What is Turf Deli’s Punting Pedigree ?

Was his Sire a well known bookmaker ?

Or his dam a classic winning author ?

How many Melbourne Cup winners did he ride ?

Which stables does he get inside knowledge from ?

You must like horses - do you go riding very often ?

All barking up the wrong tree, looking for a needle in the wrong haystack and biting off more than you can chew (guess who has been watching too much of "Burgos CatchPhrase" ).

Turf Deli, like most punters, cannot tell one end of the horse from the other, and the only winners he rides are from the grandstand or couch (with a very vigorous whip action).Turf Deli is not aiming to ride Melbourne Cup winners, rather he is aiming to back them - so the best experience for picking a winner is doing the form.

an analytical eye,

a nose for value,

the ability to block out the noise from mug punters sprouting opinions around him

the Olympic speed and agility needed to fill out a form in the wink of an eye and fly across the floor to place it with precision into a slot,

and to make the necessary sound effects when your horse is coming home.

Unfortunately, he also developed the first medically recorded case of pre-pubescent emphysema (these were in the days before the TABs became smoke free).

Sent to school he quickly established a niche market running a book on the Merry Go Round at the local Showgrounds, until one faithful day when the well backed favourite mysteriously took a fall. Implicated in the resulting scandal, he was banned from the fair grounds for life and swore off Fairy Floss, blaming the sticky sweet goodness for luring him into a life of crime.

Serving his apprenticeship as an on course TAB operator he witnessed the large amounts of Spring Carnival cash coming foolishly pouring through his window and quickly realised that there was more money to be made on the other side of the tote window.

Building a reputation amongst the close inner circle of friends who knew of his exploits on the track, the advent of the internet bought a new opportunity to preach the word of the punt. Kicking off with the spectacularly unsuccessful Quaddie Club in 1998, Turf Deli threw caution to the wind and returned in 1999 with a free and highly successful Spring Carnival weekly email containing tips and the odd witty comment or two.