Genius punter cashes out for over £10k from £4 – despite picking LOSING bet
FOUR quid doesn’t get you too far these days, maybe your morning coffee if you’re lucky.
But for one Betfair punter this weekend, their £4 punt pocketed them just shy of £11,000 — despite picking a LOSING bet.
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That’s because the genius bettor cashed out after leg five of his six-fold horse acca, in which the final runner didn’t even manage a place!
The bet concerned the Sky Bet Super Series held at Hamilton racecourse on Sunday.
Having missed out on the first race, the £2 each-way punt was placed on the remaining six races on the card.
The first winner rolled in with Quintus Arrius holding on to win by a neck at an SP of 5/1.
Then My Little Queens obliged in leg two, backed at 13/2 before running off at 3/1.
Pisanello (19/5) and Jordan Electrics (9/1) came next to make it an incredible four from four.
It would get better yet when Geremia won for Jim Goldie and jockey Paul Mulrennan at 9/2.
The winning bet
Betfair punter's selections from Hamilton
- 4.15 Quintus Arrius 16/5 – WINNER
- 4.45 My Little Queens 13/2 – WINNER
- 5.15 Pisanello 19/5 – WINNER
- 5.45 Jordan Electrics 17/2 – WINNER
- 6.15 Geremia 9/2 – WINNER
- 6.45 Aqwaam 11/2 – FOURTH
Stake: £2 each-way
Returns: £10,812
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That left the ultimate decision, whether to cash out or let it ride into the final leg – Aqwaam in the final race who was 11/2 but backed into 7/2.
The five-figure cash out of £10,812 was too good to knock back and the punter cashed out before the lucky last – which was a good job with his selection coming only fourth.
Betfair spokesman Barry Orr commented today: ‘’It’s an unbelievable bet to land for just £4 quid.
“They races came one after another and his excitement levels must have been building throughout the afternoon.
“Luckily for him he opted to cash out as if he hadn’t he would have had a zero return on his bet with Aqwaam finishing 4th of nine runners in the concluding race of Hamilton’s card.’’
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