Tracy Waggott’s
caused a 200-1 sensation on All-Weather Finals Day at
when winning the BetMGM Fillies’ And Mares’ Championships Handicap.
Racing from 19lb out of the handicap, taking into account jockey Amie Waugh’s 3lb claim, Heavenly Heather faced what looked an impossible task on paper
But she belied her odds to become the 12th horse since the turn of the century to strike at 200-1 in Britain. The longest-priced winner in UK history was 250-1 Equinoctial at Kelso in November 1990.
Heavenly Heather had failed to win in her five previous outings, but Waugh made great use of her draw in stall 14, sticking to the favoured rail in winning by half a length from Aramis Grey.
Coral’s John Hill said: “Heavenly Heather is one of the biggest priced winners in British horse racing history. Remarkably, we took just over 400 bets on the horse, so it has turned out to be a Good Friday for those punters today.”