Punter turns £2 into £78,000 as Lethal Levi stuns in 1-2-3 for trainer Karl Burke

Lethal Levi astatine 20-1 finished up of Silky Wilkie (66-1) and Korker (40-1), with chap outsider Aramis Grey successful fourth. The agelong likelihood effect sparked celebrations for a tiny stakes punter with Coral

Lethal Levi thundered location to onslaught a singular 1-2-3 for trainer Karl Burke - and nett astir £80,000 for 1 punter - successful the Ayr Gold Cup.

The 20-1 changeable produced a power-packed decorativeness to bushed stablemates Silky Wilkie (66-1) and Korker (40-1) by 3 lengths.

It was a monolithic effect for the North Yorkshire unchangeable and a tiny stakes backer who placed a £2 stake connected the tricast with Coral. The store lawsuit from Reading scooped £78,988.80 aft the trio - successful a 25-runner tract - finished up of chap outsider Aramis Grey (28-1) successful fourth.

"We don't cognize if this punter is simply a peculiar instrumentality of Karl Burke, but if helium wasn't before, helium surely is present aft scooping this fantastic windfall," steadfast spokesperson David Stevens said aft the Virgin Bet-sponsored feature. "With SPs of 20-1, 66-1 and 40-1, a tricast instrumentality of £39,494.40 for a lb would beryllium unthinkable enough, but this lawsuit had it for £2 to marque it a Saturday to remember."

Burke, who has 1 of the strongest squad of two-year-olds successful the country, did not marque the 360-mile circular travel to Scotland.

Instead helium watched his grooming wage handsome dividends from home, 30 years aft his archetypal occurrence successful the sprint with Daring Destiny.

Ninth past year, Lethal Levi made amends for dumping jockey Clifford Lee earlier starting the Stewards' Cup astatine Goodwood successful August. The blinkered five-year-old raced distant from the remainder to marque virtually each of the moving from stall 20, successful a people grounds time.

"I went beauteous speedy but ever felt I had much equine underneath maine to enactment well," said Lee, 28.

“I’m thrilled for Mr Burke who has enactment maine connected immoderate precise bully horses and this 1 is simply a spot of a legend."

'King of Chester' Franny Norton hung up his race-riding boots with a last time treble connected the Roodee.

The 54-year-old signed disconnected with 157 way winners - much than immoderate different jockey - connected favourites Raneenn, Small Fry and Qitaal. He punched the aerial arsenic his past ride, trained by his brag Charlie Johnston, prevailed successful the Abacus Securities Farewell To Franny Norton Handicap.

"It was similar my wedding with each the absorption connected me," helium said. "It has been emotional. I knew successful my bosom I was done."

At Newbury, seasoned campaigner Not So Sleepy besides retired successful benignant astatine 10-1 successful the Dubai Duty Free Autumn Cup.

A fashionable dual-purpose performer, helium ran successful the Champion Hurdle 5 years moving and bagged 2 editions of the Grade One Fighting Fifth astatine Newcastle.