£8 punter misses out on £6.8 Million by a length

The Scoop6 rolled over again last weekend but two small staking punters got closer to claiming the £6.8 Million win fund than anyone else has in recent weeks.

Going into the final 6th leg there were just 3 horses covered by winning tickets. One punter from Ireland, who placed a single £2 bet, had a ticket on Capaill Liath while both Escape To Glory and Justonefortheroad were running for Joe McGuire from Thatcham, Berks who had placed four £2 Scoop6 bets.

Escape To Glory appeared to have the best chance, setting off at 10-1 and even being matched at 1.01 in running, but Llanarmon Lad came home first to win by 1¹/₄ lengths and so causing the Scoop6 to not be won again. Capaill Liath came in third whist Justonefortheroad finished 6th.

Joe told the Mirror “I picked the horses because I fancied them. A few had good form so I just went with my gut. I’m absolutely gutted, but that’s life. It’s still amazing to have five winners but I’m sad, it’s the closest I’ve ever come to a big win.”

But both punters have some consolation, as they chose placed horses in each race they get a return of over £1,700 from the place fund, as do over 750 others. That’s still not a bad return for a small stake!

As the Scoop6 wasn’t won it will now rollover to next Saturday where Totepool are predicting the win fund will be worth around £10 Million and for the bonus fund to reach £5 Million. Definitely not one to be missed!

Good luck everyone. Remember to return to Scoop6.co.uk on Friday to find details of the races that will make up this weekends Scoop6 and then on Saturday for live updates as the Scoop6 runs.