Punter braced for £671,000

A LADBROKES punter is on course for a £671,000 pay out if Ronaldinho finishes as the leading scorer in the world cup.The customer, who placed a £1,000 patent at one of the firm's shops in West London, has already correctly picked the winner of the Greyhound Derby, Westmead Hawk at 4/1, and Derby winner, Sir Percy at 6/1, and is sitting on a guaranteed pay out of £47,000. The same punter also stands to pick up £479,000 if Phil Mickelson wins the US Open later this month having staked £1,000 on a similar patent.Ladbrokes spokesman, Nick Weinberg, said: "We'll be hoping that Ronaldinho has one of his quieter tournaments come the world cup. We all know what he can do and are expecting a bucket load of goals. We just hope he'll leave the scoring to his team mates."This punter obviously knows his stuff. It's a ringing endorsement of Ronaldinho and Phil Mickelson's chances given his performances so far." Patent 1Westmead Hawk 4/1Sir Percy 6/1Ronaldhino 12/1Potential pay out £671,000Patent 2Westmead Hawk 4/1Sir Percy 6/1Phil Mickelson 8/1Potential pay out £479,000