National Friendly British Masters returns to the Roodee

 

The Inaugural British Masters will feature the top 20 invited riders from across the UK and Europe. The event will see our current and future Show Jumping stars competing  for a prize fund in excess of (£60,000) making this one of the biggest show jumping events in the UK. The Friday will see a significant Horse of the Year Show qualifier being held in the historic Roodee at the racecourse.

 

Richard Thomas, Chief Executive of Chester Racecourse commented; ‘We are looking forward to working in partnership BSJA on this event, Chester Racecourse has always been renowned for being at the forefront of all things Equestrian and we see the National Friendly British Masters as pivotal to our Events Strategy.’

 

This event will strengthen our existing racing product and will help to position Chester Racecourse as a major events venue in the area as well as raising the equestrian profile of Chester and the North West’

 

The 2009 British Masters is sponsored by National Friendly ,a mutual friendly society who focus on the needs of their members to develop a range of products to suit varying circumstances. Glenn Hutchinson, National Friendly National Sales Director commented “National Friendly is delighted to be the title sponsor of the 2009 British Masters event. The heritage and tradition of show jumping is a perfect fit with our business and the event will provide an excellent platform for us to raise the profile of National Friendly as a leading healthcare insurance provider to both individuals and businesses alike.

“We look forward to working with Chester Racecourse and The British Show jumping Association to develop this relationship and create an exciting ‘must – see’ event for spectators.”