Usually, a £4000 windfall would be considered fantastic for a racing fan, but for one unlucky punter at Royal Ascot it was peanuts compared to what he should have won.
Michael Lightfoot, a former journalism student, parted with a £1 as he chanced his arm on a six-way accumulator on Wednesday. And suddenly, things started looking good when Dramatised, Eldar Eldarov, State of Rest, and Saffron Beach all came in.
At that point, he needed Dark Shift and Little Big Bear to prevail in the last two races, having placed each-way bets on both. It meant he stood on the brink of a £13,000 return.
