[AusRace] Dr.Nick

[Ken Blake]

Nick Aubrey finally revealed !!!

 

Bookmaker Rob Waterhouse estimates the exit of the mysterious professional
punter known as Dr Nick from Australian racing will cause a stunning six
percent drop in turnover on racing across the board.

It has been said that Dr Nick, whose strength has partly stemmed from his
anonymity, is a big whale punter in the realm of Zeljko Ranogajec who has
bet perhaps billions of dollars on Australian racing.

Waterhouse knows Dr Nick, whose identity is shrouded in secrecy, and says he
has "closed down his Australian operation" which employed a large staff
across many betting syndicates.

Waterhouse blamed increased taxes on bookmakers, which in turn meant they
were offering worse odds, for Dr Nick's decision to abandon Australian
racing.

And he said the flow-on impact could be disastrous for the racing industry.

"What I do know is that Dr Nick has closed down his Australian operation,"
Waterhouse told Racenet.

"I suspect he probably accounts for six percent of Australian (racing)
turnover so you would lose that straight away.

"I think his turnover through totes and pre-post and Betfair would be six
percent (of total Australian turnover).

"It must lead to a drop in prizemoney.

"The real problem though is that it is a symptom of a disease, the taxes are
just too high.

"It is not just him, Sean Bartholomew has been the biggest punter at the
races but now he has become a much smaller punter and concentrates on
England and America.

"Zeljko was the biggest punter in Australia still bets quite a lot, but
nowhere near as big as he once did.

"It is all in response to taxes."

KB

 

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