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The Sportsbet $101k Multi, here are the facts. More to follow.
What checks out
• All three horses did win on 17 Oct 2026:
• Grafterburners won Randwick R6 (Sydney Stakes).
• Tempted won Randwick R7 (The Everest) in a major upset.
• Shadhavar won Caulfield R10 (Tristarc Stakes).
• Odds multiply correctly: 2.80 × 5.00 × 4.40 = 61.60.
• Payout is exact: $1,650 × 61.60 = $101,640.
• The account is a known punter who has publicly offered to have Sportsbet validate the multi and even put money in escrow over the skepticism.
Clear anomalies / red flags
1. “Next Leg” + negative countdown on a fully settled multi
The slip still shows “Next Leg: Sat, 17 Oct 15:25” with a red –13h 40m badge, even though all three legs are marked “Won” with green ticks and the payout is displayed.
Real settled multi slips in Sportsbet (and most Australian apps) drop the “Next Leg” timer once the bet is finalised. Leaving a past-race countdown on a completed winning multi is a classic sign of a screenshot that was edited or captured while still pending and then marked as won.
2. Timing inconsistency
The post is timestamped 04:07 on 18/10/2026. By that point the last race (Caulfield R10 at 18:50) had been over for many hours. A live “Next Leg” element pointing at the first race the previous day does not belong on a settled ticket.
3. Visual cleanliness of the slip
The bet slip image itself is unusually clean and perfectly framed inside the X post, with no typical app chrome, partial status bars, or the usual slight compression/artifacts you see when people screenshot real betting apps. Combined with the mismatched status elements, this is consistent with a generated or heavily edited image.
Bottom line
The horses and races are genuine and the maths is correct, but the status UI on the slip does not match a real settled multi. That mismatch is the strongest indicator it has been altered. The offer of validation is the only thing keeping it from being an obvious fake — everything else points to the screenshot being manipulated.
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Something interesting from The Everest on Saturday.
The World Pool WIN market displayed on Sky just before the jump was 113.55%.
The FINAL dividends produced a market of 121.38%.
Ka Ying Rising remained at $1.04 throughout, but was his actual pool price considerably shorter than the minimum displayed dividend?
Is this a consequence of rounding, late pool reconciliation, or something else?
Whatever the explanation, that's a HUGE difference between the market punters were shown at the jump and the dividends ultimately declared.
Would love to understand exactly what's happening here #TheGreatGame
🤖 Made with AI
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Replying to @BlumeSteve74749
Alan made $66 million betting on the horses in the 90s, Steve. He generously confirmed as much with me, providing screenshots of a computer program's output that totalled a large set of exotics in a table and it did indeed show $66 million in winnings.
That was all the proof I needed.
A bit like the bus stop on Forrest Gump. We've been sitting next to a Gozillionaire and we didn't even know it.
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2 weeks ago TAB launched One Pool in an attempt to grow liquidity in the pools, which has been declining due to the rise of fixed odds. Consolidation is a band aid, it won’t stop the bleeding.
(1/9)🧵In this thread I’ll explain the best change TAB could make to save the tote.
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Replying to @rtralphy
He ran in the Epsom would've won with even luck , picked up more money yesterday running 2nd than for winning the Epsom .
@rtralphy
NFI or parody account
#stillwatching
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Hearing young Jabez Johnstone is copping horrible threats and all sorts via social media after the fall in the Caulfield Cup.
Whilst it’s certainly up to the stewards to pass judgement for any riding infringements. I struggle to see how he has played a negative role at all.
The pressure and interference started when the runners made their early moves. And Jabez, amongst others (including the winner) were caught in the backwash.
Hopefully those around him are giving him the support he needs. Young progressive rider, doing great job.
#TheGreatGame
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Being eliminated for losing one game at the World Cup when last time Samoa got to the final after conceding 60 points in the first game is a bit of a farce. Who organised that, what a joke.
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Great news from VJA
VJA Update: Alfred update is Mark Zahra discharged last night, Jye McNeil to be discharged this morning. Both boys have escaped any serious injury.
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Great news that Mark was discharged from hospital late last night. Jye remains at @AlfredHealth, stiff and sore but in good spirits and thankfully having escaped any serious injury. All going well, he should be discharged later this morning. The boys were treated just metres apart. The doctors, nurses and staff at the Alfred have been outstanding. We are incredibly grateful for their care and compassion.
Our racing community is something special. The outpouring of love, care and support for both families has been overwhelming. A special thank you to @JPSPENCER1980, @hawkeyemanagem1, Elyse and Jess for everything you’ve done 🙏.
We are all incredibly thankful both boys are okay. Our thoughts also remain with everyone connected to the beautiful Ohope Wins 💔.
Congratulations to @GavinBedggood and his team on a magnificent training performance, winning the historic 150th Caulfield Cup with Kingswood. 🏆
Horses are our heroes, but the people in racing and healthcare are pretty special too. 🐎❤️ @Racing @RacingVictoria @SEN_track
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England has lost four games in a row. Three losses vs Australia last year scoring less than 10 points and then the loss vs Tonga to start their World Cup.
Tonga snapped a three game losing streak with their win vs England. They lost all three games of their 2023 England tour.
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The elephant in the room of England's defeat to Tonga is what it says about the Super League and its talent pathways.
This is a weak link sport, so if you spent most of your time playing against teams with obvious weak links, you don't get better.
So while top end SL talent is good enough, it's not tested enough.
The best players England had were the ones with the most NRL exposure, not necessarily the best raw talent or skill.
Anyone who celebrates a great young player - Nsemba for example - re-signing with Wigan is choosing a poorer England.
Welsby was the best talent England had in a long time, and has regressed because he hasn't had to get better. What worked as a 19 year old will work in most games he plays.
This could also be Harry Smith, Brad O'Neill or Zach Eckersley - all are at a core level good enough but for whatever reasons haven't moved.
Consider Jojo Fifita and Lehi Hopoate. Talent wise they're not better than Welsby - but they've improved out of sight by repeated exposure to higher competition.
Unless Super League improves - and probably contracts to 10 teams to fit the lower end of the talent pool - or the best 30 English players are in the NRL, nowt changes with England.
Here's a graph of underlying performance from 14 Super League clubs in 2026. 7 good ones, 7 shit ones.
An elite English talent only has to be elite half the time. If a Tongan did that they'd be in reserve grade.

























