A lucky Irish punter won just under €32,000 from a €5 horse racing bet on Saturday.
The anonymous Co Galway backer placed a €2.50 each way accumulator in a BoyleSports shop on Saturday afternoon, picking four horses across the UK and Ireland at Downpatrick, Sandown, and York.
The first winner was at Sandown in the 3.15pm race when History Writer obliged at 7/1. Next up was Recon Mission in the 3.35pm at York who won at 16/1.
The last two winners came from the card at Downpatrick. Mindsmadeup won the penultimate leg of the accumulator in the 4.50pm at 9/1 leaving our customer to wait on I’m An Izz Wizz in the 5.25pm.
They need not worry as Katie O’Farrell got the Liam Lennon trained horse up at the odds of 10/1. All four won returning an incredible amount of €30,915 however with BoyleSports special offers kicking in, our customer walked away with €31,915.
Leon Blanche Head of Communications for BoyleSports said: “What an unbelievable day it was for our customer in County Galway. To place a bet that totalled €5 and to walk away with just under €32,000 is really the stuff that dreams are made of. We would like to take this opportunity to wish them all the best with their winnings and offer our sincerest congratulations."
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