Bookies Bet On Record Weekend Of Sport
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Bookies wager on record weekend of sport
ByChris Johnston
Business reporter, BBC News
A bumper roster of sport including the Grand National, the Masters and Premier League video games, is expected to produce a record weekend for bookmakers.
The Grand National will attract about ₤ 225m in wagers across the betting market, William Hill forecasted.
Combined with other sporting components it anticipates to take "the greatest turnover levels on any weekend in history", the bookie stated.
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Saturday's race is expected to be seen by 600 million individuals worldwide.
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"The Grand National is the general public's race and we will see millions of once-a-year punters can be found in to betting shops or downloading the yohaig code app," William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams stated.
The race is set to bring in over 35 million bets with the average being worth ₤ 4.41.
William Hill is likewise wishing for another big-priced winner in the Grand National this year. The last 5 races have actually produced winners at chances of 33/1, 25/1, 25/1 and 33/1.
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Ryanair president Michael O'Leary owns five of the 40 horses in Saturday's field.
He is wanting to become the first owner to win successive Nationals with different horses because 1954 after Rule the World, ridden by David Mullins, declared triumph last year.
Last year, the start time for the was moved by an hour to 17:15 BST. The choice showed to be an increase for turnover and William Hill anticipates that trend to continue.
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New sponsor
"The experiment of moving the start time truly paid off and we anticipate the Grand National to smash wagering records this year," Mr Adams said.
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It is the very first year that the race has actually been sponsored by Randox Health, which analyses blood and urine samples to identify and avoid health problems.
The Northern Ireland-based company was established in 1982 by Dr Peter FitzGerald - a keen horse racing fan.
Meanwhile, the meeting at Aintree could be affected by a 24-hour strike including members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Merseyrail and Arriva Trains North.
Tens of thousands of people travel by train from central Liverpool to the racecourse.
Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, managing director Merseyrail, stated the operator had designed a timetable targeted at transferring as lots of passengers as typical on Grand National day.
Andy Bell, from Bookies.com, external, stated: "this promotion code is a bumper weekend of betting and the Grand National is frequently the occasion that sees people have a flutter for the very first time. The brand-new start time suggests individuals are back from their Saturday shopping and activities and it is successfully the start of their Saturday night festivities. It's perfect timing."
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