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Record Breaking Racing Bet This Saturday
The six races that make up this momentous bet have been split between Catterick, Goodwood and Haydock.
The win fund currently stands at £6,874,345 having evaded punters for 12 weeks, whilst the bonus pot is worth £3,824,712 after rolling over for the best part of nine months.
The bet's organisers are predicting £10m will be staked by punters by the time the first leg goes off at 2:05, which would see the win fund hit £10m and the bonus surpass £5m.
Thousands of first time players are expected to throw their hat into the ring after the drew nationwide attention when £8 Ladbrokes punter Joe McGuire narrowly missed out on a £6.8m payout in a gripping final leg at Thirsk last weekend.
Joe will be in attendance at Haydock as a guest of boss Fred Done , who has generously offered him a free £1000 crack at this weekend's .
With such a vast amount of money up for grabs there is a genuine chance tomorrow's could create the biggest winner in British betting history. The existing record holder is Stuart Boland , who pocketed a whopping £1,132,657 in a shop on the in November 2004 .
boss Fred Done said: "When I first bought the these were the days I was dreaming of - a bet that could capture the attention of the whole country and not just the racing world.
"The bet is now bigger than the National Lottery and a real life changing sum, it's the reason the bet was first introduced. I want the to make millionaires."
spokesman Andrew Griffiths added: "It promises to be a spectacular day not only for punters, but for racing as a whole.
"The build-up has had a Grand National feel to it and we expect many first time players will make a beeline for their local betting shop to place their £2 bet tomorrow morning.
"We're all hoping for a fairytale ending, which would see us create the biggest winner in British betting history."
currently offer 2/5 that the will finally be won and 7/4 that it rolls over once again.
The is at Haydock on Saturday, while the rollover race will be the Mobile Casino Silver Bowl Stakes (3:45 Haydock).
2/5 Yes, 7/4 No.
Leg 1: 2:05 Haydock
Leg 2: 2:50 Catterick
Leg 3: 2:55 Goodwood
Leg 4: 3:10 Haydock
Leg 5: 3:25 Catterick
Leg 6: 3:45 Haydock
£6,874,345
£3,824,712
Haydock
3:45 Haydock
Kelso
mark.pearson@betfred.com