Prize money boost for Coral Scottish Grand National Festival at Ayr Racecourse

AYR, Scotland - March 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Ayrshire, Scotland, 22 March 2013--Prize money for Scotland’s richest race meeting - the Coral Scottish Grand National Festival at Ayr Racecourse - has been given a boost of more than £100,000 to £507,000.

The 25% plus rise takes the prize fund to £97,000 on the first day of the meeting on Friday 19 April and to £410,000 on Saturday.

The big race itself, the Coral Scottish Grand National carries a purse of £180,000 with more than £102,000 going to the winner.

Main supporting races on Saturday are the £60,000 QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle and the Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Novices’ Handicap Chase with a similar level of prize money.

The £40,000 Arcadia Consulting William Dickie & Mary Robertson Future Champion Novices’ Chase and the £30,000 Scotty Brand Handicap Chase, a Listed Race, are the other principal events on the second day.

The richest race on the opening day is the £25,000 Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase with £25,000 while the Coral Backing Poppyscotland Mares’ Handicap Hurdle has £20,000 up for grabs.

For more details on racing at Ayr Racecourse call 01292 264179 or go online at www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk .

For further information please contact Iain Ferguson on 01292 294972 or 07795 565691.

Ayr Racecourse and the associated Western House Hotel are Founder Members of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle.

THE ELITE AYRSHIRE BUSINESS CIRCLE

The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association founded in 2007 by some of the top companies in Ayrshire.

Its purpose is to publicise its members, and to celebrate and promote the wealth and rich diversity of entrepreneurial talent and business excellence that abounds here within the county boundaries of Ayrshire.

Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse, Western House Hotel, Turnberry Golf Resort and South Ayrshire Council. Member company activities include broadcasting, building and construction, architectural practice, estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, insurance broking, legal services, golf club management, marketing services and brand creation, web design and public relations consultancy.

Frazer Coogans Commercial Solicitors senior partner Norman Geddes is executive chairman of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, and managing director is public relations consultancy Fame Publicity Services proprietor Murdoch MacDonald.

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