Sawbuck created his personal little piece of racing historical past at Punchestown on Tuesday when profitable at odds of 300-1.
Educated through Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle-winning rider Conor O’Dwyer and ridden through his son, Charlie, he made on the subject of the entire operating for a well-known luck.
Previous to his win, Luke Comer’s He Is aware of No Concern held the report because the longest-priced winner in Eire, having additionally gained at 300-1 at Leopardstown in August 2020, however Sawbuck now stocks that honour.
Prior to that the biggest-priced winner in Eire was once Killahara Fort at 200-1 in 2017 – the report worth in the UK is Equinoctial who gained at 250-1 at Kelso in 1990.
Sawbuck had closing been observed operating at the all-weather at Dundalk closing month or even touched 400-1 at one level available in the market for the Bar One Racing Fast Deposit & Withdraw Maiden Hurdle.
Charlie O’Dwyer mentioned: “He is been in nice shape at house and after his closing two runs over hurdles, I got here right here pondering if he may just end someplace in the midst of them, I might were extremely joyful.
“The minute the flag dropped he travelled nice and I could not fault him anyplace. He simply were given a little bit with regards to the closing however he is finished it reasonably handily sufficient.
“He likes that flooring and is Flat bred and has run in Dundalk. The bottom is not an issue for him.”
Coral reported one punter had positioned £2 each-way at the four-year-old, who have been crushed through an mixture of 98 lengths in two earlier efforts over hurdles.
“After appearing little shape previous to his victory at Punchestown, Sawbuck went off as a 300-1 outsider for his race, then again, he has matched the report for the biggest-priced winner in British and Irish racing historical past,” mentioned Coral’s John Hill.
“No longer many punters regarded two times on the horse, however we tip our hat to the buyer who positioned £2 each-way at the winner. They obviously noticed one thing others had overlooked.”
