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Actor Andy Linden (Mundungus Fletcher Harry Potter, John the Watch Count Arthur Strong, Dad The Business, Angry Neighbour Not Going Out) loves horse-racing. His one-man play recounts the fluctuating fortunes of an ageing horse-racing tipster, adrift in the modern world of technology and desperate to beat The Bookies.

5 stars - Get Your Coats On - ‘A masterclass of thoroughbred character acting.’ 4 stars - Northwestend.com – ‘Mesmeric, the hour passed in an instant, but stays in the memory much longer.’

Baxter is an old-school horse racing tipster, who runs an outmoded telephone tipping line. He’s a true lover of horse racing, basing his tips on his contacts, watching races and understanding horses. He’s an anachronism in the modern world of computers stats, flashy websites and online gambling.

What’s the difference between saying your prayers in church and saying them at the racecourse? At the racecourse, you mean it!

Baxter recounts his life in racing: a disastrous day at the races while self-medicating toothache; a miraculous tipping spree inspired by his crazy postman’s dreams; the arm-wrestling, pipe-smoking paramour who got away; and the great duel of wits between Baxter’s street-smarts and a number-crunching online upstart. Baxter dreams of one day having a great win and bashing the Bookies. But let’s face it, no one ever beats The Bookies. Do they?