Tip Off: A deadly racing thriller with high stakes
By (Author) John Francome
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
7th April 2000
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and / or mystery fiction
823.914
Paperback
384
Width 110mm, Height 180mm, Spine 24mm
210g
Its every punters dream to beat the bookmakers and Toby Brown is doing it regularly. The son of a top trainer, Toby has a telephone tipping service that is slowly bringing the old enemy to its knees.
A plea from the bookmakers prompts a Jockey Club investigation which uncovers a plot of murder and jealousy where the stakes being played for mean more than just money - and where one horse, Better By Far, lives up to its name.Ex-National Hunt Champion Jockey John Francome is a broadcaster on racing for Channel 4. He lives in Berkshire.