A combination tricast allows a punter to select three horses which then need to finish the race in first, second, and third place, in any order. The stake is then multiplied by six to cover all combinations. Therefore, when I Am Maximus, ridden by Paul Townend, crossed the line in first place at 7/1, ahead of Delta Work (28/1) and Minella Indo (28/1), the plucky customer won a huge £26,147.60. Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “It’s tough enough picking out the winner of the Grand National, but this punter has somehow managed to go two steps further by landing second and third in the biggest race of the year.
Is this the luckiest bet you’ve ever heard of? Unsure which horse to back to win, our customer simply decided to back all three, landing – quite comfortably – one of the best racing bets we’ve seen in a long time!”
As for the next year, I Am Maximus could be entered into the Cheltenham Gold Cup rather than the National again.
