5-4 Ballymark trades at 999-1 in Running on Betfair and wins Visit Betfair Save For Later Posted by Chris Carter 4 Feb 2009 Tweet Related Articles See all Betfair news Share it Pin It If you haven’t seen the finish to the 4.15 at Down Royal today, do so before you read on – because, otherwise, you simply will not believe it. Going into the final 50 yards of the concluding bumper, it looked as if the head-down drive of Colm Sharkey on Last Draw was going to get the better of a protracted struggle with Michael Fogarty on newcomer Milanette on his inside. And supporters of the heavily-backed 5-4 favourite Ballymak seemingly didn’t have a hope of collecting, as the unbeaten dual point-to-point winner had his work cut on holding on to third. But as Sharkey lifted his head up near the finish, he must have looked on in horror as he saw a rail in front of him, which his mount and Milanette duly crashed through. This left the race at the mercy of the favourite Ballymak, who was backed at 999-1 in running on Betfair. There was £53.66 matched at the maximum price about the 5-4 winner, £100 at 199-1, and prices were matched at all rates down from 119-1, too. And in an astonishing race, Milanette was backed at 1-11 in running on Betfair, Do The Bookies at 1-5 and Last Draw at 1-4. But neither Last Draw or Milanette were even placed. Sharkey was unseated on the former, and the latter was disqualified, somewhat harshly, for not completing the course properly. Betfair spokesman Tony Calvin commented: “Four lucky Betfair customers backed the winner at 999-1 in running. “One got £19.23, another £2.83, the third £2.78 and the final lucky punter £2. “None were Irish - but I bet they are all doing a jig now.” Read our Betfair review £20 risk-free bet plus £1000 cashback Like Like Post to wall 1 Reads All Betfair News Recent Betfair Articles Betfair iPad app launched01 May 2012Betfair has released the latest version of its iPad app, with a host of new features including the Befair new Bet In-Play platform launched10 Mar 2011Befair is launching its new Bet In-Play platform with a range of enhanced features to make it a mor Olympiacos Arsenal Betfair tips08 Dec 2009Zico's pragmatism may just be enough to frustrate Wenger's idealism. Liverpool v Man Utd Betting: Over 2.5 Goals or Under 2.5 goals?23 Oct 2009Fernando Torres is currently rated 50/50 to play against Manchester United on Sunday and his presen Arsenal v Celtic Betfair tips18 Aug 2009Arsenal's 6-1 thrashing of Everton was arguably THE performance of the first day of the Premier Lea British Open Picks15 Jul 2009Tiger to roar back to major winning style, Norman to storm the seniors, McIlroy to make no bones an More Stories Recent Articles Francesca Schiavone v Mirjana Lucic - WTA Strasbourg live stream23 May 2012Francesca Schiavone will take on Mirjana Lucic on Wednesday for a place in the quarter-finals of Marion Bartoli v Urszula Radwanska - WTA Brussels live stream23 May 2012Marion Bartoli will face the challenge of Urszula Radwanska in the second round of the 2012 Brussel Dominika Cibulkova v Yanina Wickmayer - WTA Brussels live stream23 May 2012Dominika Cibulkova will meet home favourite Yanina Wickmayer in round two of the 2012 Brussels Open Nadia Petrova v Tsvetana Pironkova - WTA Brussels live stream23 May 2012Nadia Petrova and Tsvetana Pironkova will meet on Wednesday in the second round of the 2012 Brussel Agnieszka Radwanska v Lesia Tsurenko - WTA Brussels live stream23 May 2012Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska will face Lesia Tsurenko in the second round of this year’s Brussels O Arbil v Neftchi - AFC Cup live stream23 May 2012Iraqi side Arbil take on Neftchi of Uzbekistan in the last 16 on the AFC Cup on Wedn More Stories Tags Ballymark, Betfair