ONE Grand National punter was celebrating turning £13 into more than £76,000 after Corach Rambler’s pulsating victory.
Derek Fox’s amazing ride on the National hero – which came in an action-packed race delayed by protesters – was one of five winning selections.
PACorach Rambler’s National win helped one punter pocket £76,000[/caption]
Incredibly, it all came down to the final race of the Aintree Festival.
There, 18-1 Florida Dreams snuck up the inside to win the bumper and secure the whopping payout.
The punter placed a 50p Canadian bet totalling £13 in all.
Their bet got off to a flier when the well-handicapped West Balboa won the 3m Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle at 2.25.
Jockey Harry Skelton coasted home on the horse trained by his brother Dan.
Next up was Irish Point, who was steered to Grade 1 victory in the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle by Davy Russell.
The legendary Irish jockey, who won the National three times, twice on Tiger Roll – retired for a second time later in the day.
The Gordon Elliott-trained Irish Point was backed at 13-2 but won at 5-1.
Sire Du Berlais completed an incredible double after winning Cheltenham’s Stayers’ Hurdle at monster odds.
The 11-year-old surged home at Aintree to take the Liverpool Hurdle at 8-1 – despite hitting 199-1 in-running.
Corach Rambler won the National at 10-1 before Florida Dreams struck in the last.
All in all, the £13 stake returned £76,473.
William Hill spokesperson, Lee Phelps, said: “Finding winners at Aintree is pretty tricky but one of our customers picked out five today and it’s meant they’ve had a day to remember.
“Their 50p Canadian bet totalling £13, which featured Grand National winner Corach Rambler among their selections, returned £76,473 and they’ll certainly be going home with a smile on their face.”