Bookies fear Star win
by Mark May, 23 March 2008
Tony Martin's Royal County Star will cost Bookmakers three million euro in Easter Monday's Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National; well that is according to the bookies themselves.
Martin has already achieved one major pay-day with Star this year when he claimed the Troytown Chase at Navan.
A 4-1 favourite with William Hill, Martin is now eyeing up another big win on the nine-year-old.
"Royal County Star is a massive loser in our book," said Hills' spokesman Tony Kenny.
"He will take approximately three million euro out of Irish bookmakers satchels if he wins.
"It was a disastrous result for us when he won the Troytown earlier in the season - he took us to the cleaners then and Tony Martin is looking to do it again.
"His supporters are obviously looking to make up for a disappointing Cheltenham and a lot of punters have faith in him."