BetVictor is today announced as the new sponsor of three top
two-mile chases run in Britain, to include races run at three Jockey Club
Racecourses, Cheltenham (Queen Mother Champion Chase), Sandown Park (Tingle
Creek Chase) and Exeter (Haldon Gold Cup).
The
Grade One Queen Mother Champion Chase is the highlight of the second day of The
Festival, Ladies Day, and was won in imperious fashion by Sprinter Sacre in
2013. This season's renewal is on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
BetVictor
is also sponsoring two races on the road to Cheltenham - the Grade Two Haldon
Gold Cup at Exeter on Tuesday, November 5 and the Grade One Tingle Creek Chase
at Sandown Park on Saturday, December 7. Sprinter Sacre also won the Tingle
Creek Chase last season, while the 2012 Haldon Gold Cup scorer, Cue Card, took
the Grade One Ryanair Chase at The Festival.
Peter
McNeile, Head of Sponsorship at Cheltenham Racecourse, said: "I am
thrilled that BetVictor will be sponsoring three such tremendous two-mile
chases during the Jump season.
"The
Haldon Gold Cup is the first of the major races over this distance and, with
the BetVictor Tingle Creek being a primary target for Sprinter Sacre in
December, it's a great time for BetVictor to get involved in these type of
races.
"Sprinter
Sacre has the potential to become one of the most high-profile champions of the
Jump racing world. I hope that we will be witnessing more impressive
performances from him over the season, culminating in him going for successive
BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chases at The Festival."
Rupert
Trevelyan, Regional Director of the London Region of Jockey Club
Racecourses, added: "The Tingle Creek is one of the most high-profile Jump
races that Sandown Park hosts during the season and it is great news that BetVictor
are sponsoring the race in December.
"With
the BetVictor Tingle Creek Chase being a target for back-to-back victories for
Sprinter Sacre it looks set to be as thrilling as ever. The last horse to
accomplish this was Kauto Star and we all know what he went on to do!"
Charlie
McCann of BetVictor commented: "We are delighted to lend our name and
support to three such fantastic and prestigious races culminating in the
BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase next March.
"We
are looking forward to the likelihood of seeing Colin Tizzard's star Cue Card
make his reappearance in the BetVictor Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter next month,
and that of the Champion Chaser Sprinter Sacre in the BetVictor Tingle Creek in
December.
"The
latter is looking to join such greats of the turf as Moscow Flyer and Kauto
Star to win the Sandown feature back-to-back and we can't wait to begin what we
hope will be a long and happy association with all three tracks."
BetVictor
Queen Mother Champion Chase - BetVictor Bet: 1/4 Sprinter Sacre, 5/1
Simonsig, 14/1 Flemenstar, 16/1 Captain Conan, 25/1 Bar
Non
Runner, Free Bet; EW 1/4 - 1, 2, 3
Betting
without Sprinter Sacre - BetVictor Bet: 7/4 Simonsig, 4/1 Flemenstar,
5/1 Captain Conan, 8/1 Sire De Grugy, 10/1 Arvika Ligeonniere, 10/1 Baily
Green, 10/1 Sizing Europe, 10/1 Finians Rainbow, 12/1 Bar
Non Runner, Free Bet; EW 1/5 - 1, 2, 3
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