Ascot to host rescheduled International Hurdle

The postponed International Hurdle which was due to take place at Cheltenham last week will now take place at Ascot on Saturday and will be shown live on BBC One. It is hoped that Champion Hurdle winner Katchit will be able to attend.

Several races have had their times adjusted to allow for the changes with the BGC Long Walk Hurdle being ran 30 minutes later than planned at 1410 and the Ladbroke will now be at 1445. The chief executive of Ascot, Charles Barnett confirmed that the revamped card would offer prize money totalling more than £500,000.

The day will feature seven races, three of which will be top hurdle contests. A spokesman for the sponsors of the event Boylesport said “This could be the greatest day’s hurdling ever seen. We’d like to thank Ascot for working so closely with us, as well as the British Horseracing Authority and the other main sponsors during this difficult time.”

William Hill prepare for largest ever horse racing jackpot

This Saturday there will be the largest jackpot in horse racing betting history when a possible £5 million plus is available in the Tote Scoop6 bet. To be in with a chance of winning you need find a winner in all six of the televised races on Saturday.

It costs just £2 to select one horse in each race and punters are also allowed to pick more than one horse in each race to further increase their chances of winning. There are only 19 tickets that made it through to the final leg at last weeks Cheltenham and none had selected the winner which enabled to he jackpot pool to be rolled over for its consecutive 11th week.

UK based bookmakers William Hill have seen a large increase of customers in their shops seeking advices on how to place their Scoop6 bet.  Customers who have placed bets through William Hill may have a better chance of winning as they have made four millionaires in the last year!

Kate Miller from William Hill said; “The Tote Betting Scoop 6 is the hottest bet in racing! Punters know they have a much greater chance of winning the Scoop6 than the National Lottery and this is the biggest Jackpot in Racing history!”