Amber Gambler (8-1) grabbed a length success over Nigel Twiston-Davies' 11-4 favourite Crievehill, with Masterplan (14-1) a further length and a quarter back in third.
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Now with ian Williams,
Amber Gambler's spirits should have been raised by a recent point-to-point success and he is worth a shout for his new handler.
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Amber gamblers and belligerent bargers: festive activity leaves road users jostling for space on crowded roads, bringing out the green-eyed monster in those desperate to get through the traffic lights or get the last space in the car park.
Seven sins of driving
Years ago, there was a road-safety slogan: "Don't be an
amber gambler." These days two or three people go through the lights after the lights are actually red.
'I wonder sometimes what I have in my boot that other drivers are so interested in'
Taylor, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire WHaT I hate about other drivers: when they slow down to 55mph at speed cameras, being tailgated on the outside lane when you're doing 70mph, drivers taking the outside lane at roundabouts when there's only one exit lane, drivers straddling two lanes and
amber gamblers.
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Men are two-and-a-half times more likely than women to be
amber gamblers, even though drivers convicted of jumping red lights can typically expect insurance costs to rise by 10 per cent.
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Among the
amber gamblers, 33 per cent said they did not have time to stop while 27 per cent said they were in a rush to get to work.
We're among worst for taking chances at traffic lights
Amber gamblers who jump traffic lights make up the next largest group of convicted drivers, representing 5.3 per cent of the total, which is down 0.1 per cent on 2003.
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And if they pay no attention to the maxim 'you are what you eat' then isn't there a fair chance the '
amber gamblers' will also ignore the traffic lights, and drive straight through them on their way to Cardiac Central?
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The
amber gamblers take their selfishness behind the wheel into the bedroom.
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Among the driving errors being targeted by the patrols will be tailgating by lorries,
amber gamblers at lights and people who break rules at roundabouts.
Cops get it all on tape
Amber gamblers who try to jump red lights are to be targeted in a police crackdown in two Worcestershire towns.
Crackdown on amber gamblers
The flow of cars and pedestrians is certainly much quicker, and it has stopped all those
amber gamblers who try to jump the lights.
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TWO "
amber gamblers" were partly to blame for a road accident in which a Liverpoolman died.
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