Jackpot

Yipee, we've hit the big time!

Mrs Rumbling Nappa and I shared an investment on the Saturday Tote Scoop 6 where you have to correctly nominate the winners of six televised horse races to win a quarter of a million pounds or more.

Yes - the dark horse from Greece Ialysos battled his way through to win the 2.05 at Haydock at a useful 14-1; then Jamie Spencer rode the 15-8 favourite High Standing to victory in the 2.30 at Goodwood; the aptly named Suzi's Decision obliged at 11-2 in the 2.35 at Haydock; Red Merlin (5-1) did his stuff in the 2.50 at Goodwood; and Caracciola came in at 7-1 twenty minutes later at York.

There were 21-odd tickets still going on the last race, the 3.45 at York, all looking for a share of the £250,000 fund. Only one ticket however named Ishetoo the 12-1 winner - and that was ours. Yes, we were the only winners of the £250,000 prize and there is a chance of picking up an extra £200,000-odd bonus by naming the winner of a single race next Saturday.

There's only one dampener in all this. We purchased the ticket as members of a small syndicate called the Saturday 6 Club which is run by the "Elite" people who sell car number plates and who also own a successful horseracing owners club. We'll have to share our winnings with an estimated 5,582 other syndicate members. Oh well!