The pair then handed the floor to Marverine Cole, who was reading the show’s news bulletin which went out hourly. Swain revealed that bosses at the racing festival have made changes to the course and the race itself to ensure safety and welfare for the horses running. Cole continued, “So I always used to study the horses and look at form…”
Garraway, 56, chimed in and asked Marverine about her time in the bookmakers. “Were you ever tempted to put a bet on yourself?”
she asked as Ray was still stunned at Marverine’s confession. Kate’s co-star responded, “Always. Do you remember a time when someone came in and you went, ‘Oh my god, do you want to do that?’ – with thousand being put on?”
Cole recalled as she responded, “No, what I remembered distinctly was that it was a bookies in Lozells,” Adil quickly chimed in a reminded viewers that Lozells is an inner-city area of Birmingham, as Marverine stuttered through her story. “Lots of people used come in and bet, and kind of splash on some pound coins,” she recalled.
