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E: 16/03 Win a Trip to The Grand National (Email/Help Required)
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From today's Sun:
Celebrate the start of a fabulous week of action at the Cheltenham Festival by entering our super quiz and getting the chance to win a trip to the Grand National.
Yes,folks, all eyes are on the action at Prestbury Park but it is just over three weeks until the greatest race on earth on April 9.
And, thanks to our good pals at generous William Hill, you and a guest can be there to enjoy the thrills and spills of the big race as well as soaking up the Aintree atmosphere.
It's the prize of a lifetime for the biggest day in jump racing and our prize will include:
Two tickets to the Tattersalls enclosure
Two free £100 bets on the big race with William Hill
Racecards and refreshments
To be in with a chance of this super prize to one of the biggest days in world sport do our special Cheltenham Festival quiz below and email your answers to [EMAIL="racingcomp@the-sun.co.uk"]racingcomp@the-sun.co.uk[/EMAIL].
Don't forget to include your name, address and phone number and put 'William Hill Aintree Comp' in the subject line.
Competition closes Wednesday March 16 2016 and the winner will be notified by 11pm on Friday March 18. Terms and conditions apply. Over 18s only. Dress code.
01. Coneygree last year became the first novice since 1974 to win Gold Cup. Who was that horse?
a. Colonel Christy
b. Captain Christy
c. Corporal Christy
02. On which horse did AP McCoy have his final festival ride... and in which position did he finish?
a. Ned Buntline (4th)
b. Shutthefrontdoor (5th)
c. Uxizandre (1st)
03. Paul Nicholls had a treble on the second day of last year's Festival. Name the horses?
a. Aux Ptits Soins, Dodging Bullets and Qualando
b. Dodging Bullets, Bouvreuil and Moon Racer
c. Aux Ptits Soins, Moon Rcaer and Dodging Bullets
04. By how far did Faugheen win the Chapion Hurdle. Was it?
a. Three and a half lengths
b. Two and a quarter lengths
c. One and a half lengths
05. Which horse was the oldest to win at last year's festival?
a. The Package
b. Rivage D'Or
c. Somersby
06. Ireland had the first six in last year's County Hurdle. Four of them, including winner Wicklow Brave were trained by Willie Mullins. Eddie Harty's Sort It Out was second. But who trained the horse who came third?
a. Tony Martin
b. Gordon Elliott
c. Noel Meade
07. Name the last English trained Foxhunters winner?
a. Cappa Bleu
b. Zemsky
c. Baby Run
08. Which top trainer rode Wither Or Which to bumper glory back in 1996?
a. Paul Nicholls
b. Gordon Elliott
c. Willie Mullins
09. Ruby Walsh has won 45 times at the Festival but who gave him his first success?
a. Blowing Wind
b. Missed That
c. Alexander Banquet
10. Legend Kauto Star had his first run at the Festival in the Champions Chase in 2006. What happened?
a. Fell at the last
b. Unseated at the first
c. Fell at the third
(Thanks to D_M_E for the answers to questions 4-10.)
Celebrate the start of a fabulous week of action at the Cheltenham Festival by entering our super quiz and getting the chance to win a trip to the Grand National.
Yes,folks, all eyes are on the action at Prestbury Park but it is just over three weeks until the greatest race on earth on April 9.
And, thanks to our good pals at generous William Hill, you and a guest can be there to enjoy the thrills and spills of the big race as well as soaking up the Aintree atmosphere.
It's the prize of a lifetime for the biggest day in jump racing and our prize will include:
Two tickets to the Tattersalls enclosure
Two free £100 bets on the big race with William Hill
Racecards and refreshments
To be in with a chance of this super prize to one of the biggest days in world sport do our special Cheltenham Festival quiz below and email your answers to [EMAIL="racingcomp@the-sun.co.uk"]racingcomp@the-sun.co.uk[/EMAIL].
Don't forget to include your name, address and phone number and put 'William Hill Aintree Comp' in the subject line.
Competition closes Wednesday March 16 2016 and the winner will be notified by 11pm on Friday March 18. Terms and conditions apply. Over 18s only. Dress code.
01. Coneygree last year became the first novice since 1974 to win Gold Cup. Who was that horse?
a. Colonel Christy
b. Captain Christy
c. Corporal Christy
02. On which horse did AP McCoy have his final festival ride... and in which position did he finish?
a. Ned Buntline (4th)
b. Shutthefrontdoor (5th)
c. Uxizandre (1st)
03. Paul Nicholls had a treble on the second day of last year's Festival. Name the horses?
a. Aux Ptits Soins, Dodging Bullets and Qualando
b. Dodging Bullets, Bouvreuil and Moon Racer
c. Aux Ptits Soins, Moon Rcaer and Dodging Bullets
04. By how far did Faugheen win the Chapion Hurdle. Was it?
a. Three and a half lengths
b. Two and a quarter lengths
c. One and a half lengths
05. Which horse was the oldest to win at last year's festival?
a. The Package
b. Rivage D'Or
c. Somersby
06. Ireland had the first six in last year's County Hurdle. Four of them, including winner Wicklow Brave were trained by Willie Mullins. Eddie Harty's Sort It Out was second. But who trained the horse who came third?
a. Tony Martin
b. Gordon Elliott
c. Noel Meade
07. Name the last English trained Foxhunters winner?
a. Cappa Bleu
b. Zemsky
c. Baby Run
08. Which top trainer rode Wither Or Which to bumper glory back in 1996?
a. Paul Nicholls
b. Gordon Elliott
c. Willie Mullins
09. Ruby Walsh has won 45 times at the Festival but who gave him his first success?
a. Blowing Wind
b. Missed That
c. Alexander Banquet
10. Legend Kauto Star had his first run at the Festival in the Champions Chase in 2006. What happened?
a. Fell at the last
b. Unseated at the first
c. Fell at the third
(Thanks to D_M_E for the answers to questions 4-10.)
'...luck came to those who left a space for it.' Terry Pratchett
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04 length and a half
05 The Package - at 12 year old
06 A. J. Martin so the answer would be Tony Martin
07 Zemsky ''''''''''''''CHECK THIS
08 Willie Mullins
09 Alexander Banquet
10 Fell at the third0
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