Shortest-priced losers in horse racing: Ripon race not Doom’s day

Royal Forest was ridden by Gordon Richards, who was also on board 1/20 favourite Glendower in a two-horse race at Chepstow in 1947 when he was unseated.

Jerry M (1909)

Jerry M was the 1/20 favourite for a two-horse race at Newbury but fell and although his jockey remounted to complete the course, the damage had been done.

That was not to define Jerry M’s career though as he went on to win the Grand National as top weight in 1912, having finished second behind Jenkinstown in the Aintree showpiece two years earlier.

Tree Of Liberty (2018)

Cap’n produced one of the biggest shocks in jumps racing history when overturning 1/20 shot Tree Of Liberty in a three-horse affair at Ludlow.

The seven-year-old, trained by Claire Dyson and ridden by Brendan Powell, came home two and a half lengths to the good over the Kerry Lee-trained hot-pot.

Tree Of Liberty attempted to make all the running in the two-mile heat but was challenged by Cap’n and Over To Midnight, who was the 25/1 outsider of the trio, when the latter took a crashing fall at the second-last fence.

Cap’n took control to open his account as Tree Of Liberty had nothing left to give in the closing stages.

Broadspear (2022)

Broadspear was the 1/16 favourite for the mile novice at Chepstow but was no match for 11/2 shot Painless Potter.

David Egan rode the favourite and looked in control on the rail but Painless Potter came through to win by a neck despite conceding 3lbs to the favourite.

Previously trained by Alan King, Painless Potter had been switched to Shaun Lycett’s stable and the trainer’s decision to take on Broadspear proved a shrewd decision.

“I thought this looked a weak race – I didn’t like the favourite anyway,” said Lycett. “I didn’t think he knew how to win so I wasn’t worried about him.”

Other shortest-priced losers in horse racing

Saucebox 1/20 (Airdrie, 1855)

Caller Ou 1/20 (Liverpool, 1864)

Kilwarin 1/20 (Derby, 1886)

Bayardo 1/20 (Goodwood, 1910)

Glendower 1/20 (Chepstow, 1947)

Triple Dip 1/20 (Lingfield, 2015)

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