DAY ONE at Royal Ascot was almost certainly a day for the bookmakers.
After Charyn got favourite backers off to a hot start winning the Queen Anne, it was a tricky day for punters with fan-favourites Notable Speech and Big Evs both beaten.
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But it was in the second race – the hugely competitive Coventry Stakes – that some utterly wild numbers have emerged.
With the World Pool in operation this week, bookmakers Tote have revealed the astonishing, record-breaking trifecta payout following a quite frankly ridiculous result.
Rashabar – ridden by teenage sensation Billy Loughnane for his first Royal Ascot success – was a shock winner in a photo finish at a massive SP of 80/1.
He just edged out Electrolyte at 40/1 under Hollie Doyle and Columnist and Oisin Orr were third at 50/1.
Templegate’s placepot tips for day two
Those incredible prices meant an almost unbelievable dividend of £122,667.10 to a £1 stake for the Tote trifecta.
The astronomical figure was a huge £34,000 more than the comparable bookmaker tricast.
That result was a killer for many placepots too, with just 88 units winning on day one.
That meant a Placepot dividend of £5,406 to a £1 stake with a huge £478,584 in the pot.
Tote have £250,000 as a guaranteed minimum in the pot every day of Royal Ascot – and you can get Templegate’s day two placepot and world pool picks here.
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