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Sir Hubert Torrington knew better than most that the surest way to win is to cheat. With the backing of the al Hassans - one of the wealthiest and most influential families in racing - the time had come to stage the coup of his life. Abdel al Hassan; rich beyond belief and a phenomenally successful specialist in genetics and cloning, adored his mother above all else. Ever since her humiliating disqualification at Royal Ascot he had been determined to restore her to her rightful place as the Grande Dame of racing. Between Hubey's racing know-how and Abdel's scientific ingenuity, they cook up the coup of all racing coups, an almost infallible way of winning the English Derby, and restoring Madame al Hassan to glory.
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Sir Rupert is in a unique position to write this book and many will see it as semi-autobiographical in places. He went to Harrow with the likes of racing journalist John McCirrick, Desmond Stoneham and Julian Wilson. He was riding in gallops by the age of 16 and won his first point-to-points while still at school. After school, he spent most of his time riding and racing. By the mid 1970s he was in London running an office of a financial institution in the city, which was heavily connected with the Mafia. This connection soon forced him to leave the country, in fear of his life. It also led to a warrant for his arrest by the Metropolitan Police who were interested in what his work had involved. He went to Rhodesia and became one of the most successful smugglers in Central Africa. In 1979 in an ill-timed attempt to please Margaret Thatcher's new conservative government, the Smith Regime tried to use Sir Rupert as a political pawn by offering to return him to the Metropolitan Police. The resulting attempt to force him back to England failed when Sir Rupert fought his way off a British Airways plane whilst it was at Jan Smuts Airport, South Africa. A de jure attempt at an illegal kidnapping by the Metropolitan Police, Foreign Office, Rhodesian and South African Governments had failed. Since returning to England Sir Rupert has written a number of books. No one knows more about the history of gambling, especially crooked gambling, than Sir Rupert. He was responsible for the highly successful set of books Great Racing Gambles and Frauds.
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE BY RUPERT MACKESON. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. 286 pages clean and tight. Bet Like a Man is a fast moving thriller set in an upper class world of aristocrats and the seriously rich - all of whom are on friendly terms with racing's ruling elite, The Jockey Club. Sir Hubert Torrington knows better than most that the surest way to win is to cheat and with the backing of the al Hassans - a well established Franco Arab racing family, he has the chance to stage the coup of his life. Abdel at Hassan, who is a leading light in genetics, adores his mother above all else. He is determined to see her restored to her rightful place as the Grande Dame of racing following the unfathomable disqualification of one of her horses at Royal Ascot. These two old Harrovians cook up the coup of all racing coups, an almost infallible way of winning the English Derby and restoring Madame al Hassan to glory. It had nearly been achieved in 1844 when Levi Goodman won the Derby with a 4-year-old `ringer' called `Running Rein', but he was caught before he could benefit. Throw in the trainer - American born Marietta, Countess of Elwood - a beautiful woman trying to make it in an unashamedly man's world, and Madame's rapidly failing health, and it becomes a battle of resolve to see the horse past the finishing post. Not only is the book an enjoyable and amusing read, it lifts the lid in an enthralling way on how various betting coups work in racing - some barely legal and some outright criminal. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 139813
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