Shy Julie - A Punters nightmare Part 1

poem by: Maria Williams
Written on Feb 23, 2017

They fancied themselves "Gurus of racing", this Ron and his best mate John
So they sat down one day in an easy relaxed way
And mused on the pros and the cons
Of punting and racing, of adrenalin flow chasing
To syndicates, systems and form 
And came to the  conclusion under no delusion
With brains like theirs they would make their millions
How could they ever go wrong?
So one Saturday night when conditions were right
Armed with papers, computers and the rest
With determined breath and excitement at height
They decided to put to the test
With odds in their favour and set not to waver
On favourites systems and short sight
Wearing magnified glasses and warm woollen beanies
They were starting to see the light

The air was electric the pulses a tingle
The adrenalin high and in tune to this jingle
Lets go get em my good man Ron
Get on the phone and lay that bet on
Now hang on there John and don't be a fool
Calm down have a drink try to be cool
So what will you have Scotch Vodka or Gin
Scotch will be fine said John with a grin
This is the big one all up on this pup
A world record holder a bolter for the Cup

The race drew near the air was electric
The caller was good the crowd was ecstatic
Shy Julie the select one was rearing to go
Couldn't wait for the green light and the bunny to show
The gates were lifted she was off like a shot
Ten lengths ahead the pursuit running hot
Then much to their amazement and everyone's awe 
She stopped short in her tracks-fifty metres to go
One could almost hear the drop of a pin
She'd decided to stop and throw it all in
Sweet bashful and shy I always will be
Serves them right for trying to make a Hound out of me
T'was too much to bear Shock Horrors of Horrors
The crowd was aghast our two punters in sorrow.
What went wrong said John to that world record holder
Would you think me less a man if I cried on your shoulder
Not a word said Ron but by the look on his face
 You  could see he thought her performance a disgrace
 

This is a true story, where my husband Ron and my brother John decided to throw some big money on this World record Holder Shy Julie, who had won 11 of her 18 starts . The super stayer had this Semi final of the rich Association Cup seemingly "all parcelled up". However without warning Shy Julie propped badly and failed to complete the course, much to the punters who had backed her into 2/1 favouritism I don't think they shared my view of seeing the funny side to it.
Motto of the Story
When a female says No she means No

 

Tags: happy, humor, rhyme, beat,

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Christopher Russon commented:
Very well written poem Maria .I put a bet on a horse called pink cloud many years ago a top race horse .He lost.
Edward shields commented:
Good work.
Cecilia Crasto commented:
Another excellent poem Maria, it must have been a great disappointment for your husband and brother, but you managed to diffuse the situation with humor...well done!
Maria Williams commented:
I hope you didn't lose too much Christopher? I come from Australia, and greyhound racing is going to be banned from July this year in NSW after much lobbying against the cruelty towards greyhounds.
Maria Williams commented:
Their disappointment was short lived Cecilia, it didn't stop them having another go and I did write another poem about it shortly after. Thanks for your support,I really appreciate it.
Maria Williams commented:
Thank you Edward
Piya Paul Mudgal commented:
Nice style of expressing a dramatized version of the whole episode so poetically.
Frank Hornby . commented:
Funny poem Maria....the moral of the story could be ...that nothing is certain in life, or dog races!!........hahaha....loved the poem by the way......

 

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