- A participation of £ 5 returned more than £ 55,000 in Tote's Placepot in Cheltenham the first day
- Arkle Hot favorite Majborough Losing in a ruined place many bets of bets
A fortunate bettor made a dream start for the Cheltenham 2025 Festival by winning the whopping £ 55,253.50 of a participation of £ 5 on the first day.
The 11,050-1 winner was bet with Tote in the famous Placepot, who sees racing fans try to predict six horses that will win a place in their respective races.
After taking his winning receipt to a bag kiosk in the course at the end of the day, the betting was forced to wait a time for his money.
This is because after the scan of the receipt, the betting corridor until it marked a problem by showing the message: 'insufficient funds to pay. Contact your manager.
A photo of Till's message was later shared by Tote Racing X (previously Twitter) along with an image of the betting SLIP and the title: “We have been cleaned in @cheltenhamraces.”
Only one of the selections of this bettor really ended first when Jango Baie won the Arkle persecution by Nico de Boinville and Nicky Henderson.
This betting slip saw a fortunate better to win more than 55,000 discount on £ 5 the first day of Cheltenham
There was not enough money in the until Tuesday afternoon to pay the bettor immediately
Of the six horses in the Slippot Slipot Winning, Jango Baie was the only one who won his career
But the other selections arrived in the first three, apart from the uproar, which still won a place to finish fourth in the Winter Fred's youth disability obstacle, since there were 22 runners.
A total of £ 826,757.28 bet on Placepot on the first day, with only 74.82 units sharing the dividend.
The betting slip of many tractors were ruined in the second race after Arkle Hot Majborough could only end third in a field of five, thus losing a place.
That crash result left only 12% of live tickets in the third stage of six.