A BOOKMAKER has spoken out after paying out on the biggest Grand National bet ever made.
A fortunate punter lumped £100,000 on I Am Maximus make good on being the hot favourite and .
A punter lumped £100k on I Am Maximus to win the Grand NationalCredit: ITV
A bookmaker has to pay out £800,000 in profit to the winnerCredit: AFP
The 8/1 horse returned the favour of support by becoming just the first to regain the since the 1970s.
Red Rum achieved the feat winning the famous steeplechase in 1973 and 1974 before winning for a third time in 1977.
This result landed the punter an astonishing £800,000 in profit to make it a successful weekend.
But it was not for the bookies who were left with an eyewatering bill.
Johnny Dineen was fronting the Fitzwilliam and his colleague Michael Gannon admitted being left “numb”.
He told the Liverpool Echo : “We laid a bet earlier in the day, a big bet and we traded over for a good few quid.
“We thought we was safe in the position we had taken, but it was a real bad result for us.”
Dineen had admitted that it was a bad result to see the 10-year-old horse charge to victory and joked the company could be liquidated.
But Gannon has clarified that the money will be paid out .
He added: “He said he will have to work around it so we don’t go into liquidation, and that is what we did.
“We bailed over for a good few quid, we still had a bad race and the person who had a bet is a happy person this evening.
“He won’t be collecting here, but he will be getting looked after Monday morning.”
It has also been confirmed that the unknown winner will not be banned from placing future bets.
I Am Maximus regained the Grand NationalCredit: PA
Gannon added: “No, no, no. We have a relationship with the person who had the bet and we play a big boys game and we will keep kicking.
“We keep looking forward. No future in the past. A bad race and a bad day, but it was a great meeting.
“A great atmosphere here and there was great business. Great people and a great spread of bets. A lot of money and a great spread of bets.
“It was all positive except for the National.
“The hardest race of the meeting was our worst race. So that is what you get for being cheeky, but here we are.”
How they finished
SOME 16 of the 34 runners completed the course
Here’s how they all finished.
1 I Am Maximus 9-2
2 Iroko 18-1
3 Jordans 28-1
4 Johnnywho 12-1
5 High Class Hero 66-1
6 Favori de Champdou 40-1
7 Final Orders 22-1
8 Champ Kiely 25-1
9 Three Card Brag 50-1
10 Monty’s Star 14-1
11 Answer To Kayf 100-1
12 Gorgeous Tom 20-1
13 Imperial Saint 50-1
14 Haiti Couleurs 28-1
15 Twig 40-1
16 Firefox 40-1
F Panic Attack, Gerri Colombe, Marble Sands, Top Of The Bill, Stellar Story, Mr Vango, Quai de Bourbon
PU The Real Whacker, Amirite, Lecky Watson, Spanish Harlem
UR Banbridge, Beauport, Grangeclare West, Perceval Legallois, Captain Cody, Jagwar, Oscars Brother
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