Paddy Power fear huge payout after first leg of Tramore gamble hacks up.
Tramore: two Emmet Mullins-trained horses were the subject of a big gamble on Monday
By Stuart Riley
UPDATED 6:14PM, APR 16 2018
A sizeable blow on bookmakers is now a distinct possibility after Tornado Watch justified hefty support to land the first leg of a potential notable double on a wet Monday evening at Tramore.
Tornado Watch, trained and owned by Emmet Mullins, ran out a convincing winner of the 2m handicap hurdle under David Mullins with Paddy Power reporting doubles on the winner and stablemate Sunday At Augusta, who runs in the bumper later on the card, running up six-figure liabilities.
The son of Selkirk seized the lead on the second circuit and never looked in too much danger, running out a four-and-a-half-length scorer.
Tornado Watch, who Mullins owns as well as trains, was as big as 16-1 for the Becks Lager Handicap Hurdle this morning and returned a winner at 11-4, while the Stephen Murphy-owned Sunday At Augusta was as big as 50-1 for the Bulmers Cider (C & G) INH Flat Race (7.50).
Sunday At Augusta is now a general best price 7-4.
Paddy Power, who were by no means best-priced about either, have been stung on the 532-1 double with spokesman Paul Binfield reporting: "They've come for the double. We were 40-1 about Sunday In Augusta and he's now 15-8 [after the first winner].
"We've seen a few singles for Sunday At Augusta, but it's mainly the double and it will take our pants down. It's over six figures."
At those prices earlier in the day, £200 would rack up £106,600 in terms of liabilities for Paddy Power.
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