Smug Punting: More short tales about long odds

By David Atkinson

"An eloquent, funny, well-written affair that will ring true and sound familiar to so many who spend their time trying to unravel the intricacies of horse racing": The Racing Post, July 2016. Picking up the dysfunctional threads of the original Mug Punting opus, this second collection of real-life racing and sport yarns meanders haphazardly through ten more years of furiously celebrated small-time gambling adventures. A decade of horse racing and iconic sporting moments provides the backdrop for refreshing, hilarious and honest accounts of aspirational punting, ambitious drinking and rampant escapism. Alongside the betting joyride, this warts-and-all book also finds room for sobering doses of sentiment, reflection and celebration woven amongst spleen-venting, bellyaching and nostalgia: a sure sign that mug punting has hit middle age...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518841422
• ISBN13: 9781518841422
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"