2022 - World Snooker Championship

The bets:

Judd Trump - £4 @ 9/2

Zhao Xintong - £1 e/w @ 50/1

Kyren Wilson - £1 @ 14/1 (free bet)

Placed by: P

What happened:

Zhao went out in the second round, 13-9 to Stephen Maguire

Wilson fell at the same stage, by the same score, to Stuart Bingham

Trump reached the final but was no match for Ronnie O'Sullivan

2022 - US Masters Golf

The bets: (each way terms all 1/5 odds top ten with the exception of Zalatoris who needs to make the top eight)

£2 e/w Justin Thomas @ 11/1

£2 e/w Brooks Koepka @18/1

£1 e/w Paul Casey @40/1

£1 e/w Thomas Pieters @ 100/1

£2.50 e/w (free bet) Will Zalatoris @ 33/1

(Casey withdrew before the first round so money back on that one)

Placed by: P

What happened:

Koepka and Pieters missed the cut but Zalatoris (T5th) and Thomas (T8th) both delivered on the place part pf the bets without ever looking like they might catch winner Scottie Scheffler.

It adds up to £22.90 in the win pot.

Gamblor - a partial history

As best as it can be remembered anyway.

Notable wins 

£134.00 - 12 Dec 2004 - Arsenal 2 Chelsea 2 and Thierry Henry to score first - £2 @ 66/1

£98.00 - 23 July 2023 - The Open Championship, Brian Harman - £1 e/w @ 80/1*

£92.50 - May 2014 - World Snooker Championship, Mark Selby £5 e/w @ 11/1

£84.50 - 4 Mar 2022 - UK Open darts, Danny Noppert - £1 e/w @66/1

£66.50 - Apr 2004 - MCI Heritage golf - Stewart Cink - £1.50 e/w @ 33/1 

£61.25 - 5 Oct 2007 - World Grand Prix Darts, James Wade - £2.50 e/w @ 18/1

£50.00 - 4 Sep 2004 - England v Austria, Frank Lampard to score first - £5 @ 9/1 

£48.00 - 19 June 2022 - US Open Golf, Matt Fitzpatrick - £1.50 e/w @ 25/1

£42.50 - Apr 2010 - World Snooker Championship, Neil Robertson - £2.50 e/w @10/1 

£41.00 - 14 Mar 1999 - Boxing - Lennox Lewis v Evander Holyfield to draw - £1.09** @ 40/1 

£41.00 - 10 Nov 2001 - England 1 Sweden 1 + David Beckham to score first - £1 @ 40/1 

£40.10 - Aug 1998 - US PGA Championship - Vijay Singh - £1.09** e/w @ 33/1 

Other bits

First bet - 1 Jan 1998 - Leeds to win the FA Cup £6.54** (£3 e/w) @14/1 - lost

First win - Feb 1998 - Mark Ramprakash top scorer in 4th test £2.18** @ 7/1 - won £16

First golf pick up - Mar 1998 - Doral Ryder open, VJ Singh £2.18** e/w @28/1 - won £5.33

First golf win - Apr 1998 - MCI Classic, Davis Love III £2.18** @12/1 - won £26

First football win - Oct 1998 - England 3 Luxembourg 0 £1.09** @ 7/1 - won £8

* Total pick up on the Open was £118.59

** 9% tax on betting until it was abolished in the 2001 budget