Simon Nott watches the bookies endure a wash-out with occasional outbreaks of sun

TALES FROM THE BETTING RING
CHELTENHAM NOVEMBER MEETING FRIDAY
What a glorious day to be in the betting ring. The opening Markel Insurance Amateur Riders’ Handicap Chase was a very quiet betting heat to open with at around 5/1 the field.
There was unlikely to be a monster bet and there wasn’t, but Star Sports did manage to lay a £10,000 – £100 each-way Angus Milan early on, they never had a worry. David Pipe’s What A Moment won the race at 11/1 which would have been a fair s...