'Once-a-year' punter strikes Grand National gold

'Once-a-year' punter strikes Grand National gold after correctly picking TOP THREE in biggest race of the year to cool tune of £26k... Customer couldn't decide which horse to back, so went with all three!

A 'ONCE-A-YEAR' GRAND NATIONAL PUNTER scooped a whopping £26k last weekend in the most outrageous and incredible fashion, according to Ladbrokes.

The bookies have revealed one elderly woman in Surrey, entered a Ladbrokes shop just four hours before the biggest race of the year and, torn between I Am Maximus, Minella Indo and Delta Work, decided to back all three horses in a combination tricast.

A combination tricast allows the customer to select three horses, which then need to finish the race in first, second and third place, in any order, meaning the stake is multiplied by six to cover all combinations. 

That meant that when I Am Maximus, ridden by Ladbrokes ambassador, Paul Townend, crossed the line in first-place at 7/1, ahead of Delta Work (28/1) and Minella Indo (28/1), the plucky customer won a massive £26,147.60.

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "It's tough enough picking out the winner of the Grand National, but this punter has somehow managed to go two steps further by landing second and third in the biggest race of the year."

He added: "This story is made even more incredible by the method to the madness behind the bet... unsure which horse to back to win, our customer simply decided to back all three, landing - quite comfortably - one of the best racing bets we've seen in a long time!"

• Minella Indo
• I Am Maximus
• Delta Work

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