Bookies Bet on Record Weekend of Sport

Bookies wager on record weekend of sport

ByChris Johnston
Business reporter, BBC News

A bumper roster of sport consisting of the Grand National, the Masters and Premier League video games, is expected to produce a record weekend for bookmakers.

The Grand National will bring in about ₤ 225m in wagers throughout the wagering industry, William Hill predicted.

Combined with other sporting components it expects to take "the greatest turnover levels on any weekend in history", the bookie said.

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Saturday's race is expected to be seen by 600 million people globally.

"The Grand National is the public's race and we will see millions of once-a-year punters being available in to wagering shops or downloading the app," William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams stated.

The race is set to attract over 35 million bets with the average being worth ₤ 4.41.

William Hill is also 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.

Ryanair president Michael O'Leary owns 5 of the 40 horses in Saturday's field.

He is wishing to end up being the first owner to win successive Nationals with different horses given that 1954 after Rule the World, ridden by David Mullins, claimed triumph in 2015.

Last year, the start time for the Grand National 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.

New sponsor

"The experiment of moving the start time really paid off and we anticipate the Grand National to smash wagering records this promotion code year," Mr Adams said.

It is the first year that the yohaig code race has been sponsored by Randox Health, which analyses blood and urine samples to discover and avoid diseases.

The Northern Ireland-based firm was set up in 1982 by Dr Peter FitzGerald - a keen horse racing fan.

Meanwhile, the meeting at Aintree could be affected by a 24-hour strike involving members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Merseyrail and Arriva Trains North.

Tens of countless individuals travel by train from main Liverpool to the racecourse.

Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, handling director Merseyrail, said the operator had actually devised a timetable targeted at transferring as lots of travelers as typical on Grand National day.

Andy Bell, from Bookies.com, external, said: "this promotion code is a bumper weekend of wagering and the Grand National is frequently the occasion that sees individuals have a flutter for the extremely very first time. The new start time means individuals are back from their Saturday shopping and activities and it is efficiently the start of their Saturday evening celebrations. It's perfect timing."

Aintree all set for Grand National