stars testing Racing

Punter won £1million on the horses after losing tragic teenage son to cancer

Reading now: 765
www.dailystar.co.uk

£1million on the horses after tragically losing his 18-year-old son to cancer. Geoff, 51, from Bootle, Merseyside, pocketed the "life-changing" sum at the start of 2021 thanks to one lucky race.

He was crowned the winner of Paddy Power's Millionaire Chase, a scheme which punters qualified for by placing winning bets on assigned horse races.

His luck with the horses culminated in him being assigned Langer Dan at 5/1 at the Imperial Cup in March 2021, in what was the last leg of the Millionaire Chase.

Langer Dan stormed to victory, and Geoff pocketed £990,000. Geoff said: “Paddy [Power] called me and said what’s it like to be a millionaire?

Read more on dailystar.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA