Lucky Ladbrokes punter turns £20 into £96K from just four races at Southwell
A LADBROKES punter from St Helens turned £20 into a jaw-dropping £96,578 thanks to a stunning string of victories at Southwell.
The bettor placed two bets on the second half of Friday's card, including a £1 Lucky 15 and a straight £5 four-fold accumulator.
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The winning bets
Ladbrokes
Southwell - Friday 21st March 2025
- 19:00 - Dutch Kingdom - 14/1
- 19:30 - King Of Fury - 12/1
- 20:00 - Toby Tops - 6/1
- 20:30 - Sevensees - 10/1
BET TYPES
- £1 Lucky 15 (£15 total)
- £5 four-fold
TOTAL STAKE - £20
TOTAL RETURNS - £96,578 (£21,503 from L15 & £75,075 from four-fold)
And, against all odds, every single selection came home a winner, despite none of them being the race favourite!
His picks — priced at 6/1, 10/1, 12/1, and 14/1 — defied expectations, but it was the first leg that truly set the tone.
The 19:00 feature race saw 2/1 favourite Legal Reform attempt to lead from start to finish, only to be dramatically pipped at the post by 14/1 outsider Dutch Kingdom in the final stride.
That photo-finish proved pivotal, as without it, the total return would have been a comparatively measly £1,343!
With momentum on his side, King Of Fury (12/1) scraped a victory by a neck, before Toby Tops (6/1) stormed home in relative comfort.
The final leg saw Sevensees (10/1) fend off 2/1 favourite Moulin Booj, sealing an astonishing windfall for the punter.
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Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Our plucky punter truly has put the luck in Lucky 15 here…
"You'll do well to find a closer finish than Friday night's 19:00 at Southwell. And while there was still a long way to go in the bet at the time, that short head victory for Dutch Kingdom ended up being the £95k difference maker for our customer.
"To land the Lucky 15 to the tune of £21.5k was one thing, but to back the 15,000/1 four-fold with a fiver on top - coupled with that early drama - means this has to go down as one of the best bets we've seen in recent years."
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