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A betting shop punter scooped 800,000 pounds

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A Liverpool punter collected almost £800,000 for a Â£30 bet with Ladbrokes, the biggest-ever payout on a horseracing wager in UK or Ireland.

Ian Carswell, a former internet trader with bookmaker Stanleybet, combined six selections in a series of two bets, a Lucky 63 and an each-way accumulator, whose combined odds totalled 194,000-1.

“I\’ve been doing the same bet for years and couldn\’t believe it as I was watching it on television,” said Carswell. 

“His is one of the most remarkable wins we\’ve seen in our history,” said Ladbrokes spokesman Warren Lush.