By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER
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Former England footballer Peter Crouch has needed to shell out £7,500 on Guinness after dropping a guess with bookmakers Paddy Power at Cheltenham Festival.
Crouch has been a distinguished determine at Cheltenham over time and has been an ever-present at this 12 months’s competition, too.
Final 12 months, he misplaced his Paddy Energy guess, refusing to say how a lot he spent on it. The previous Liverpool ahead stated: ‘It was round… I am not going to say the precise quantity. It wasn’t low cost! It was longer than my femur.’
Residence by The Lee was the profitable horse this time round, that means the 6ft 7in Crouch needed to pay out. Fortunate for him, although, the worth of Guinness has been lower for this 12 months.
The wager targeted on the three.20pm at Stayers Hurdle. Paddy Energy stated: ‘If there’s an Irish-trained winner, he buys the pints. British-trained winner, I purchase the pints. Final 12 months we fully took his pants right down to be truthful.
‘The entire area was Irish! However this 12 months there is a bit extra of a good battle, he is acquired 4 of the ten and three of the highest 5 of the betting. He has the sweep this 12 months however it was fairly humorous seeing the look on his face as he acquired the receipt.’
Peter Crouch was compelled to splash out £7,500 on Guinness after dropping a guess with Paddy Energy
The previous England ahead poured among the pints himself as he handed them out to fortunate punters on the Pageant
Talking forward of the race, Crouch stated: ‘I went into it (final 12 months) with my eyes closed a little bit bit.
‘I believe we have three of the highest 5 this 12 months now.’
Residence by The Lee, nonetheless, was 33/1, the longest priced winner since 2023, when Sire Du Berlais, additionally 33/1, claimed victory.
Crouch, dressing in a inexperienced and white Paddy Energy jacket and a flat cap, was snapped pouring among the pints himself.
