A mystic punter loved an ideal begin to the Cheltenham Festival – by choosing all seven winners on the opening day and pocketing £35,000.
In distinction, it was a depressing begin for the bookies as coach Willie Mullins landed a hat-trick of favourites in Gaelic Warrior (5/2), State Man (4/11) and Lossiemouth (4/6). At longer costs had been Slade Steel (9/2), Chianti Classico (11/2) and Lark In The Mornin (6/1), with Corbetts Cross (5/2) bringing dwelling the extraordinary pay-out of £34,825.94 from an outlay of simply £5 from one William Hill buyer.
A William Hill spokesperson mentioned: “It wasn’t Day One of the Cheltenham Festival for us, and one fortunate punter took bookie bashing to the intense as they went via the cardboard to land a close to £35k payout from only a £5 stake.
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“Rachael Blackmore got the accumulator off to a flyer when Slade Steel won the Supreme, followed by all three of Willie Mullins’ hotshots flying home at short prices, either side of Chianti Classico’s triumph in the Ultima.
“Neither of the final two races were won by favourites, but this punter had a keener eye than most to pick Lark In The Mornin in the Boodles, before Corbetts Cross romped home by 17 lengths in the last, to comfortably bring home almost £35k.”
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Winning alternatives
13:30: Slade Steel – 9/2
14:10: Gaelic Warrior – 5/2
14:50: Chianti Classico – 11/2
15:30: State Man – 4/11
16:10: Lossiemouth – 4/6
16:50: Lark In The Mornin – 6/1
17:30: Corbetts Cross – 5/2
As nicely because the bookies, it was a tricky opening day for coach Nicky Henderson, who has withdrawn a number of runners on day two, together with Queen Mother Champion Chase hope Jonbon.
Henderson went into this 12 months’s Festival below a cloud following the withdrawal of Champion Hurdle title holder Constitution Hill and a disappointing run of type from his steady as a complete. Luccia offered the Seven Barrows handler with a lift when ending third behind State Man within the Champion Hurdle, however his different 5 runners on Tuesday had been all pulled up.