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Hills to Run Four All-Time Champions Races
14/03/10

For those punters who simply can’t wait for the Cheltenham Festival to start, William Hill is starting a day before anyone else by staging four ‘All-Time Champions Races’ tomorrow afternoon (Monday 15th March 2010).

Who is the greatest? It’s a debate that has divided punters for decades, and whilst the countdown to this year’s War of the Wolds battle between Kauto Star and Denman continues, William Hill is set to pit these contemporary gladiators against the legends of eras past like Arkle, Mill House and Bregawn.

Hills are running four simulated races on Monday 15th March, to whet the appetite of punters ahead of the finest four-days of jump racing known to man. Of course, the debate doesn’t end with the Gold Cup. The ‘All Time Champions Series’ for the Champion Hurdle, World Hurdle, and Champion Chase will all be staged in an effort to find out if Istabraq is greater than Sea Pigeon? Is Master Minded mightier than Moscow Flyer? Or can Big Buck’s better Baracouda?

The tapes go up metaphorically speaking at 1pm on Monday in all 2400 William Hill betting shops, kick-starting Cheltenham a day early when the greatest names in jump racing history finally line up together.

The final fields have been compiled following a month long poll on williamhill.com for each race. “The line up of each race is simply mind blowing!” said Hills Director of racing David Hood. “If we bet according to the poll results, then Kauto Star would be a shorter price to beat Arkle than he is for his hat-trick bid next week, but those with a longer memory might disagree!”

There is a slight twist, for system reasons and in order not to confuse bets on these races with those later in the week, punters wanting to back Kauto Star against Arkle or Mill House, will be writing Kauto Tsar on their slip or Minded Master (instead of Master Minded) against Viking Flagship.

Punters can bet on all four races exclusively in William Hill, and a percentage of any profits on the races is being donated to the four Cheltenham charities connected with the Cheltenham Charity Song – Racing Welfare, Bob Champion Cancer Trust, National Rehabilitation Hospital (Ireland) and the Riding for the Disabled.

The All Time Champions Races are being run under the normal guidelines of all Hills RNG events.

Full Fields and off-times for the William Hill All Time Champions Races on Monday 15^th March are:

1.00 William Hill - All Time Champions Champion Hurdle

Istabraq Aidan O’Brien Charlie Swan

Sea Pigeon Peter Easterby Jonjo O’Neil

Hardy Eustace Dessie Hughes Conor O’Dwyer

See You Then Nicky Henderson Steve Smith-Eccles

Persian War Colin Davies Jimmy Uttley

Rooster Booster Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson

Night Nurse Peter Easterby Paddy Broderick

Junpabi (Punjabi) Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty

Comedy of Errors Fred Rimell Bill Smith

Alderbrook Kim Bailey Norman Williamson

Monksfield Des McDonough Tommy Kinane

Bula Fred Winter Paul Kelleway

Hattons Grace Vincent O’Brien Aubrey Brabazon

Kribensis Sir Michael Stoute Richard Dunwoody

1.15 William Hill - All Time Champions Champion Chase

Moscow Flyer Mrs Jessica Harrington Barry Geraghty

Minded Master (Master Minded) Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh

Viking Flagship David Nicholson Adrian Maguire

Badsworth Boy Michael Dickinson Robert Earnshaw

One Man Gordon Richards Brian Harding

Crisp Fred Winter Paul Kelleway

Flagship Uberalles Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson

Barnbrook Again David Elsworth Simon Sherwood

Pearlyman John Edwards Peter Scudamore

Royal Relief Edward Courage Willie Smith

Flyingbolt Tom Dreaper Pat Taaffe

Buck House Mouse Morris Tommy Carmody

Remittance Man Nicky Henderson Jamie Osborne

Hilly Way Peter McCreery Ted Walsh

1.30 William Hill - All Time Champions World Hurdle

Inglis Drever Howard Johnson Dennis O’Regan

Baracouda Francois Doumen Thierry Doumen

Buck’s Big (Big Buck’s) Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh

Crimson Embers Fulke Walwyn Stuart Shilston

My Way de Solzen Alan King Robert thornton

Dorans Pride Michael Hourigan Shane (JP) Broderick

Iris’s Gift Jonjo O’Neill Barry Geraghty

Brown Lad Jim Dreaper Tommy Carberry

Trapper John Mouse Morris Charlie Swan

Galmoy John Mulhern Tommy Carmody

Gaye Chance Mrs Mercy Rimell Sam Morshead

Bacchanal Nicky Henderson Mick Fitzgerald

Karshi Miss Henrietta Knight Jamie Osborne

Balasani Martin Pipe Mark Perrett

1.45 William Hill - All Time Champions Gold Cup

Kauto Tsar (Kauto Star) Paul Nicholls Ruby Walsh

Arkle Tom Dreaper Pat Taaffe

Best Mate Henrietta Knight Jim Culloty

Desert Orchid David Elsworth Simon Sherwood

Denmad (Denman) Paul Nicholls Sam Thomas

Golden Miller Basil Briscoe Gerry Wilson

Bregawn Michael Dickinson Graham Bradley

Dawn Run Paddy Mullins Jonjo O’Neill

Silver Buck Michael Dickinson Robert Earnshaw

Mill House Fulke Walwyn Willie Robinson

Cottage Rake Vincent O’Brien Aubrey Brabazon

Kicking King Tom Taaffe Barry Geraghty

Midnight Court Fred Winter John Francome

Master Oats Kim Bailey Norman Williamson