With the Cheltenham Festival just around the corner, everyone’s favourite Saturday bet the tote scoop6 is gathering pace again this weekend with a winner of the combined win and bonus fund set to win £4 million!

With half a million in the prize win fund for tomorrow’s races and a nearly £3 million in the bonus fund totepool are already breaking barriers in terms of records with this bet.

The scoop6 races for Saturday have been announced and they are:

Leg 1, Sandown - 2.05pm
Leg 2, Wolverhampton - 2.20pm
Leg 3, Sandown - 2.35pm
Leg 4, Sandown - 3.10pm
Leg 5, Wolverhampton - 3.30pm
Leg 6, Sandown - 3.45pm

Win fund rollover - £555,459

Bonus fund rollover - £2,993,977

There’s never been a better time to play the scoop6, so take out an afternoon from your Cheltenham Festival studying and have a go!

You can win the scoop6, simply pick the six winners of the above races for as little as a £2 stake.

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The totescoop6 bonus was not won last week, which means you stand a chance to win if you can pick six winners from the following races:

Leg1, Ascot - 1.40pm

Leg2 Haydock - 1.55pm

Leg3, Uttoxeter - 2.20pm

Leg4, Uttoxeter - 2.50pm

Leg 5, Haydock - 3.25pm

Leg6, Wincanton - 3.40pm

The win fund rollover currently stands at £358,195 before Saturday’s pool, with the bonus fund a staggering record of £2,622,522!

You can get your scoop6 bets on at totesport for as little as a £2 stake, with all the races likely to be televised, how better to spend a February afternoon than in front of the fire watching the races, standing a chance to scoop up to £4 million!

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On Saturday a single ticket of the totescoop6 won a record payout of £1,541,739 and will aim to add a further £2,469,009 by picking the winner of the bonus race this Saturday.

With this record bonus fund up for grabs, interest in the bet will again be massive on Saturday with customers looking for a crack at the bonus should the syndicate fail to land it.

With the excellent card from Newbury scheduled on Saturday, including the totesport.com Trophy, Game Spirit Chase and AON Chase likely to be amongst the legs, it’ll be an excellent chance to pick six winners in the live TV races.

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The declarations in and totesport have announced Saturday’s scoop6 races.

The selection will include four races on the all weather from Lingfield and a race each over the sticks from Haydock and Huntingdon.

It’s a record totescoop6 rollover and a single winner of the win and bonus fund could walk away £4.5 million richer. This could mean one lucky punter could be the biggest winner in UK racing history and totesport are urging punters to get on early to avoid disappointment.

Saturday’s totescoop6 races:

Leg 1, Lingfield - 2.10pm
Leg 2, Lingfield - 2.40pm
Leg 3, Haydock - 2.45pm
Leg 4, Lingfield -3.20pm
Leg 5, Huntingdon -3.30pm
Leg 6, Lingfield - 3.50pm

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Attention turns to across the pond this weekend for all horse racing fans with the Breeders Cup taking place Santa Anita.

A couple of races with European interest are the Breeders Cup Turf and the Breeders Cup Marathon.

The Breeders Cup Turf sees the Aiden O’Brien trained Soldier of Fortune share 4/1 favourtism with Conduit. Soldier of Fortune has been a real stable stalwart and connections are bullish here. He could however be one to take on as he prefers some cut in the ground and there’s doubts about the track and trip also.

Red Rocks stands out as one to oppose the favourites. The 11/2 shot looks to have been trained for this race and has two wins from three starts this season.

In the Breeders Cup Marathon, Sixties Icon is well fancied at 7/4 with totesport. Although the 1m4 is hardly a marathon he should have enough class to take the race here on the polytrack.

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With 150k guaranteed this is an extremely competitive affair. The two we like against the field are the Mark Johnston-trained Laa Rayb and the Luca Cumani-trained Military Cross.

In the Tote International Handicap at Ascot on Saturday over 7f Johnston’s Storm Cat gelding was most impressive. Poorly drawn he was niggled along in the rear until forcing his way through until 2f out when he flew home to win easily with ears pricked.

He will be very well suited by the return to 1m here. He has won 5 of his 15 starts which is pretty good but his Ascot performance off a mark of 104 marked him out as an improved performer.

He was a course winner at this meeting over 7f last year so there are no concerns about his ability to handle the track. Given a reasonable draw (nothing lower than 8 has won in the last 10 years) off a mark of 107 he must have an outstanding chance.

Cumani’s Military Cross is greatly respected. The trainer has targeted this meeting with considerable success (Cumani horses were 1st and 2nd in the 4.40 on Tuesday) and the Cape Cross 5-y-o gelding looks as if he has been campaigned with this race in mind.

Having his first race since November 2007 racing off a mark of 98 and carrying the steadier of 10st he held on well to beat Orchard Supreme 3/4l in a Salisbury handicap on June 25. That should have blown away any cobwebs and now racing off 101 he has to be fancied to go very well.

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The value bet in this weekend’s showpiece is the St Leger winner Lucarno - currently available at 8/1. He is a big stuffy type who has taken plenty of time to get fit. His last run at Newmarket over 1m 4f on July 10 was a huge step up on his previous run at Saint-Cloud behind Youmzain.

At Newmarket Lucarno giving Papal Bull 5lbs made all and went clear over 1f out to score impressively by 1.25l.

On a line through Papal Bull who was 2l behind Youmzain at level weights in the Coronation Stakes Lucarno should finish in front of Youmzain.

The Aidan O’Brien trained Duke Of Marmalade looked a world beater when trotting up by 4l from the subsequent Eclipse second Phoenix Tower at Royal Ascot but that was over 1m 2f.

He has never run over 1m 4f and being by Danehill out a King Mambo mare his pedigree does not shout stamina. An interesting King George stat is that 21 of the 22 winners of the race have reached the first four in a Group 1 over 1m 4f emphasising the stamina requirements of the race.

Youmzain a thoroughly genuine animal ran a great race at Saint-Cloud when reversing Coronation placings with Duke Of Marmalade’s stable companion Soldier Of Fortune.

He was well suited by coming off a very strong pace that day. Saturday’s race is likely to be run at a steadier rate. The very progressive Lucarno looks the one to be on.

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With 150k GBP prize money guaranteed this looks a very competitive affair. Barry Hills has the best record with one winner and three placed from six runners.

Both his entries Zaahid and Giganticus must be considered. The former disappointed in the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket last time behind Little White Lie, but landed the Victoria Cup over course and distance in the spring.

Giganticus who was fourth in this race last year ran a promising race at Newmarket finishing 5th - 2l behind Little White Lie. He is very well suited by fast ground and may be Hills’s best chance.

The Willie Haggas trained King’s Apostle ran a great race in the Wokingham at Ascot staying on strongly over the 6f for 3rd place beaten half a length.

He was running on with great resolution at Ascot and it looks like 7f may be the 4-y-o´s optimum trip.

Another to consider is the Mark Johnston-trained Lovelace. The stable has a good record in the race with two placed from seven runners. If the Royal Applause colt reproduces his run in the Bunbury Cup when a head behind Little White Lie he will go very close.

Slowly out of the gate that day he was still last after 2f out. He flew home however and just failed to get up off a mark of 108. Off a 3lbs lower mark on Saturday his chance is obvious and he is the selection.

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The Wetherbys Supersprint at Newbury on Saturday looks a very difficult race to crack.

The race is confined to horses that were sold as yearlings at a sale administered at Tattersalls for 48,000 guineas or less. Allowances for each 3,000 guineas paid under 48,000 guineas is 1lb.

This clearly gives the more cheaply purchased animals the chance of winning a large pot.

Favourites have won two of the last 10 runnings and winners have been fairly prominent in the betting with only one not coming from the first five in the market.

Horses drawn high have had the best of it over the past 10 years but it is worth noting that two have won from stall 1 in the past four years.

The most successful trainers over the past decade are Richard Hannon with three winners and four placed from a total entry of 36 and Tim Easterby with two winners and two placed from nine runners. Hannon is again mob handed with eight entries and the best looks to be Penny´s Gift.

Her form at Royal Ascot when second to Cuis Ghaire in the Albany Stakes looks pretty classy in the context of this race. Having been purchased for only 10,000 guineas she has only 8st to carry and must have a very good chance.

If the going came up soft another to consider would be the Kevin Ryan-trained Senor Mirasol. He kept on well on easy ground over 5f at Catterick to win in a good time and will be well suited by the step up to 6f.

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This is a very competitive handicap chase over 2m 6.5f and with good ground forecast should be run at a lively pace.The four most successful trainers with runners in the race are Peter Bowen (3 wins, 3 placed from 14 entries in the last 10 years), Paul Nicholls (1 win, 2 placed from 10 entries), David Pipe (1 placed from 4 entries) and Philip Hobbs (2 placed from 7 entries).

Yes Sir probably represents Peter Bowen´s best chance. He has had a couple of runs on the flat at Pontefract and Chepstow which should have blown away any cobwebs. Having won this race off a mark 130 in 2006 he is now only 4lbs higher and should go well.

The Hobbs-trained Loita Hills is worth considering if the ground is good or faster. A course winner over 2m 4f he looked very progressive at Perth last time when accounting for Newbay Bob and Spirit Calling. He ran on very strongly at Perth so will be very suited by the extra 2.5f here.

Another that must be mentioned is the Charlie Pogson-trained Seymour Weld. Having only his fifth race over fences he annihilated the opposition over the course coming home 25l clear of that good yardstick Zilcash.

His jumping appeared to have improved tremendously and if this former plater is allowed his way up front he will take some pegging back. Seymour Weld is the selection.

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