200-1 shot wins at Wetherby

Fri, 29 Oct 17:47:00 2010

A horse called Maoi Chinn Tire became the longest priced winner in 20 years in Britain when successful in a hurdle race at Wetherby in northern England on Friday at 200-1.

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In 1990, Equinoctial won a race at 250-1 but Friday's winner traded on the betting exchange Betfair as high as 1,000-1 - and was matched for £912.

Trained by 35-year-old Jennie Candlish in central England, Maoi Chinn Tire was making his debut over hurdles and started the outsider of the 13 runners.

After racing in the rear early on, the gelding made up good ground, led three hurdles from home and won by nine lengths for jockey Alan O'Keefe.

The horse joined Candlish only in the last month after previously being with Stan Moore who won with it three times earlier in the year in Flat races over much shorter distances and lower in class.

Candlish, a trainer since 2002, told the Racing Post website: "Obviously, because he was a six and seven furlong horse on the Flat we wondered whether he'd stay the (two-mile) trip but he's a very relaxed horse and that helped him."

Reuters

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  1. Sorry m at 19 but just fell asleep reading your latest­ blog get a life!

    From Dave, on Sat 30 Oct 12:42

  2. some-one-had-20POUNDS-EW-AT-300-TO-ONE-ON-THE-COURSE-WH­ AT-A-BET-SPORTING-LIFE
    RACING-
    RESULJACKTS-SERVICE-REPO­ RTS-THIS---JACK-THORNTON

    From Jack, on Sat 30 Oct 12:34

  3. Bookies took their eyes off this one
    probably­ spending too much time watching the Pakistan cricket­ team

    John

    From Perfidious Albion, on Sat 30 Oct 11:25

  4. i am a gambler for 55 years only thing i can say is no­ one told the horse it was 200-1

    From tom.nelson75, on Sat 30 Oct 11:20

  5. I backed Foinavon but that was before I got dementia.

    From British Bulldog, on Sat 30 Oct 11:20

  6. Hiya all.
    Sod horses, I smell a RAT! a big one.
    Ray

    From ray, on Sat 30 Oct 11:18

  7. @#$%!! Just when you needed Paul the psychic octopus on­ that one.

    From JUNE K, on Sat 30 Oct 11:15

  8. i would love to be a fly on thw wall of those people­ who layed the horse at 1000-1

    From guy, on Sat 30 Oct 11:07
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    boring

    From ZOE, on Sat 30 Oct 11:06
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    dave truth hurts i speak the truth if you don't­ believe me send an email to betfair or radio betfair­ ,and the 912 never backed that horse at 1000 facts­ simple only £29

    From m, on Sat 30 Oct 11:02

  11. Ref Dave 15, Yer they are! and theres a few other­ things i could call them, but wont.

    From Paul, on Sat 30 Oct 10:57

  12. I know nothing about horse racing, or how to bet for­ that matter. And reading some of these comments I'm­ bloody glad I don't! Jesus - some of you lot need­ to get out a bit more! Read the article, say 'well­ done', and move on...

    From Lee and Emma, on Sat 30 Oct 10:55

  13. pete at the top of this page is a @#$%

    From shanetaylor2, on Sat 30 Oct 10:54

  14. Just wondered, is m in comments 9 and 13 the most­ boring person on earth?

    From Dave, on Sat 30 Oct 10:46

  15. Wow. Lucky punter.

    From PeterC3815, on Sat 30 Oct 10:22
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    this article is rubbish and misleading and will try­ to explain ,if you back £912 at 1000 the outsider ­ means lay side is £911088 before betfair commission ­ and the funny thing only over £200k traded on that­ horse as you all know traders trade the favourite or­ the first 3 in the race , we had 13 runners and ­ over £1 million traded i hope i made my point i think­ i should write sports article for yahoo not reuters­ lol.

    From m, on Sat 30 Oct 10:09

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    "terry and­ tracy are mates now"

    From Tony, on Sat 30 Oct 10:03
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    From Tony, on Sat 30 Oct 10:03

  19. If you could bet on the last to finish I'd have­ more money than Gunga Din the infamous tax-dodger. ­ Saying that, I did finish second from last once in the­ Kilcody to Plymouth over-the-garden-fence race for deaf­ horses and blind jockeys.

    From KR, on Sat 30 Oct 9:37

  20. just to add one more thing i traded that race before­ the off and checked the trades after the race but we­ had so many times on betfair odds of 1000 winning in­ tennis ,racing ,cricket ,darts even football recently­ man utd odds of 1000 matched for £47 game ended 3-3 v­ aston villa even peter webb got a shot on his blog­ i'm 100% sure is wrong cause the odds of 1000 only­ £ 29 matched and you can check with betfair .

    From m, on Sat 30 Oct 9:32
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