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.
Dream punt is a bookie’s worst nightmare
The winning run started with Zeus Olympios (4/1) in the Haydock opener before Valiancy (9/2) scored in the 2.25pm and Five Ways (5/1) won down at Kempton.
Abloom’s (11/2) dominant victory at Ascot continued proceedings, quickly followed by Caprelo (6/4) at Kempton.
It was then all down to two selections at Stratford, Hamlet’s Night (5/4) and Radharc Na Slaine (4/1), who both won to see the bettor land the odds.
Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “It’s the stuff of punting dreams and bookies’ nightmares for a bettor to turn pennies into thousands, and that’s exactly what happened over the weekend.
“A 26p each-way eight-fold across four Saturday meetings landed, seeing the punter walk away with nearly £12,000.
“This is a remarkable bet that’s shocked our trading team, and we simply have to salute the punter in question.”
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Winning selections and bet – Saturday, 6th September
Zeus Olympios, 4/1 – 1.15pm Haydock
Valiancy, 9/2 – 2.25pm Haydock
A War Eagle, 7/2 – 4.40pm Haydock (Void)
Five Ways, 5/1 – 3.10pm Kempton
Caprelo, 6/4 – 4.20pm Kempton
Hamlet’s Night, 5/4 – 4.45pm Stratford
Radharc Na Slaine, 4/1 – 5.55pm Stratford
Abloom, 11/2 – 3.50pm Ascot
Total stakes: £0.52 (£0.26 e/w eight-fold)
Total returns: £11,777.04
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