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British horse racing punter wins £1.4 million from £2 bet
09 Mar 2011 at 05:31hrs | Views
A British horse racing punter has won £1.4 million (nearly R16-million) after placing a bet of £2 (about R22)
Heating engineer Steve Whiteley hit the jackpot in his five-race accumulator at Exter racecourse on Tuesday.
The 61-year-old Whiteley says "I'm not a horse racing man". "I only go once or twice a year."
The final horse of the accumulator was 12-1 shot Lupita.
Earlier victories came from Black Phantom (12-1), Ammunition (16-1), Mr Bennett (16-1) and Lundy Sky (5-1).
Jayne Amor of the Tote bookmaker says Whiteley "came to us after four races to check if he had been reading his ticket correctly".
Heating engineer Steve Whiteley hit the jackpot in his five-race accumulator at Exter racecourse on Tuesday.
The 61-year-old Whiteley says "I'm not a horse racing man". "I only go once or twice a year."
Earlier victories came from Black Phantom (12-1), Ammunition (16-1), Mr Bennett (16-1) and Lundy Sky (5-1).
Jayne Amor of the Tote bookmaker says Whiteley "came to us after four races to check if he had been reading his ticket correctly".
Source - Byo24News
