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Ladbrokes set to lose historic sponsorship of Cheltenham Festival ‘World Hurdle Race’

SBC News Ladbrokes set to lose historic sponsorship of Cheltenham Festival 'World Hurdle Race'

Cheltenham Festival organiser, Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR) appears to be at loggerheads with Ladbrokes regarding the operator’s sponsorship of Grade 1 event ‘The World Hurdle Race (15.30 – St Patricks Thursday 17 March). Ladbrokes continued stand-off against UK racing’s proposed Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) scheme, has seen the bookmaker unable to renew its eleven year sponsorship of the race. JCR …

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