By BEN WINSTANLEY and LUKE POWER, SPORTS REPORTER
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Luke Littler bagged himself £3,200 after inserting a profitable wager on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Simply two months after incomes £1million from profitable the World Darts Championship, he landed a neat sum after placing his cash behind King Rasko Gray within the Turners Novices’ Hurdle.
Littler, 19, positioned a £250 wager, so obtained £2,500 again in win returns and an extra £700 in place returns.
A fellow punter had put £5,000 on King Rasko Gray and so was left celebrating an astonishing £64,000 triumph.
Littler has been having fun with his time at Cheltenham alongside his beautician girlfriend Religion Millar.
In the meantime, fellow darts star Luke Humphries hit the bullseye on day one by touchdown £3,250 on the very first race of the Competition.
Luke Littler celebrated a £3,200 win on the second day of Cheltenham Competition
Littler pictured on the course on Wednesday for Girls’ Day, alongside Millar
Luke Humphries with Nathan Aspinall (left), Littler and Littler’s girlfriend Religion Millar
Humphries proudly shows his profitable wager slip, along with his buddy touchdown a fair greater win
The 2024 world champion was in attendance with darts rivals Littler and Nathan Aspinall on Tuesday and wasted no time in bashing the bookies, inserting £1,000 on Previous Park Star at odds of 9/4.
And Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten hurdler obliged beneath jockey Nico de Boinville, coming by way of within the closing stretch and passing Sober Glory, who had led for a lot of the race.
Humphries posed for an image with racing analyst Professional Sports activities Recommendation, who had landed a fair greater prize of £17,500 after backing Previous Park Star to the tune of £5,000.
Humphries, 31, confirmed his winnings can be donated to charity.
Littler, who has usurped Humphries as world No1 by touchdown the final two World Championship titles, was joined by his girlfriend Millar and was additionally pictured on the course early on day two.
Littler and Humphries will each be heading 100 miles north to Nottingham for evening six of the Premier League on Thursday, the place they might meet within the semi-finals.
The buddies and rivals have met within the closing in each of the final two seasons – profitable as soon as every – however have each had a sluggish begin to this yr’s event.
Humphries has but to achieve a closing and is at the moment exterior the highest 4 – who qualify for Could’s finals evening on the O2 Area in London. Littler sits third, having damaged his duck final week in Cardiff – touchdown the week 5 trophy by seeing off Jonny Clayton.
