Some you win, some you lose

MICHAEL FUTTER, the man who won the most money in the history of the Grand National when Monty Pass landed a monster touch at Aintree a couple of weeks ago, yesterday revealed another major bet he once attempted.

Futter was speaking at Killarney, after his Tim French had taken the Laurels Handicap Chase.

Said Futter: "Shortly after this horse had won his point-to-point at Tallow by 20 lengths, I went to Grahams Bookmakers at Fairyhouse and asked them if they would lay me 1000-1 about him winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2002. I told them there would be plenty of publicity in it.