A LUCKY punter has backed a 9/1 outsider at Cheltenham to end up winning the race – all thanks to a lucky matchup application.
Dylan Chapman was betting for the day on Wednesday at one of the nation’s biggest horse racing events calendar.
The 21-year-old selected a number of horses for various races throughout the day but couldn’t decide who he liked better at 2.50 a meeting.
Earlier in the day, Dylan, from Worcestershire, met a young woman named Olivia Elliott on the dating app Hinge and decided to break the ice with an unusual opener.
Electrical engineer Dylan asked Olivia to pick a number between 1 and 26, to which she answered 14, leaving Dylan to put a five on horse number 14, Langer Dunn, in chances from 9/1.
The video shows a conversation between the pair on Hinge, with Dylan’s opening line simply reading, “Pick a number between 1 and 26.”
Olivia replies, “Well, 14.”
Dylan then replies, “I bet no. 14 to win a horse race today. Let’s hope you’re a lucky charm.”
Incredibly, the Dan Skelton-trained horse was victorious, winning the Coral Cup Hurdle to earn Dylan £50.
A second image confirms Dylan’s win – showing bookmaker Paddy Power’s app and an image titled ‘Giddy Up! You have won £50.00.
Dylan shared the joke on social media on Wednesday, writing: “True love story.”
His post received more than 9,000 likes and more than 160 retweets, and dozens of users flocked to the comments section, including Olivia herself.
She joked: “Now we’re married with two kids, a third on the way and two little dogs.”
Another simply commented: “Lenger Dan.”
A third replied: “Take her with the €50 won, only fair.”
Another added: “Haha, love it.”
Speaking today, Dylan said: “I met Liv earlier in the day and there were no clear favorites in the 2.50 race yesterday and I needed to pick a horse.
“So there’s no better way than to start the conversation in a different way and stand out – then it was even better when he won.
“All the guys were buzzing to be fair and she even responded with a bit of banter.”
The biggest race of the Cheltenham Festival takes place tomorrow with the Gold Cup.
Neigh way: Lucky Cheltenham punter backs outsider after Hinge match picks random number
