William Hill Punter Lands Nearly £40,000 from Awesome Acca and Lucky 15 Combo

All Weather Race Finish

The horse racing season may be experiencing its annual summer holiday lull, but that hasn’t stopped one William Hill customer from landing nearly £40,000 from two multiple bets.

The unknown individual wagered on the action at Ffos Las and Kempton on Wednesday evening (July 9), placing a £20 accumulator and £10 Lucky 15 on four horses across the two meetings.

The picks, ranging in odds from 2/5 to 33/1, all obliged… netting the William Hill customer a cool £39,021 from a balmy evening of action out on the track.

Seeing It In the Stars

The first race on our punter’s betslip was a Class 6 sprint at Ffos Las.

Race 1

Time Course Horse SP
19:10 Ffos Las Son Of Astar 4/1

The selection was Son of Astar, who despite being three years old already had nine runs to his name prior to his outing in Wales.

Tony Carroll’s charge was still a maiden, however, having failed to even place in eight of those nine runs.

Whether our punter had a strong tip or not only they know, but they certainly saw value in the 4/1 shot despite his lack of form.

The combination of Carroll, the all-weather champion trainer, and jockey Cieren Fallon certainly caught the eye, with the Irishman positioning Son of Astar just behind the leaders in the early going.

There’s not a huge deal of margin for error in 5f races, so Fallon pushed his charge ahead of the leaders with a furlong to run, before setting off for home.

Hardlass and Picka’s Girl both pressed hard, but Son of Astar had just enough in the tank to hold on and land a maiden win at the tenth time of asking.

Race 2

Time Course Horse SP
19:20 Kempton Kingdom of Stars 9/4

Next up, the action switched to Kempton. Kingdom of Stars, the 9/4 favourite from Tom Ward’s yard, was the selection in a two-mile outing on the polytrack.

In the saddle was Colin Keane, the Juddmonte retained rider who will miss the Goodwood Festival after succumbing to a whip ban.

Kingdom of Stars had finished second over course and distance in May, as well as runner up in his prior outing, so the addition of Keane looked noteworthy for the favourite.

The Irishman pecked the leaders throughout the two-mile contest before asserting in the final furlong, keeping on to hold off the second favourite Molten Sea by just under a length.

Two down for our eponymous punter, two more to go…

The Best of Times

It was back to Ffos Las for the third selection, with Spartan Times a red hot 2/5 favourite in a 1m 2f handicap.

Race 3

Time Course Horse SP
20:10 Ffos Las Spartan Times 2/5

He had won his prior two outings for Jennie Candlish, showing versatility to win at Class 4 level over hurdles at Worcester before scoring at Ffos Las on the flat.

Just ten days after that latter victory, George Wood was back in the saddle looking to make it a hat-trick.

Wood, the former Cambridgeshire Handicap winner as an apprentice jockey, decided to take Spartan Times out in front, leading the way after four furlongs and remaining prominent throughout.

The odds-on favourite needed shaking up as the final straight approached, but the horse responded to Wood’s cajoling and just about had enough in hand to hold off Harlington in second.

Race 4

Time Course Horse SP
20:25 Kempton Capuchinero 33/1

All of which left the William Hill customer with just one runner left to go… but this was the longest odds chance, with 33/1 hope Capuchinero little more than an outside hope.

You can see why, given that the six-year-old is an inconsistent sort – she had just five wins to her name in 41 prior outings.

Although 33/1 is a speculative price in any horse race, Capuchinero had won on the all-weather in May at Wolverhampton – a three-length victory from a price of 7/1. When you consider it like that, maybe 33/1 was something of a gift.

Christian Howarth, a 3lb claimer, was in the saddle. He was stuck in midfield at the halfway stage, switched to the outside and soon began to make ground, pulling level with leader and 5/2 second favourite Drumstick.

Who would have the most left in the tank? To the shock, but delight, of odds makers, it was Capuchinero, who hung tough to just head off his rival by half-a-length on the line.