William Hill Seal Deal to Sponsor Imperial Cup Day at Sandown Park

Sandown Park today announces that bookmakers William Hill will extend their sponsorship portfolio within The Jockey Club London Region to include Imperial Cup Day on Saturday, order 8^th March.

The deal features the newly upgraded Grade 3 William Hill Imperial Cup, hospital worth £70, site 000 in total prize money.

William Hill will also be providing an increased bonus prize of £100,000 which will be available if the winner of the William Hill Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle then goes on to win any race at The Cheltenham Festival the following week.

Rupert Trevelyan, London Regional Director, The Jockey Club, said: “We are very pleased to confirm William Hill as the sponsors for Imperial Cup Day here at Sandown Park.  With their established sponsorship of The William Hill Winter Festival at Kempton Park in December it is fantastic to extend the relationship further to include their presence throughout the region to now also feature William Hill Imperial Cup Day.”

Kate Miller, PR Director, William Hill, said: “We are delighted to be sponsoring Imperial Cup Day at Sandown Park including the prestigious feature race, The William Hill Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle.  With Cheltenham just around the corner, everyone is full of anticipation with what will happen in the days to come.  William Hill will be providing a bonus of £100k to the horse that wins the William Hill Imperial Cup on Saturday, 8^th March and then goes on to run and consequently win any race the following week at Cheltenham.”