ONE of Britain’s biggest bookies paid out more than £100,000 yesterday to punters who backed billionaire Donald Trump as the US Republican Party’s presidential candidate.

Paddy Power prematurely issued returns on 1,000 bets after the divisive property magnate extended his lead, winning seven of 11 US states holding primaries on “Super Tuesday.”

One politically savvy punter scooped £16,400 last June after placing a £400 bet at 40/1 when the then-outsider Mr Trump launched his campaign.