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A great granny from Merseyside, who won last Saturday’s Scoop6, will bid to add a further £702,010 to her haul in Saturday’s bonus race.

Geraldine Hughes, 67 from Hoylake, picked up £154,782 using the age-old technique of nice names to find her six winners including 33-1 outsider Splash Of Ginge in the big race of the day at Newbury.

The win fund for last weekend’s Scoop6 amounted to £54,782 but Geraldine pocketed a further £100,000 offered by Betfred boss Fred Done for having her £2 flutter in one of his shops.

The Betfred Grand National Trial is all that stands between Geraldine and the life-changing bonus fund and she will be enjoying the race at Haydock along with 34 members of her family courtesy of Betfred.

In the unlikely event of Haydock being abandoned the bonus race will move to Ascot for the Great British Drama Handicap Hurdle (3.15).

Mother-of-six Geraldine said: “It’s been a fantastic few days and I’ve not been able to sleep since the win. It’s unbelievable and what made it even more incredible was when my husband Wally rang me the next day to tell me I’d had a £100,000 bonus added to my win as we’d put the bet on with Betfred – he’d read about it in the Racing Post.

“I’ve had four winners before but never had all six. My best wins before this have been a few hundred pounds on the placepot.

“This is life-changing for us and now we’ve got a £702,000 bonus to aim for on Saturday in the Betfred Grand National Trial at Haydock and I really cannot believe that.

“I thought they were kidding when they told me I had an extra £100,000 bonus on Sunday and now a free go for another £702,000 this week in the bonus fund is mind-boggling.”

Betfred boss Fred done said: “Our biggest ever female Scoop6 winner was Agnes Haddock – who landed £688,620 after placing her £2 Scoop6 in the Betfred shop in Northwich, Cheshire, in February 2007.

“But if Geraldine lands the bonus like Aggie did then she will take her crown as Britain’s most successful female gambler on the horses and all for just two quid.

“Geraldine has already collected a £100,000 bonus for placing her £2 bet in a Betfred shop and now she’s looking at an even bigger bonus with a free pick in Saturday’s big race at Haydock.

“I am known as the Bonus King so wish Geraldine well with her bonus bid. If she pulls it off she’ll be the first winner, man or woman, of two bonuses in the space of a week on the Scoop6.”

Saturday’s win fund builds from zero and features action from Ascot and Haydock. Anyone lucky enough to land the bet will play for the huge bonus fund if it isn’t won.

The totejackpot is at Hayock on Saturday while the totetrifecta rollover race will be the Betfred Grand National Trial (2.55 Haydock).

totescoop6 races Saturday

Leg 1: 1:45 Haydock
Leg 2: 2:05 Ascot
Leg 3: 2:40 Ascot
Leg 4: 2:55 Haydock – bonus race
Leg 5: 3:15 Ascot
Leg 6: 3:30 Haydock

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16 Comments
  1. Avatar of raaljaca
    raaljaca 11 years ago

    I will scoop the scoop 6 tomorrow and collect the bonus next week as my Auntie Geraldine will go for OUR FATHER which will be 3rd :)

    • Avatar of Mr Fixit
      Mr Fixit 11 years ago

      raaljaca, she might have £100k but she’s not on your naps table.

    • Avatar of raaljaca
      raaljaca 11 years ago

      And how she must be kicking herself Mr F, the biggest prize of all eludes her!

  2. Avatar of PenguinsJames
    PenguinsJames 11 years ago

    Ooh hoylake!

    That’s about 20mins drive from here! :c)

  3. Avatar of cooldude
    cooldude 11 years ago

    raal youve heard about that aswell. fair play to her at least shes winning

    • Avatar of raaljaca
      raaljaca 11 years ago

      I agree dudes, we will have more than her soon though as Ice Hockey Betting Specialists ;)

  4. Avatar of cooldude
    cooldude 11 years ago

    yep USA tomorrow for more money :)

  5. Avatar of murph
    murph 11 years ago

    Sign her up for her own thread, “Hughes’ Horses ”
    A pinstickers guide to riches beyond your wildest dreams!

    • Avatar of PeteT
      PeteT 11 years ago

      Hughes Horses eh …. I bet she’d give the trolls a few thoughts if they dared criticise her!

      In all seriousness thought a great story of an ordinary punter doing really well for themselves. Hats off to Betfred for the hospitality tomorrow too!

  6. Avatar of shaun
    shaun 11 years ago

    Geraldine if you are a fan off the mr fixit site get your bet on merry king , john b ,s nap 2-55. and good luck

  7. Avatar of shaun
    shaun 11 years ago

    sorry NB

  8. Avatar of Blair R
    Blair R 11 years ago

    Placed a bet on USA tonight glad to hear you are both still keen.USA USA USA USA!!!!!!!!

    • Avatar of cooldude
      cooldude 11 years ago

      Blair if been brutally honest (which I normally am) ice hockey is the only time I cheer the yanks on, but even more so when I have money on.

    • Avatar of raaljaca
      raaljaca 11 years ago

      And why not dudes! If they make us money that will do nicely ;)

  9. Avatar of Blair R
    Blair R 11 years ago

    If I can win money I will whistle Yankee doodle

  10. Avatar of Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd 11 years ago

    My NAP today is Many Clouds at Ascot with NB Captain Chris at Ascot. The double currently pays 9/2

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