ONE Cheltenham Festival punter can bag a big payday – without their horses even running.
That’s because the bettor’s amazing prediction has seen the horses he backed at big odds absolutely plummet in price.
For months, ante post punters have been piling into bets hoping to catch a future star at much bigger odds.
There have been some betslip wreckers along the way, including Ferny Hollow’s injury and Willie Mullins hinting Galopin Des Champs could be thrown into a different race.
But with less than three weeks to go until the Cheltenham roar, one punter looks to be sitting on a golden ticket.
And even if they want to cash out now, they will still have netted roughly the equivalent of a 30-1 winner.
The punter posted their £10 each way punt on Twitter.
They picked Brandy Love in the Mares’ Novice Hurdle at 20-1, Stage Star in the Ballymore at 20-1 and Facile Vega in the Champion Bumper at 20-1.
Their crystal ball must have been in full working order that day because the horses are now around 4-1, 6-1 and 10-11 respectively.
And it means from their £20 stake, the punter could cash out right now for a whopping £606.62.
Should the punter want to wait and keep the bet rolling, then they stand to win £93,860.
They are not the only one sitting on a seemingly brilliant bet.
Sun Racing told you of another who needs one horse to win to turn a fiver in £9,000.
The punter has already landed 10-1, 13-2 and 5-1 winners as part of their four-fold.
They now need current Champion Bumper second-favourite American Mike to win to land £9,281.25 from a fiver and see the 1,855-1 bet come in.
Mind you, their exploits are not as good as one punter last year, who stood to win £5,000 without his selections running.
He ended up pocketing £28,050 from one £15 bet after seeing 33-1, 10-1 and 4-1 ante post picks romp home, proving he was wise not to cash out.
