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Bookies bank on record weekend of sport

ByChris Johnston Business press reporter, BBC News

A bumper lineup of sport consisting of the yohaig code Grand National, the Masters and Premier League games, is expected to produce a record weekend for bookies.

The Grand National will attract about ₤ 225m in wagers throughout the wagering market, William Hill forecasted.

with other sporting fixtures it anticipates to take "the highest turnover levels on any weekend in history", the bookmaker stated.

Saturday's race is expected to be seen by 600 million individuals internationally.

"The Grand National is the yohaig code public's race and we will see millions of once-a-year punters coming in to betting stores or downloading the yohaig code app," William Hill representative Rupert Adams stated.

The race is set to draw in 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 five races have actually produced winners at chances of 33/1, 25/1, 25/1 and 33/1.
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Ryanair president Michael O'Leary owns 5 of the 40 horses in Saturday's field.

He is intending to become the first owner to win successive Nationals with various horses given that 1954 after Rule the World, ridden by David Mullins, claimed victory in 2015.

Last year, the start time for the Grand National was moved by an hour to 17:15 BST. The choice proved to be a boost for turnover and William Hill anticipates that trend to continue.
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New sponsor

"The experiment of moving the start time actually paid off and we anticipate the Grand National to smash betting records this year," Mr Adams stated.

It is the first year that the race has been sponsored by Randox Health, which analyses blood and urine samples to find and prevent diseases.

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

Meanwhile, the conference 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.
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Tens of countless people travel by train from central Liverpool to the racecourse.

Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, managing director Merseyrail, said the operator had actually devised a timetable focused on transporting as many guests as regular on Grand National day.

Andy Bell, from Bookies.com, external, stated: "This is a bumper weekend of betting and the yohaig code Grand National is frequently the occasion that sees individuals have a flutter for the extremely very first time. The new start time implies people are back from their Saturday shopping and activities and it is successfully the yohaig code start of their Saturday night festivities. It's best timing."

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