A letter contained in the capsule found in Crystal Palace instructed the finder to put a bet on a runner with a Christmas-themed name in the Epsom Classic won by Christmas Day

A letter contained in the capsule found in Crystal Palace instructed the finder to put a bet on a runner with a Christmas-themed name in the Epsom Classic won by Christmas Day

A construction manager backed Christmas Day successfully after a note found in a 1960s time capsule urged bets on a horse ‘associated with Santa Claus’

They put their money on a horse called Christmas Day after the recent discovery of a 'time capsule' letter buried 62 years ago urged the finder to back any Santa-theme named horse.