A lucky punter scooped £5000 at Glorious Goodwood this week after betting on a rank outsider at 150-1.
The horse, named Qirat and ridden by Richard Kingscote, caused a huge shock on Wednesday at one of the most prestigious events in the global racing calendar.
The victory, which came after Qirat finished 27th of 30 runners on his last trip to the track, makes the horse the longest-priced winner of a Group One race in Britain since the grading system was introduced in the early 1970s.
And the racer had been backed by three incredibly lucky punters, who no-doubt left the Chichester race course with huge grins on their faces.
One attendee scooped £3750 off a 150-1 punt on Qirat, while another won with a whopping £4500 off a £30 stake.
But it was an unnamed punter from Hampshire who won the biggest return, taking home £5000 after placing £50 on the unlikely winner.
Qirat, ridden by Richard Kingscote, caused a huge upset at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday
One lucky punter scooped a whopping £5000 after placing £50 on the unlikely horse at 100-1
A Paddy Power spokesperson said: ‘We’ve seen some shocks in our time, but this one might top the lot!
‘Fair play to the punters who backed Qirat to win, despite it looking a lost cause before the off.
‘We’ll be reached out to all of them this week and asking their Lotto numbers!’
Such was the surprise of Qirat’s victory that even his trainer Ralph Beckett expressed his shock in a post-race interview.
He said: ‘He’s always threatened to be a good horse, I’ve just never managed to get it out of him until today.
‘We set out to go 12-second furlongs. That was the plan and that’s what he did, it’s as simple as that.
‘They didn’t sit close to him and that is the end result. When he went past Serengeti, I could see they were not coming and I was fairly confident he would not stop.’
Despite being rated 24lb inferior to the race’s favourite Field of Gold, Qirat eased past him.
John Gosden, the favourite’s trainer said: ‘He got a little unbalanced coming out of the dip into the bend, but I am not making excuses.
‘They ignored the pacemaker and paid the price.’
