Punters’ revenge was ‘vicious’
Kauto Star’s victory alone is estimated to have cost the layers about £€7m (€10.2m), but the bookies had lucky escape from what was already a nightmare day because if Whyso Mayo had won the Foxhunters Chase, they would have been on the end of an unmerciful mauling.
The Cork horse started at 2/1 favourite for the ‘amateur Gold Cup’ and was only beaten half-a-length by the JP McManus owned Drombeag. Had he won for the second year in a row, then the gloss would have been firmly removed from their week.
