PUNTERS' dreams of taking the bookies to the cleaners turned to despair erstwhile a gambled-on equine suffered a nightmare run.
Gavin Cromwell's Shahbaz was each the rage with bettors having been obliterated successful the markets for a handicap hurdle astatine Roscommon connected Monday.
Having opened 16-1, the four-year-old gelding was hammered into 11-8 for the 1m7½f contest.
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Punters were expecting a monolithic tally from the erstwhile Charlie Fellowes-trained Flat performer, whose astir caller triumph came astatine Newmarket implicit 1m1f successful October 2022.
But hopes of winning a life-changing sum ne'er truly got going.
Shahbaz, nether caller Kerry National-winning leader Keith Donoghue, ne'er got amended than midfield.
He was yet pumped a full of 33-and-three-quarter lengths, finishing a lowly 12th spot contempt the important exertion of cash.
Trainer Darren Collins scooped the £6,000 first-place prize with 18-1 Sayitfirst.
But it was the devastating flop of Shahbaz and the mislaid wealth that was the existent speech of the race.
One punter said: "Shahbaz ran similar a 16-1 shot. Never got competitive."
While different said: "Gamble goes astray. Shahbaz finishes legless. Never got competitive."
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And 1 bettor hopeful of a large tally aft backing the equine summed up the presumption of galore erstwhile saying simply: "Terrible."
Cromwell had much luck past week with Flooring Porter's astonishing Kerry National success.
The dual Stayers' Hurdle king, present nine, acceptable disconnected connected his ain and made each successful spectacular benignant to onshore the pot.
While the aforesaid trainer's Sixandahalf ran a brave 3rd successful the Irish Cesarewitch connected Sunday.
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