Maybe not so well know away from racing circles, fearless Freddie Williams the infamous bookmaker who took on racing legend JP McManus a number of times, has died after suffering a heart attack at his home in Ayrshire. Freddie will forever be remembered for his big money jousts with McManus and the fact that he never walked away from a bet.
Unfortunately he also hit the headlines a couple of years ago when attacked by a masked gang putting £70,000 into the back of his car after a day of racing at Cheltenham. However, while the attack obviously alarmed him he hired a helicopter to take him too and from Cheltenham last year. When you consider that it cost him a staggering £90,000 to fulfil a boyhood dream and buy pitch number two at Cheltenham, fearless Freddie was not short of a few pounds!
He was often know to take six figure bets from McManus and they both seemed to have great respect for each other, in a sport which is often ultra competitive. Freddie made it to the top of the bookmaking profession from nowhere and was a well known celebrity in racing circles. At just 65 years of age the sport has lost one of its more colourful characters.
Maybe not so well know away from racing circles, fearless Freddie Williams the infamous bookmaker who took on racing legend JP McManus a number of times, has died after suffering a heart attack at his home in Ayrshire. Freddie will forever be remembered for his big money jousts with McManus and the fact that he never walked away from a bet.