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A CLARE punter certainly isn’t looking a gift horse in the mouth having beaten the odds to win a life-changing €102,000.
The horse racing fan is toasting their win after four horses landed them the remarkable six-figure windfall.
The anonymous customer put down their bets in a BoyleSports shop in the Banner County on Saturday, investing a total of €70 in a €2 each-way Lucky 15 and a €5 each-way accumulator on four horses running in the UK.
Madame Ambassador was picked out at 11/1 in the 4.27 at Newmarket and landed the first leg by less than a length, while wins for Kalahari Prince (16/1) in the 4.32 at Redcar and Dream Composer (11/2) in the 4.45 at Ascot left just one horse standing in the way of a staggering jackpot.
All eyes turned to the 5.37 at Redcar, where the winning streak was completed by a victory for 9/1 shot Helvetique.
That made it four winners from four and with betslips sky-rocketing in value to €63,698.94 and €37,528.86 as well as €1,000 in special offers added, they walked away from the shop with a jaw-dropping total of €102,227.80.
Lawrence Lyons, spokesperson for BoyleSports said, “We send huge congratulations to our big winner in County Clare for picking up such an astronomical sum of money from their Saturday racing flutter.
“With over €102,000 in the bank, it’s safe to say they’ll not forget that weekend in a hurry and we wish them all the best with their winnings.”
