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17th Mar 2016

Cheltenham punter pockets nearly £850,000 with ridiculous five-horse accumulator

Conan Doherty

When you’ve got a bit of courage, life gets interesting.

When you’ve got a bit of expertise, you can go pretty far. When your luck’s in, it’s go time. All three combined? Well, then you’re talking six-figure winnings.

One punter made an absolute fortune off a superb bet on day three of the Cheltenham festival after bring together a five-horse bet that was priced at almost 170/1.

Cheltenham Festival - St Patrick's Thursday

The bet involved a £5,000 stake for five horses (four winners and each way bets and one to place) and it reaped a grand total of £849,238.71 for coming good.

  • Vautour (Win and each way) – 1.80
  • Thistlecrack (Win and each way) – 2.25
  • Limini (Win and each way) – 1.83
  • Ballyandy (To be placed) – 2.75
  • Diego Du Charmil (Win and each way) – 7.50

And, with Walsh riding Vautour and Limini, at least two of the races weren’t left up to chance really.

Stake: £5,000 @ 170/1

Winnings: £849,238.71