888sport becomes official betting partner of Cheltenham’s Showcase meeting
Online betting brand also signs retired Irish National Hunt jockey Barry Geraghty as its horseracing ambassador in the UK and Ireland
888sport has become the official betting partner of Cheltenham’s two-day Showcase meeting, the track’s opening fixture of the 2021/22 season.
The brand will sponsor four races across the meeting. Friday’s card will feature the 888sport What’s Your Thinking Novices’ Hurdle and 888sport Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase, while Saturday’s line-up is headlined by two 888sport-sponsored Handicap Chases at 14.20 before the feature race of the day at 15.30.
The online operator has also signed former jockey Barry Geraghty as its horse racing ambassador in the UK and Ireland, with the Irishman providing views and insight around the season’s biggest fixtures.
Geraghty, a two-time Irish Champion jockey who rode 43 Cheltenham Festival winners, will also conduct feature-length interviews with some of the biggest names in the sport.
“The Showcase meeting at Cheltenham is seen by many as when the National Hunt season really kicks off and it’s fantastic that we are now the official betting partner,” said 888sport VP head of sport Kieran Spellman.
“It’s even more special that this will be the first time in more than 18 months that racegoers will be in attendance at, what many regard, as the home of National Hunt racing,” he added.
Ahead of the Showcase meeting, 888sport will release a season preview with trainer Henry de Bromhead, who was the first guest to sit down with Geraghty to discuss his plans for Honeysuckle, Minella Times and Bob Olinger.
“I’m really excited to have signed with 888sport ahead of the new Jumps season and I’m looking forward to offering my views on all the big talking points over the next few months,” Geraghty said.