History made as 300-1 winner shocks punters

HISTORY was made in the opener at Exeter on Thursday when Blowers became the longest-priced winner in UK history when obliging at 300-1.

- By ADAM MORGAN

Blowers (right) forges clear to win at 300-1 at Exeter.

(RACING TV)

Trained by Nigel Hawke, the five-year-old was well held in a Larkhill point-to-point before being pulled up at odds of 200-1 at Chepstow on his rules debut.

However, he relished the testing conditions at the Devon track in the hands of James Best to enter the record books by edging out Harry Fry's 5-4 favourite On The Bayou in the pricedup.bet Maiden Hurdle.

Coral took 82 bets on the horse, with the biggest being a £2 each-way single, but Hawke was not one of those and when asked if he backed the horse, he said: “I wish, I wish, I wish!