Racing punter wins life-changing sum after footballer-turned-jockey scores on huge outsider to leave bookies in tears
The two incredible bets - which featured the same four horses - left the bookies in tears.
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Shocked traders at William Hill admitted: "We just have to take our hats off to them."
The in-shop punter landed just shy of £40,000 thanks to a £20 four-fold accumulator and a £10 Lucky 15 returned £23,551.
All in all it meant they walked out of the bookies in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, a whopping £39,021 better off.
The four horses were all relative shorties apart from the nerve-shredding last leg.
After Tony Carroll's three-year-old gelding Son Of Astar went in by just a nose at 4-1 at in the 7.10 at Ffos Las, Kingdom Of Stars (9-4) won the 7.20 at Kempton.
It was back over to the Welsh track to see Spartan Times oblige at 2-5 before the final leg at Kempton.
Incredibly the punter had taken a chance on 33-1 roughie Capuchinero in a Class 6 handicap over a mile on the all-weather.
Trained by Alice Haynes, the six-year-old made smooth headway two from home and knuckled down inside the final furlong.
He bumped but dug deep to score under 3lb claimer Christian Howarth, who was a striker at Cambridge United's academy.
Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: "We've been hit by a couple of corking racing multiples.
"A smart punter walked away with nearly £40,000 after four selections did the business on Wednesday evening, having placed the bets in our Flamstead shop in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
"They've managed to not only land a £20 four-fold acca, but also a £10 Lucky 15, meaning they've walked away with £39,021.
"We just have to take our hats off to them.
"It's not every day that you head to your local William Hill shop, place a four-fold acca and a Lucky 15 and walk away with a hefty five-figure sum.
"Credit where it's due to this shrewd punter."
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