Horse racing news: William Hill applaud shrewd punter who turned tenner into nearly £50,000
William Hill have been hit by a remarkable weekend winner as one shrewd punter landed an each-way sixfold from just a £10 total stake, returning a cool £47,351.56.
The bet featured selections from Cheltenham, Doncaster, and Newbury, but unlike most big acca winners, only included one winning selection.
Horse racing news: William Hill become first headline sponsor of Cheltenham Showcase meeting
William Hill are delighted to announce their sponsorship of Cheltenham’s two-day Showcase meeting, becoming the first headline sponsor of the curtain-raiser event of the National Hunt season.
The meeting begins on Friday and sees the leading bookmaker launch the Jumps season alongside their backing of Saturday’s Group One Futurity Stakes at Doncaster and Sunday’s Old Roan Chase at Aintree.
Horse Racing news: Racing punter turns 8p E/W Lucky 63 into nearly £30,000
William Hill have been stunned by a remarkable 8p each-way Lucky 63 landed on Tuesday, when five winners across Redcar, Yarmouth and Wolverhampton turned one punter’s £10.08 stake into £29,732.09.
The winning began at Redcar when Just Typical scored at 18/1, followed by Mademoiselle at Yarmouth (6/1) and a Wolverhampton treble with Ghisa (20/1), Ten Carat Harry (11/1) and Advertorial (11/2).
Despite a 25p Rule 4 on Ten Carat Harry and a losing leg at Uttoxeter, the bettor was able to walk away with a near-£30,000 total from five successful selections.
Horse racing news: Shrewd punter turns paltry 52p into nearly £12,000 by picking seven winners
William Hill have been left scratching their heads after a shrewd punter turned their Saturday 26p each-way multiple into £11,777.04, picking seven winners across the action from Haydock, Kempton, Stratford, and Ascot.
Horse racing news: ‘A loss to Irish racing’ – Sir AP McCoy on closure of Thurles Racecourse
Sir AP McCoy has told William Hill that Thurles Racecourse will always hold a special place for him after it was announced this morning that the Irish track is closing.
The 20-time Champion Jockey won his first-ever race at the Tipperary course all the way back in 1992, when Legal Steps scored for Jim Bolger, and the William Hill ambassador has expressed his sadness that the venue will shut its doors with immediate effect.
Horse racing news: Shrewd Hertfordshire punter lands juicy £39k payout from William Hill
William Hill have been hit by a big racing winner as a shrewd Hertfordshire punter landed a £39,021 total return from two bets on Wednesday evening’s action from Ffos Las and Kempton.
The bettor combined these selections in a £20 four-fold accumulator which returned £15,470 as well as a £10 Lucky 15 returning £23,551.
Wimbledon news: First day of SW19 Championships set for record temperature, says William Hill
Today could bring the hottest temperature ever recorded at Wimbledon, according to William Hill, as the leading bookmaker is offering 3/1 that the 35.7C record, which has stood since 2015, will be beaten.
SW19 could also be hotter than a range of worldwide destinations, including Ibiza (1/2) and Miami (4/7).
Royal Ascot 2025 news: William Hill’s biggest liabilities revealed ahead of horse racing extravaganza
Just under a week out from Royal Ascot, William Hill have revealed which of next week’s runners stand to be the biggest losers in their markets for the Royal Meeting.
The five-day extravaganza from the Berkshire track is one of the marquee events in the betting calendar, and the leading bookmaker can reveal that Karl Burke’s speedy juvenile Zelaina, who looks set to line up in the Queen Mary, tops their list of the worst liabilities.
Horse racing news: Haydock punter turns £12 into over £23,000
William Hill have been hit by a stunning weekend four-fold as a racing punter walked away with a cool £23,715.15 from a £6 each-way four-fold on Saturday’s action from Haydock, with over £7,000 of those winnings coming from William Hill’s Best Odds Guaranteed concession.
Horse racing news: Cheltenham Festival 1/6 to start on ‘Good-to-Soft ground’
With an increasingly dry look to weather forecasts, William Hill think it looks very likely that the Cheltenham Festival will start on “Good-to-Soft” ground next Tuesday.