Stunned bookies smacked for whopping £74,000 payout from the smallest of wagers

The turf accountants have had their pockets majorly emptied after one punter took them to the cleaners

Stunned bookies have been hit for £74,000 by a punter who staked just £16.

William Hill have released details of a five-horse bet on Thursday which scooped the lucky winner a major jackpot.

Hills say the remarkable haul came after their series of multiples all landed, seeing the bettor walk away with £74,215.87.

The lion’s share of the winnings came from a £1 each-way five-fold featuring Saisons D’Or (SP) at Southwell, Petit Tonnerre (18/1) and Jeriko Du Reponet (SP) at Punchestown, Telecommunication (SP) at Yarmouth and Nelson Gay (SP) at Ayr. A punt that landed the smart punter a whopping £64,311.57.

But the winning didn’t stop there, as the customer also had 50p each-way doubles, 10p each-way trebles and a 20p each-way four-fold on the same selections seeing his total returns bumped up to a remarkable £74,215.87.

William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps said: “These bets really are the stuff of punters’ dreams. Finding five winners across four different cards is sensational in itself, but to combine them into a £1 each-way five-fold with a return of £64k is something altogether amazing.

“And that’s not all either, as thanks to the customer’s small stakes each-way doubles, trebles and four-fold, they’ve walked away with north of £74k! We have to tip our hat to this punter and pay out with a smile when a series of bets like this is landed.”