One Unibet punter had a Sunday afternoon to remember after winning more than $40,000 with a successful exotic bet in the third race at Moruya.

Placing a $250 quinella bet ten minutes before the start, the Sydney-based punter saw Brendan Ward hustle $11 chance Monterey Magic to the lead after a clean break from barrier nine in the 1425m event.

With Monterey Magic establishing a race-winning lead at the 300m mark, our punter watched on nervously as $41 shot John Boy, whose previous outing was at the picnic races at little-known Boorowa, edged out Ethanicity for second place to land the bet.

With the STAB quinella dividend returning $172.00 our punter’s $250 investment netted him a lazy $43,000 for his troubles.