A PUNTER who thought he'd picked the winner of the Grand National missed out on £800 – after his partner put his money on the wrong horse.
The bettor posted a photo to Facebook showing the picks he had asked his partner to put some money on while she popped out.
He said he was 'jumping round like an idiot' after seeing Noble Yeats win at Aintree on Saturday – one of the three horses he had told her to put some money on for him.
But it was not until he checked the betslip she brought back that he saw her unforgivable error.
She hadn't put £10 each way on Noble Yeats (who won at 50-1 but was 66-1 before the race) like he asked.
Instead she had put it on Deise Aba, another 66-1 chance who was pulled up before the eighth fence.
The punter posted a photo of the picks he had made next to the betslip his partner gave him when she returned.
She got two of the three punts right after backing Cloth Cap and Delta Work.
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Cloth Cap was pulled up and Delta Work came third – meaning the other horse he wanted her to back should have been the big winner.
But he explained: "First picture is what I sent our lass to put on at the bookies, second picture is what she put on.
"Didn't look at the slip until after I'd jumped around like an idiot thinking I'd won."
Fellow punters couldn't believe his rotten luck.
One said: "That's grounds for divorce, mate."
Another commented: "Tell her 24 hours to settle up or it's over."
A fellow Facebook user wrote: "At least she got Delta Work right. Would love to know what her excuse was."
To which the punter replied: "It was the 'machine's fault' and she 'clicked the right one'."
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Another was celebrating to the tune of £387.50 after putting £6.25 each way on the 50-1 shot.
And this student won £500 from a bet placed before he was even born.
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