Due to the widespread pandemic, several optimists have gone through difficult times. Thanks to a small race, held at Leopards town on Thursday, the spirits of punters, as well as bookmakers, were raised after seeing a winner at the record-breaking odds of 300-1. He Knows No Fear officially became the biggest-price winning horse in both Britain and Ireland. This comes after the horse achieved almost nothing in his last race. He was even barely able to beat the ambulance to the finish line.
Being trained and owned by Luke Comer, who has not shown particular care for the colt. Comer sees it as a sideline career compared to the property developing business that made him richer, the colt had an unpromising start to his career nearly a month ago at Limerick, with online sports betting Illinois providing interesting odds for it, where he finished 12th in a race of 14 on his career debut having been beaten a combined total of 18 lengths.
Comer-trained colts were formerly reported to be hopeless when it comes to their racecourse careers. As their owners give them little attention and He Knows No Fear victory is their first victory in nine years.
He Knows No Fear initial outing; several punters had to make Agitare the most favorite on Thursday. Most must have been satisfied with their favorite thinking of their potential earnings. But, little did they know, the Comer-owned colt had other plans. As he made an unexpected swoop to the middle of the track to land him upfront.
Betting Action
More doubtful is that famous bookmaker Paddy Power had claimed that close to 100 of its punters had backed the winner. However, the stakes are quite little, as most would be unsure but still remain an optimist. Another famous bookmaker, Ladbrokes Coral also reported 63 winning bets won on their websites. The largest stake made being £2.50 each-way. But a particular punter from Main Street, Dublin has lots of confidence in his optimism as he staked €100 each-way. This resulted in a massive payout of €36,000.
Speaking to the media about He Knows No Fear, Comer’s assistant, Jim Gorman said: “We had a few quid on him each-way in Limerick, but he broke so badly and was left in the stalls that day. All our horses have been running well in the last few weeks and knocking on the door without winning, so it’s just great to get a winner.
“Today was a learning curve for us with him, so we’ll see what the handicapper does and see where we go from there. He’s a work in progress and is going to improve because he was a bit green.”
In the history of British and Irish racing, He Knows No Fear has now officially broken a record. He broke the record for the longest-priced record winner. The previous Irish record was put in place by 200-1 shot Killahara Castle. Caste claimed victory by five lengths in a novice hurdle at Thurles back in December 2017. While the British record was set by 250-1 Equinoctial in November 1990, when the colt claimed a victory in a novice hurdle.
