Fate – do you believe in it? You have to say when you look back at events, you do wonder if the path is already paved for your journey. For the record I don’t follow horse racing, I typically only watch it when in the company of my Father in Law.

But today, I did follow some horse racing at Royal Ascot – and now I am £100 better off because of fate;  let me elaborate on my journey of riches, because I should have been at a party watching my youngest bounce himself silly!

Here’s why fate and lady luck went my way today!

1:  Children are off out doing their own thing

2:  I was supposed to be at a party with one of my little ones until his Mum stepped in

3:  As soon as Mum and son were out of the car I put TalkSport on and heard Rupert Bell talking about the 15:05 at Royal Ascot (this planted the seed in my mind)

4:  Arrived at Fresh Egg Towers for a quick catch-up

5:  Turned on TV, which happened to be on BBC1 which was showing Royal Ascot and heard ex-jockey Willie Carson tip Campanologist (9/4)

6:  Tapped Ladbrokes.co.uk into Firefox, and somehow remembered my account login (Honestly, I don’t gamble that often)

7:  Deposited £10 into my account

6:  Went to put the £10 on Campanologist and saw that I would get only £34 from my stake money

7:  Looked at the horse above on the screen (Bronze Cannon) and saw it had better odds at 9/1

8:  Changed my bet, and then placed my bet on Bronze Cannon

9:  Turn volume down on TV as I thought I was going to lose £10

10:  Watched race (with no sound) – Which Campanologist led for most of it

11:  Watched in wonder as Bronze Cannon sprinted the last part of the race like he had a rocket up his backside and snatched it at the line

12: Very happy with taking odds at 9/1 – Thank you Ladbrokes

13:  Now going to spend the winnings which has already been transferred into my account!