Raining Champions

BOOKIES GET A BASHING AFTER BIG GUNS STAR

-  JERRY LAWTON

RACING revellers were singing in the rain at Cheltenham – after giving the bookies a soaking.

A sell-out 67,500 crowd – including a string of celebrities – descended on the racecourse for the opening day of the festival.

Despite 12mm of rain falling in a few hours, the clouds then cleared – leaving lucky punters drowning in cash. A host of favourites romped home to leave bookmakers all at sea.

They were reeling after heavily backed superstars Gaelic Warrior, State Man and Lossiemouth won.

Paddy Power’s Paul Binfield said: “It rained on our parade.”