article_snippet: OLBG Mares’ Hurdle has been described as the fall that saved the bookmaking industry a £40million payout by a Ladbrokes spokesman.
article_snippet: David Williams of Ladbrokes said: 'Had Annie Power won we were facing up to the worse day’s betting in we history.
article_snippet: we were looking at a pay-out in the region of £50m.
article_snippet: ‘we estimate the industry loss is still £10m but we have dodged the most expensive betting bullet ever.
article_snippet: the most expensive betting bullet ever has turned out to be a bad day at the office rather than an horrendous one.'
highlights_snippet: Fall estimated to have cost punters an estimated £40million with Annie Power the huge favourite .
  