Wednesday 9 March 2011

Punter wins £1.45m on a £2 accumulator

Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.uk

A heating engineer from North Devon has won £1.45m on an accumulator, after placing an original bet of just £2.

Steve Whiteley, 61, from North Tawton, hit the jackpot at a meeting at Exeter racecourse, which he had attended on a free promotion.

Mr Whiteley said he was "not a horse racing man" and only went once or twice a year.

The final horse of his six-race accumulator, Lupita, ridden by Jessica Lodge, won at odds of 12-1.

Steve Whiteley and Lupita
Steve Whiteley with winning horse Lupita
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