Clare Balding’s dad wins £5,000 on 100-1 bet he placed over two decades ago

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READ MORE: Jockey suffered stroke mid-race and went blind in one eye after horror fallBuick agonisingly missed out on becoming champion jockey last year, with Oisin Murphy claiming his third straight title in controversial circumstances.Murphy rode 11 winners in September 2021 despite the fact that he should have been isolating after returning from a holiday in Greece.However, there will be no such heartbreak for Buick this time around, as he goes into Champions Day comfortably ahead of nearest challenger Hollie Doyle.What is the longest you have ever waited to win a bet?

Let us know in the comments section belowAll that is set to land Balding a tidy payout, with Tote honouring the bet despite it never formally being recorded, and he is set to donate his winnings to the Injured Jockeys' Fund."I am absolutely thrilled he has fulfilled the potential I always knew he had - and I have finally had a successful bet!" explained Balding to The Sun. "My late brother Toby, who won the Grand National as a trainer, would be proud."Buick will have a chance of another winner on Saturday when he rides 2021 Derby winner Adayar in the Qipco Champion Stakes.

He is set to go up against 1-4 favourite and best racehorse in the world Baaeed in the race.The 34-year-old has played down his celebration plans ahead of his crowning moment, though, admitting: "I went out last year to be champion jockey so to go down by one or two in the end, you are thinking I don't want to get into that situation again."My agent [Tony Hind] said we are going to have to go hard early - go as hard as we can for as long as we can.