Basso Diamante Disc

‘The colt had achieved next to nothing in his only previous race, barely beating the ambulance to the finishing line,’ wrote Chris Cook in The Guardian in August 2020.

The colt in question was He Knows No Fear, ridden to glory at a low-profile meeting at Leopardstown, Ireland. And the odds? A record breaking 300-1. Oh to be the punter in Dublin who laid €100 each way, netting €36,000. That’s enough to buy the Sarto Seta Plus (p120), with change for a bodyguard to follow you when you ride it. Or – and here’s a hot tip for you – for not very much money (well, not much) you can back another