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Fun Race Night

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Coldridge Village Hall invites you to take part in a Fun Race Night: Saturday 1st March

8 Races Doors Open 7pm first race 7:30pm Free Entry Licenced Bar

Here’s the must know details….

1. Sponsor A Race For £5

• Name the Race
• Receive acknowledgement of your sponsorship on list of evenings supporters and verbally have your name/company acknowledged by the master of ceremonies.
• Present the winning horse owner with the prize money and any memento you care to provide (the most entertaining memento of the evening will win a special prize).
• Watch your race in comfort from the VIP lounge where you will be served with an array of luxurious (ish) canapes.

2. Buy A Horse £4
Have you always wanted to own a race horse? For just £4 you can make that dream come true. Either select your horse from the list being circulated pre-evening, or you can buy, any as yet unsold horses on the night.

• Watch your race from the VIP area, where you will be served with luxurious (ish) canapes.
• Rename your horse if you so wish
• See your name up in lights on the pre-race runners list.
• Winning horse receives up to £20 (subject to sales).

Race sponsorship and Horses can be reserved/bought in advance from either Andy or Ivan at any of the halls upcoming events, or by email to andrewfitch@coldridgevillagehall.org.uk or ivankriznik@coldridgevillagehall.org.uk

3. Race Betting
On the night you can place a wager on any of the 8 horses at the ‘Tote Table’. Bets are in £1 ticket denominations. The Pay out is determined by the total amount bet on the race (minus a small percentage for the hall), which will then be distributed equally among the winning tickets.

4. Special Race 7
If you have not been able to buy a horse then Race 7 is your last chance. A special race will be run where all 8 horses will be auctioned live before the race.

Horses for Sale
1 Burrows Furrows
2 Chairman’s Choice
3 Chris-B-Duck
4 Scones R Us
5 The Richardson Rocket
6 The Sara Dessert
7 If I Were A Carpenter
8 Pat-A-Cake
9 Ivannastycough
10 Long Tall Sally
11 Mack Owin a Fortune
12 Tracy Island
13 Niggly Nigel
14 Thirsty Kirsty
15 Phil Your Boots
16 Dear Dry Donkey
17 Little Tinker Taylor
18 Al-Paca’d Up
19 Ash Die Buck
20 The Village Idiot
21 Edward V I Presume
22 Mane Attraction
23 Hoof Hearted
24 May The Horse Be With You
25 Doomed Derby
26 Holden the Reins
27 Milliner’s Night Mare
28 Fifty Bales of Hay
29 Talk Derby To Me
30 Norfolk In Chance
31 Runs On Gin
32 Whatshesaid
33 Banjo She’s Trouble
34 Turn Baby Turn
35 Helen of Toy
36 East Leigh Street Band
37 What a Nag
38 St Mathews Bounder
39 The Name’s Pants Action Pants
40 Watt’s Up Pussy Cat
41 The Coldridge Cutter
42 Devon Jester
43 The Nymet Toad
44 Eat Your Greens
45 Chilverton Flower Power
46 Track A Tor Nut
47 Fete Accompli
48 Still in Bedfordshire
49 Café Canter
50 A Castle or a Rooke
51 WI in the Paddock
52 Downward Doggers
53 The Arty Farty Band
54 Gardeners Gallop
55 Socially Committed
56 Quilt While You’re Winning

Horses and their Owners
As @ 26 Jan 09:45: None taken



Updates on the progress of Horse Sales, Race sponsors etc will be shared via the “Whats on in Coldridge, Devon” FB page, emails from the Coldridge Calendar and on the Village Hall website.

Contact Andy or Ivan if you’ve any questions.

Proceeds raised on the night will go towards the support of Coldridge Village Hall.

That’s it!! Get ready for ‘starters orders’ on Saturday 1st March.