong’s Thong 218
For Old Times Sake 30
Fort Dignity 233
Fox, Michael J 22
Fraser, Adam 39, 42, 44, 51, 61, 112
Full Monty, The (film) 66
Gareth (The Robot’s assistant) 207, 215, 216
Gay Future 109
Gibbons, Graham 180
Glover, Jeremy 38
Go Ballistic 243
Goffs 141
Golden Snake 86
Goodwood, Glorious 1999 100, 102-104
Richmond Stakes 102
mile handicap 136
Stewards’ Cup 136
2004 135-136, 194-195, 200-205, 207-209, 211-212, 213-216, 217, 218
Oak Tree Stakes 204
Stewards’ Cup 218
Graham, Paul 20
Grangeville 95-96, 108-109, 144
Great News 142-144, 146-147, 221
Great Yarmouth see Yarmouth
Green, Martin 82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 100, 109, 179
Green, Rebecca 102
Greg (computer programmer) 207, 216
Haggas, William 91, 142, 143, 146, 147, 153, 158-159, 166, 184, 193
Haigh, Vicky 159
Hall, Calvin 39-48, 49-50, 51-52, 54, 57-58, 60-61, 63, 66-67
and Adam Fraser 39, 42, 44, 51, 61, 112
associate/accomplice 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 58-59, 61, 65, 81
and attempted murder of policeman 44, 112-114
court cases 44, 62-64, 66, 81, 112
police arrest 58
PV threatened by 40-41, 44, 47, 51
PV’s phone conversations with 52, 54, 57
shotgun incident 62
Harley, Steve 66
Haydock Park 120-122, 134-135, 145, 151
August evening meeting (2001) 148-149
Old Borough Cup (2004) 176-177
Heartwood 88
Hedgehunter 243
Helena Springfield Ltd 169
Hello It’s Me 178
Hellowell, Simon 42
Hereford 27
High Chapparal 29
High Pitched 169
Hills, Michael 86
HMV 132
Holland, Darryll 166
Holly Blue 93
Hudson, Stuart 33
Hurricane Run 29
Hurst, Peter 100, 101, 103, 108
Icenaslice 213
Imtiyaz 134
internet betting 236
Inzacure 146
ITV 26
James, Kate 19
Jathaabeh 138
Joanna (personal assistant/girlfriend) 70, 220
Johnson, Mark 177
Jones, Liam 124
Kathology 157
Kelleway, Gay 34
Kelso 142
Kempton Park 242
Doncaster breeze-up sales race (2001) 147
Listed Sirenia Stakes 175
Kinsella, David 152
La Chunga 137
Ladbrokes 26, 27, 89, 143, 144, 146, 236-237
Lady Bear 136
Wynn hotel 224
Lava Flow 231
Lawrence Of Arabia 176
laying system 248
Leicester
maiden race (1999) 71
mile handicap (1999) 93
Lipscombe, Duncan 103
Little, Stephen 30
Lobilio 27
Lochnager 149
Battersea Heliport 208
City of London police 247
Covent Garden, Cannon’s gym 90
Longchamp: Prix de l’Abbaye (2001) 147
‘Love Divine’ 132
Lowther, Carl 166
Lucy (personal assistant) 220
Macaw 134
Mackay, Jamie 124
Mackey, Patrick 144
Magical Millie 102
Manchester, Reform club 122
Manchester United Football Club 90
Manndar 92
Martin (syndicate member) 180
Marton Moss 86
Mary Jane 145
Master Oats 28
Master Robbie 134
McClymont, Bill 78, 94-95, 100, 109
McCracken, John 197
McCririck, John 25
McGuire, Holly 222
Media Puzzle 132
Mercedes-Benz cars 41, 43, 58, 207, 216
Merlin’s Dancer 136, 214, 215, 218
Merry Masquerade 119, 120, 121
Midhurst, The Spread Eagle 207, 216-217, 218
Mohammed, Rashid 183
Mongan, Ian 172
Montgomery’s Arch 211
Montjeu 29
Moon Ballad 165
More Sleepers (later Nistaki) 159-160
Mr Frisk 21
Mrs McArdy 149
Mrs P 108
Munsef 137
Mutaahab 86
Mysilv 26
Neverletmego 209
New Wish 209-210, 216, 217, 218
Newbury 34, 89-90, 108, 138-139
John Porter Stakes (2005) 230
sprint handicap (1999) 88, 89-90
sprint handicap (2004) 134, 136
Super Sprint (1999) 97
Newmarket 17, 21, 70, 144-145, 171, 176
Bunbury Cup handicap (1999) 96
Listed race (1999) 92
Listed race (2005) 179
mile handicap (1999) 96
nursery race (1994) 34
1,000 Guineas (2005) 164
six-furlong handicap (1997) 30-31
six-furlong handicap (1999) 72
2,000 Guineas (2004) 131
Horses in Training Sale 179
October yearling sales 160-161
News of the World 25
Nice One Clare 105
Nicholls, David 103, 126, 195, 214-215
Nistaki (formerly More Sleepers) 159-160
Nordwind 203, 205, 209, 216, 217, 218
Northern Fleet 37
Nottingham 182, 209, 216-217, 218
five-furlong race (2004) 186-187, 189-192, 193-197
Odds and Sods 247
Old Deuteronomy 131
One Cool Cat 131
One Man 243
Paddy (Trinity College porter) 20
Patavellian 136
Penny (personal assistant) 207, 208
Pennyhill Park Hotel 127
Pertemps (recruitment company) 38, 82, 94
Pertemps FC 94, 95, 97-98, 99, 106, 108, 141
Petarga 92
Peter Paul Rubens 171
Petit Palais 79
Phoenix Racing syndicate 221-222, 223
Pips Magic 93
Pivotal Point 218
Polar Kingdom 247
Pollard, Ron 247
Ponsonby, Henry 24
Pooley, Geoffrey 100, 126, 129, 146, 179, 183, 216, 217, 245, 246
and Exponential coup 189-190, 194
and Glorious Goodwood (2004) 204, 205, 209, 210, 211-212, 214
Prescott, Sir Mark 176
Pressurise 94
Presumed 82
Prince Cyrano 147
Princely Heir 175
Private Eye 172
‘Professional, The’ (premium-rate telephone service) 21-23, 24
Pulp Fiction (film) 39
Purcell, Sonny 237
Quantica 152
Quinn, John 180
Quito 233
Racing Post 18, 25, 127, 143, 195, 196, 201
Racing UK 195
Rags To Riches 29
Red Fort 139
Red Marauder 117
Redcar
nursery race (2001) 152
Two-Year Old Trophy 145
Regal Exit 85
Regal Song 92
Renault car 50
Richards, Tim 130
River Times 96
Rix, Henry 126
Robarts, Charles (‘the Robot’) 101, 132, 189, 190, 204, 207, 217, 237
Robinson, Philip 149
‘Robot, The’ see Robarts, Charles
Rolph see Exponential
Ronnie (bookmaker) 78
Roodeye 137
Rooster Booster 133
Rosenthal, Frank ‘Lefty’ 227
Rudi’s Pet 102
Salford Express 86
Saponi 162
Scoop6, Tote 116-123, 124, 137-138
Sea Frolic 135
Secret of My Success (film) 22
See More Business 243
Seel Of Approval 154
Selfish 95
Sendintank 172, 173-174, 176-179
Seraphina 97
Sergeant Cecil 178
Sheriff Hutton 220
Showpiece 134
SIS TV service 82
Slip Stream 86
Smith, Quentin 220
mile maiden race (2003) 161-162
New Year’s Day race (2003) 155
Sports Adviser 122
Starbucks 244
Stetchworth Prince 204-205, 211, 217
Stirland, John and Joan 65
Sunday Telegraph 25
Sunday Times 196
Sunderlands 237
Supple, Willie 166
Swallow Flight 107
Swire, Bridget 84
Swires, George 224
Sydney 225
Tak (Japanese lad) 177
Tarawan 71
Teeton Mill 243
Teggiano 107
telephone services, premium-rate 21-23, 24
Tenby 34
The Gleaner 150
Thornton, Andrew 122
‘Thornton, Michael’ (security consultant) 51, 53, 55, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 65, 81
Threat 145
Three Valleys 131
Thunder Gulch 28
Timeform 186
Tinkler, Nigel 101, 145, 152, 153, 159
Tote, the 82
Treadwell, Liam 126
Treasure Chest 120
Turner, Simon 117-118, 119-120
Tuscan Dream 107
Uproar 166
Veil Of Avalon 108
Veitch, John (father) 13, 15-16, 23, 65,
Veitch, Jonathan (brother) 13, 113, 224
Veitch, Norma (mother) 13, 23, 65, 113, 147, 171
Veitch, Patrick
first betting shop visit 13-14
early strategies with horseracing 14-15
gains place at Trinity College Cambridge 16-17
works for building society 17
goes up to Cambridge 18
at Trinity College 18, 19, 21-23, 26
and ‘The Professional’ premium-rate telephone service 21-23, 24
plays sports for Trinity 22
leaves Trinity 23
and ITV interview 26
with the Winning Line 26-27, 28, 29
with Michael Tabor 28, 29-30, 31, 38
girlfriends 32, 65-66, 70, 102, 110, 151, 223, 224-225
in Ireland 33
and betting tax 35
and Frankie Dettori’s Ascot
and Calvin Hall 39-48, 49-50, 51-52, 54, 57-58, 63, 81, 113-114
threatened by Hall 40-41, 44, 47, 51, 66-67
dealings with police 45, 46-48, 49-50, 52-53, 54-55, 57-59, 61-62, 63, 64, 113, 122
leaves Cambridge 30, 45-46, 48, 64, 170
in hiding 48, 49, 54, 55, 56, 58-61, 65-67, 91, 112, 249
consults detective agencies 50-51
hires security consultant 51 see also
‘Thornton, Michael’
phone calls with Hall 52, 54, 57
Hall arrested 58
first winner as owner at Royal Ascot 45
motived at start of 1999 Flat season 69-70 see also Flat season, 1999
Trading Bets 69-70, 73, 107-108
Full Bets 70
agents 73-75, 76-78, 83, 98, 100, 106, 126, 182-183, 189-190, 191, 192
and Ladbrokes shop manager 75, 76
buys racehorses 77, 91, 94, 141, 142, 147, 150, 158, 160-161, 179, 182-183
and Tote Scoop6 116-123, 126, 137-138
big wins 109, 122, 124, 126-127, 128, 129, 130, 132-133, 134-135, 136, 137, 152, 153 see also Exponential;
Goodwood, Glorious (2004); Tote Scoop6
big losses 130-131, 137, 138-139
as racehorse owner 140-147, 150-156, 157-159, 161-163, 169-173, 181 see also Exponential;
Pevensey; Sendintank
and trainers 142
and ‘Velcro phones’ 148-149, 152
and Sinndar filly incident 160-161
and stopped horse 166
and jockeys’ tactics 167
and Royal Ascot win (2004) 169, 170-172
and Sendintank 172, 173-174, 176-179
and Exponential coup 182, 183, 184-185, 186-187, 188-192, 193-197, 248
and Glorious Goodwood (2004) 194-195, 200-205, 207-209, 211-212, 213-216, 217
and negative list horses 201-204
working year 219
sabbatical in 2007 223-224, 245
and character best suited to betting 226-228, 233
health considerations 228
losing run and recovery in 2005 229-233, 234
describing occupation to strangers 235
and betting strategy 237-244, 246, 248
future plans 245, 246, 248-249
and corruption 247
Verglas 209
Victoria (girlfriend) 32
Virginia Waters 164
Walters, Paul 55
Ward, Mr (maths teacher) 16
Wardara 34
Warner For Players 121
Warwick 135
Watson, Lucy 179
Watts, Tim 38, 82, 87, 94, 121
Wetherby: two-mile novice hurdle (1999) 141-142
White Cliffs 134
William Hill 16, 74-75, 84-85, 86, 236, 237, 247
Williams, Stuart 145, 146, 147, 154, 157, 158, 173, 183, 184, 186, 247
and Exponential 184-185, 186, 187, 188, 193, 197
Wiltshire, Gary 37
Wimbledon 56
Listed race (2005) 233
Wood, Simon 224
Wunderwood 139
seven-furlong handicap (2002) 154
York 84-86, 128, 178, 180, 220-221
Dante meeting 222
2002 134
2005 233
Dante Stakes 34
1999 86
Ebor meeting
2005 178
International Stakes (1995) 31
Lowther Stakes, Group 2 (1999) 97
mile-and-a-half handicap (1999) 84-85
Royal Ascot Week (2005) 135, 136-137
Albany Stakes 137
King George V Handicap 137
seven-furlong Listed race (2006) 128, 129-130
York, Marriott Hotel 130
Yorkshire, North 148
Zarfoot 89
Zero Tolerance 161-162, 165, 169
Zucchero 98