Horse Racing Punter Lands Incredible £155,000 Win from a £14 Stake

Jockey with Dark Blue Silks Leading Race

The Dubai Duty Free International Weekend meeting at Newbury is one of the standout festivals held late in the British Flat season.

And for one Sky Bet customer, it’s a meeting they’re likely never to forget after they struck it big at the 2026 edition over the weekend.

The anonymous punter laid down a total stake of £14 across 14 each way six-fold accas of £1, selecting combinations of seven horses in their multiples.

And with that magnificent seven all obliging, with six winning and one placing, the individual was able to walk away with a handsome £155,705 in all.

Here’s the lowdown on one of the biggest payouts in horse racing betting this year.

Time Course Selection (Odds) Result
1:37 Newbury Pearl River (15/2) 1st
1:55 Ayr Ice Max (9/2) 2nd
2:12 Newbury Nabati (5/2) 1st
2:30 Ayr Station X (16/1) 1st
2:47 Newbury Balzac (11/2) 1st
3:05 Ayr Silent Beauty (2/1) 1st
3:40 Ayr Pellitory (18/1) 1st

International Success

Our punter got stuck into the early afternoon racing at Newbury by backing the 15/2 chance Pearl River in the first race of the day.

Richard Hannon’s three-year-old started the season slowly but has steadily improved, finishing a handy second in a handicap at York earlier this month.

So he headed to Newbury in decent nick, and with top jockey Silvestre de Sousa in the saddle, punters had every right to expect a big run.

And that’s exactly what they got as Pearl River, running out of the weights, took keen hold early on and simply refused to buckle under pressure – making it all to win by more than two lengths.


In the next race, Nabati – well fancied at 5/2 – was on the coupon. The Group 2 Mill Reef is always a competitive affair, but Nabati has been well schooled by Charlie Appleby and finished second at Newbury earlier in the season.

Despite a sluggish start, William Buick was able to get a tune from the two-year-old and chalked up yet another big festival win for the Godolphin team – this one by the finest of margins from the staying-on Jolivette.

Champagne On Ice

Having been gelded and then enjoying a much-needed 77-day rest, little was expected of Balzac late in the campaign.

But he returned in decent fettle earlier this month at Ascot, finishing second in a handicap, so Jane Chapple-Hyam must have felt as though the operation was a success.

Having booked Ryan Moore for Newbury, she would have been delighted as Balzac made the most of a handy mark – gaining 11lb on Paddy the Squire from a rating gap of just six points – to beat Iain Jardine’s horse by a nose.

Ice Max hadn’t run for more than 100 days prior to his return at Ayr on Saturday, but he showed no ill effects of a lay-up at the end of a season in which he scored a handy third in the Huxley Stakes.

Contesting the Doonside Cup, Ice Max got off to a quick start and led with two furlongs to go under an enterprising ride under Sam James.

But that lack of competitive action may just have been a factor as he weakened heading for home and had to settle for second place – still, a useful 9/2 placer for our punter.

And they were back in the winner’s circle to some tune next time out as Station X did the business at a cool 16/1.

The four-year-old cut his way through the 23-runner field and had just enough gas to hold on in an electric finish – eleven of the runners separated by barely two lengths heading to the line.

You Beauty!

That left just two live runners on the coupon.

Next up was the shortest priced pick of them all, Silent Beauty, who made serene progress to back up an eye-catching win at Ripon back in August.

The Group 3 fillies race at Ayr was well contested, with the impressive Ruby Moon and Dark Issue in the field.

But they were no match for Silent Beauty, who responded expertly to David Egan’s cajoling in the final throes to get home by more than a length from Ruby Moon.

Last, but by no means least, was Pellitory, who shocked most – apart from our punter – to win the Ayr Gold Cup from an SP of 18/1.

He travelled beautifully, hit a tough patch heading for home, but found just enough to hold on to victory under Danny Tudhope to complete the most miraculous set of six-fold accas you are likely to see.