An Irish punter is almost €55,000 richer after their speculative Rachael Blackmore bet, placed last year, landed after today's Gold Cup win.
The punter, from the west of Ireland, placed a €10 accumulator bet on Honeysuckle in the Champion Hurdle (backed at 7/4 in November, won at 8/11), Energumene in the Champion Chase (4/1 in November, won at 5/2), Allaho in the Ryanair Chase (7/2 in November, won at 4/7), and Flooring Porter in the Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle (10/1 in November, won at 4/1).
And with his first four horses up, going into today, he woke up this morning knowing he stood to win a potential €54,540 off the back of A Plus Tard (7/1 in November, won at 3/1) if Rachael Blackmore did the business - and so she did.
Speaking to Paddy Power, the Galway man, who asked to remain anonymous, said: “I couldn’t believe it really. Rachael Blackmore is just unreal. I watched it somewhere else because my internet wouldn’t be great. But I was never in any doubt.
“I honestly didn’t think it would come down to this (the Gold Cup result). Shishkin was the main man in Queen Mother Champion Chase, obviously, so when Energumene won, I couldn’t believe it.
“Obviously, I had to back Flooring Porter, being a Galway horse. I just said I’d go for it and do the accumulator, so I stuck the €10 on.
“I wouldn’t normally back horses. I’d only have the odd flutter. But Cheltenham is Cheltenham.
"This is the kind of thing you only ever read about. It’s unbelievable!”
THE BET
STAKE €10 ACCUMULATOR AT ODDS OF 5450/ 1
- Honeysuckle at 7/4 (won at 8/11) = running total €27.50
- Energumene at 4/1 (won at 5/2) = running total €137.50
- Allaho at 7/2 (won at 4/7) = running total €618.75
- Flooring Porter at 10/1 (won at 4/1) = running total €6806.25
- A Plus Tard at 7/1 (won at 3/1) = TOTAL WINNINGS €54,450
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