Newbury Racecourse has announced that William Hill will sponsor Super Saturday on Saturday, 8 February. The leading bookmaker will be the title sponsor of the meeting as well as the seven races on the card.
William Hill Super Saturday at Newbury Racecourse features two Grade 2 chases worth £85,000, the William Hill Game Spirit Chase and the William Hill Denman Chase, as well as the ultra-competitive handicap, the William Hill Hurdle.
The William Hill Hurdle, run over 2m½f, is Britain’s most valuable handicap hurdle with a total prize fund of £155,000. One of the most competitive races of its type in the National Hunt calendar, the race has attracted 53 early entries, the highest number in the past seven renewals. Featured amongst the entries include last year’s winner, Iberico Lord. A successive victory this year would secure trainer Nicky Henderson with a record seventh victory in the race.
Jordan Coates, Head of Sales at Newbury Racecourse, commented: “This new sponsorship marks an inaugural title raceday sponsorship for William Hill here at Newbury. Having worked with William Hill over the past ten years, we are delighted to be expanding our existing relationship with the well-known brand who also occupy two betting shops on course. We extend our thanks to William Hill for their support of one of our flagship National Hunt meetings which is guaranteed to have top quality racing action. We look forward to promoting the raceday with William Hill in the coming weeks.”
Taking place just five weeks before the Cheltenham Festival, William Hill Super Saturday is guaranteed to showcase numerous equine stars having their final run before the festival. Amongst the meeting’s illustrious roll of honour includes four horses to have won the Denman Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same year: Kauto Star (2007), Denman (2008), Coneygree (2015) and most recently Native River in 2018. A horse synonymous with the meeting is the legendary Altior, the only horse to have won the Game Spirit Chase on three occasions.
Suzanne: BA (Hons) in Marketing Management, Diploma in Equine Studies, B.E.M.A Member. An entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in marketing, publishing, content curation, editing, and media writing. Avid equestrian, riding since the age of 5 and owning horses for over 35 years. Proud mum to humans, dogs, and a horse.