FLAMBOYANT professional punter Robert Moore was found dead in his Happy Valley flat last night, after apparently swallowing 10 bags of sleeping pills and turning on his gas cooker.
Moore, 44, was found slumped on a chair in the kitchen of the Wong Nai Chung Road apartment by his 33-year-old wife, Joane Chua, shortly after 8 pm.
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.
Moore's death follows reports that he had overdosed on pills on Wednesday.
The colourful New Zealander, who claimed to have won 'hundreds of millions' on horse racing using a complex computer technology system, left no suicide note.
Moore was also the owner of Ridgway's Bar in Wan Chai, where his wife was general manager. The bar closed its doors in respect last night.