'The last time I had a Group 1 winner, someone went and woke me up'

The advent of betting exchanges was supposed to usher in greater market efficiency and less in the way of human odds-compilers getting caught out.

Some will argue that it is an increasing feature of the racing landscape, but the past decade has still seen its fair share of occasions when the truly improbable triumphed, often at the expense of the nearly certain.

In Britain and Ireland there have been four 200-1 winners since January 1, 2010: step forward Maoi Chinn Tire, Lights Of Broadway and Killahara Castle over jumps and Dandy Flame on the Flat.