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British horse racing punter wins £1.4 million from £2 bet

by Byo24News
09 Mar 2011 at 05:31hrs | Views
A British horse racing punter has won √Ǭ£1.4 million  (nearly R16-million) after placing a bet of √Ǭ£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".

Source - Byo24News