This is what I call a carryover!!!!!

Cheltenham Wetherby


Details of Saturday's monster Scoop6 revealed

Cheltenham : was quick to aid the Tote with Saturday's Scoop6, moving its 12.50 to 3.45

THE Scoop6 pool on Saturday will be a record amount after it was not won for the ninth consecutive week last Saturday, and with the win fund already standing at £1.3 million, punters will be queuing up for a crack at the huge prize.

After consultations between the Tote, Wetherby and Cheltenham, a provisional Scoop6 schedule has been devised, with the legs split between the two tracks.

The 3.45 at Cheltenham will now be the novices' handicap hurdle originally scheduled to be the opening race on the card at 12.50.
ToteScoop6 (provisional)

Leg 1 - 2.00 Cheltenham
Leg 2 - 2.35 Cheltenham
Leg 3 - 2.55 Wetherby
Leg 4 - 3.10 Cheltenham
Leg 5 - 3.25 Wetherby
Leg 6 - 3.45 Cheltenham

A WEALTH of declarations at Cheltenham on Saturday will make the monster seven-figure Scoop6 tougher than ever.

As well as the capacity 20-runners in the Paddy Power Gold Cup, 11 have been declared for the Grade 3 Servo Computer Services Trophy at 2.00, including Grand National winner Comply Or Die.

Capacity fields from the two televised races at Wetherby mean a total of 85 declared runners will have to be considered by those looking to land this week's pot, which already stands at £1.3 million, with the six races shared between Cheltenham and Wetherby.

Tote Scoop6

Leg 1 - 2.00 Cheltenham
Leg 2 - 2.35 Cheltenham
Leg 3 - 2.55 Wetherby
Leg 4 - 3.10 Cheltenham
Leg 5 - 3.25 Wetherby
Leg 6 - 3.45 Cheltenham

THE heavy-hitting syndicates were the biggest losers on Saturday when the Tote Scoop6 eluded punters for the tenth week and so raised the mouth-watering prospect of £5m being up for grabs this Saturday.

Richard Brocklebank, known as the 'Scoop6 Squirrel' and mastermind behind several memorable wins on the bet in the past, said: "Saturday must have been a disaster for the big syndicates because nobody won.

"We went down in the fifth leg when the favourite was beaten, but I had an inkling it might rollover again because there were so many runners, and the races were all handicaps, so I thought we should save some money for next week and put on just under £60,000."

On Saturday, more than £2m was staked on the bet, and Tote spokesman Damian Walker is confident the pools, which include a bonus of £904,426, will see even higher turnover this week.

"It isjust fantastic how the Scoop6 has taken off over the last fortnight, it's really exciting, and now the bandwagon is rolling, the sky's the limit," said Walker.

SATURDAY'S record-breaking Tote Scoop6 was starting totake shape on Tuesday following the rescheduling of the card at Huntingdon, which is set to feature two of the races.

What were previously the 12.40 and 1.50 events have been put back to become live Channel 4 races at 2.25 and 3.30 respectively, although there is likely to be some disappointment among viewers denied seeing the veterans' chase on terrestrial TV.

Other races likely to be included in the bet are the 2.45 at Haydock and the Lingfield 2.10.

Meanwhile it has emerged that the punter who came agonizingly close to scooping £2m last weekend only to see 66-1 outsider Maneki Neko finish runner-up in the final leg was a big-staking Betfair client who was betting on the Scoop6 for only the second time. Despite the staggering disapopointment, he covered his £4,608 investment and actually made around £1,900 profit with his place dividends.

PUNTERS are being offered new ways to win on the Scoop6 on Saturday, with Totesport not only dangling a multi-million win-pool carrot, but also quoting odds on the amount of money bet into thepot.

Last Saturday's rollover total stood at £2,037,527 after the Scoop6 defied solution for the 11th week in a row, while thereis already £904,426 in the bonus pool, a further tempting target for anyone successful this weekend, when the Tote believe punters will be playing for up to £5 million - by far the biggest sum in the bet's nine-year existence.

Now punters can try to predict how much will be wagered in an effort to grab the win fund - and whether it will be paid out.

Totesport spokesman Damian Walker said on Wednesday: "We saw £2,098,546 bet on the Scoop6 last week, following on from just over £1 million the week before, and we are reasonably confident of getting at least another £2 million this week.

"Our odds reflectthat opinion, but I think it is fair to say that Totesport's management won't be too distressed if we're wrong and we get £4 million, because it will be a great advert for the bet with Christmas not far away."

Walker added: "We are still working on an exact running order for the six legs of the Scoop6, with the possibility of a race at Lingfield's Flat meeting being included if the jumps races don't fill, but we're very keen that all the relevant contests are on terrestrial television.

"Whichever racesare finally included, we believe the Scoop6 will be easier to solve this Saturday than it was last week, because there aren't going to be as many runners. That's why we make it 1-4 someone will win."

How much will be bet on the Scoop6 this week?
Totesport: 13-8 over £2-2.5m, over £2.5-3m, 5-1 over £3-3.5m, 11-2 over £1.5-2m, 14 over £3.5-4m, 33 under £1.5m, 50 over £4m (all six legs must be run)

Will the Scoop6 be won?
Totesport: 1-4 yes, 11-4 no (all six legs must be run)

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'Lottery-busting' Scoop6 will be won, say Tote


Hull City manager Phil Brown is dreaming of winning Scoop6 millions


IT HAS frustrated punters for 11 successive weeks - but Totesport forecast that the Scoop6, the bet it believes to be racing's 'holy grail', will at long last be won on Saturday, when a lottery-busting £5 million is up for grabs.

If, as predicted, a staggering £4m is bet into the Scoop6 pools prior to Lingfield's opening leg at 2.10pm, a single successful ticket holder who goes on to find the winner of next Saturday's bonus race is likely to pocket a sum well in advance of the estimated £4.6m Lotto jackpot.

The win fund already contains £2,037,527, while the bonus fund - which cannot be played for until seven days after the win fund has been emptied - houses £904,426. After deductions, the Totesport believe the win kitty could soar to £3.5m with the bonus pot increasing to £1.5m.

The Tote finalised the six races that have the potential to change lives. As expected, it nominated Lingfield's 2.10, 2.40 and 3.20, but also added the track's 3.50 event, which becomes the final leg. Haydock's 3m handicap chase at 2.45 is included, as is Huntingdon's 3m2f handicap hurdle, whose start time has been moved from 2.55 to 3.30. At the time of writing, 75 horses were still engaged in the six races, all of which will be televised live by Channel 4.
The Tote, which has this week utilised Hull City manager Phil Brown to help promote its Saturday special, was on Friday preparing itself for the biggest day in its history, and its spokesman Damian Walker believes the day will end with the Scoop6 having yielded at least one winner.

"I do think it will be won," said Walker.

"It was so nearly won last Saturday when there were 19 tickets going into the last leg, and this time there will betwice as much money bet into the pools and the races have smaller fields and look to be less competitive."

Walker added: "There has been a real snowball effect and we have had a crazy day dealing with lots of media interest. We took £2 million on the bet last Saturday and this time it could well be double that."

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Eight Scoop6 ticket-holders land £437,000


Duff: Winner of the last leg earning eight lucky winners a share of the jackpot

EIGHT winning tickets won Saturday's Scoop6 pool, each taking home £437,011.39

The win fund reached a massive £3,496,091, and the eight lucky winners will now have a shot at the £1,529,525 bonus race next weekend – likely to be the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Going into the last leg - the 3.50 at Lingfield - 37 tickets remained, with only three of the runners not covered.

Duff, trained in Ireland by Edward Lynam, ran away with the final race, much to the delight of the eight ticket-holders.

One of the lucky winners was Racing UK presenter and Raceform Update contributor Peter Naughton, who was working for the racing channel as Duff recorded his victory.

"My hands are shaking. There are a fair few of us who have put £50 in each for the last few weeks, so we thought we would have another crack this time. I would say there is around 60 or so in the group," said Naughton.

Another winner is reported to be Harry Findlay, who is believed to have had more than one winning ticket.

A huge £4,167,091 was bet on the scoop6 this weekend, smashing last weekend's record turnover of £2million.

Tote spokesman Damian Walker said: “It has been a fantastic day for racing and the Tote. Our turnover easily exceeded our expectations and we will be paying out those punters who backed there being over £4million turnover at 50-1 with a smile on our face.
"We took turnover of £4.1million on the scoop6 today which was more money than was bet on totesport Gold Cup day earlier this year at the Cheltenham Festival.

"Betting shops up and down the land were inundated with punters hoping to win a life-changing sum and one £2 punter from a Stan James betting shop in Newbury area has done just that, scooping a huge £437,011."

The opening race - the 2.10 at Lingfield - was won by Atlantic Story, who got favourite backers off to a cracking start under Ryan Moore. The second leg went to Romany Princess - also ridden by Moore.

The 2.45 at Haydock looked tricky on paper with the majority of punters going for Osako D'Airy. However, he could only manage fourth as Possol lifted the prize.

Punters placed their faith in the Pricewise selection Bronze Cannon in the fourth leg, with John Gosden's inmate carrying 986 tickets, however, Yahrab lifted that contest under Jamie Spencer.

Where the money went:

After Leg 1: 508,898 tickets remaining

Leg 2: 34,477

Leg 3: 3,768

Leg 4: 389

Leg 5: 37

Leg 6: 8

THE mysterious punter who on Saturday won £437,011 on the Scoop6 after staking just £2 has been revealed to be a married man living in Newbury, but nothing else is set to be revealed about him unless he abandons his desire for anonymity.

Attempts by the Tote and Stan James - in whose Thatcham shop the winningbet was placed - to locate the punter today resulted in him making himself known to the bookmakers. However, he has yet to agree to reveal himself to the wider world.

Stan James spokeswoman Laura Stephens said: "The winning Scoop6 punter lives in Newbury and is a married man. At this stage that's all we know as he ticked the anonymous box, but we hope he will change his mind about anonymity later in the week and agree to publicity."

The £2 punter held one of the eight winning tickets, the owners ofwhich will all get the chance on Saturday to win a share of the £1,529,525 in the bonus fund.

harry findlay got a share aswell, wins the scoop6 every other week it seems