Punter pockets £15,000 windfall from ‘the kind of bet every racing bettor dreams of'

Daily Mirror

18-07-2025

The William Hill customer staked £20 on a four horse each way accumulator on the racing at Leicester and Chepstow and collected more than £15,000
A bettor has pocketed more than £15,000 from 'the kind of bet every racing punter dreams of'. The William Hill customer picked out four horses to put in a four-fold accumulator from the race meetings on Thursday at Leicester and Chepstow. A total of £20 was staked on the £10 each way bet.
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The first selection, Honrado, scored at Leicester at odds of 11-2 despite a late jockey change which saw the injured Hollie Doyle replaced by 7lb claimer Matthew Lloyd Salter.
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The Charlie Wallis-trained Due Date made all the running in the next at 8-1 under jockey Rob Hornby.
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Then Cape Flora completed a Leicester hat-trick for the punter with a comfortable success under Rob Havlin for the John & Thady Gosden stable. Backed at 4-1 she won by six lengths.
Everything rested on the final leg of the bet, the John & Rhys Flint-trained Spirit Of The Bay. The mare flashed her tail when hitting the front under Luke Morris but managed to hold on to score by a dwindling neck margin.
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Backed at odds of 3-1 she put the seal on a winning acca which netted the punter the handsome sum of £15,413, with Hill's Best Odds Guaranteed adding £3,539 to the total winnings.
William Hill spokesperson, Lee Phelps, said: 'This is the kind of bet every racing punter dreams of – it's a fantastic return from a relatively small stakes each-way bet and they've walked away with over £15,000.
'Not only have they managed to land a four-fold acca, but with Best Odds Guaranteed their winnings were boosted by over £3,500. We have got to give credit to this winning punter – they clearly know how to pick a winner or two.'