Punter narrowly misses out on Grand National tri-cast

An Ormeau Road butcher just missed out on the tri-cast in the Grand National on Saturday.
It’s hard enough to pick the winner of the race, never mind the first three home.
Butcher John had placed 6 x £1 reverse tri-casts (total outlay £6).
It was heartbreak for the punter who was on one hell of a sweat as the first four horses came to the final fence.
His three horses were winner Comply or Die (right), Kings John Castle and Slim Pickings who jumped the last as the front three. The bet bit the dust as Slim Pickings started to back track and Chelsea Harbour ran on under pressure to get third place.
The tri-cast paid £2,268.11, so John was beaten out of around two grand as Slim Pickings was a 10/1 shot. To rub salt into the wounds, John also had £30 on Slim Pickings in the race – a really gutting day for the South Belfast butcher.