Builder wins bet on Epsom Derby thanks to 'spooky' time capsule tip

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A construction worker who helped excavate a 62-year-old time capsule at Epsom Racecourse placed a £20 bet on a horse recommended in a letter found inside, and won. The capsule, buried in 1962, contained a tip for a horse that turned out to be the winner of the Derby. The builder was part of the team doing renovation work when they discovered the sealed letter, which included the seemingly prescient racing advice. The story combines the unlikely convergence of historical accident and gambling luck, as the decades-old prediction proved accurate at one of Britain's most famous horse races.