totejackpot set to hit Record £2.5million at Newmarket

MANCHESTER, England, September 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Friday's totejackpot is set to hit a record £2.5million after punters failed to land the bet for the ninth successive day, leaving a rollover of £1,262,152 which is carried forward to tomorrow's meeting at Newmarket.

Only a single ticket remained after the fourth leg but the punter managed to get through to the last leg after Times Up won the Jockey Club Rose Bowl in impressive fashion from Chiberta King.

The one remaining unit then went on to Swiss Dream in the final leg but the race proved to be agonising viewing as Nicky Mackay's mount couldn't quite get to long time leader La Fortunata to deny the punter a payout of £896,127.

The rollover of £1,262,152 is the biggest in the history of the bet and tomorrow's total pool is expected to surpass the largest ever pool of £2,308,852 at Haydock Park back in August of last year.

"The totejackpot at Newmarket looks set to smash all records on Friday and hopefully a punter will win a life changing amount and become an instant millionaire," said Betfred boss Fred Done who recently became the new owner of the Totepool.

The current record totejackpot dividend came on 8^th March this year when heating engineer Steve Whiteley landed £1,445,671 at Exeter having staked just £2 on the bet.

The totejackpot was last won at Yarmouth on Tuesday 13^th September and the bet itself was first launched at Royal Ascot back in 1966.

totejackpot - Top Ten Dividends

1. Exeter (8^th March 2011)                                 £1,445,671.20
2. Aintree (4^th April 2008)                                  £510,955.60
3. Newmarket (3^rd October 2003)                              £494,880.00
4. Pontefract (9^th June 2008)                                £442,863.41
5. Kempton (2^nd September 2006)                              £380,240.50
6. Newbury (21^st Jun 2011)                                   £362,765.00
7. Doncaster (24^th October 1998)                             £362,203.80
8. Nottingham (23^rd June 1997)                               £357,519.10
9. Uttoxeter (18^th March 1995)                               £347,415.50
10. Ascot (21^st June 1997)                                    £335,618.20

totejackpot - Top Ten Rollovers

1. Newmarket (23^rd September 2011)                         £1,262,152.00
2. Exeter (22^nd March 1995)                                £1,127,824.07
3. Exeter (8^th March 2011)                                   £989,008.00
4. Haydock Park (5^th August 2010)                            £981,875.00
5. Carlisle (18^th March 2007)                                £931,416.00
6. Newmarket (10^th July 2008)                                £868,754.00
7. Hereford (20^th March 2006)                                £807,468.51
8. Nottingham (23^rd April 2008)                              £754,187.00
9. Newbury (21^st June 2011)                                  £624,866.00
10. Brighton (9^th August 2000)                                £621,255.64

totejackpot - Top Ten Pools

1. Haydock Park (5^th August 2010)                          £2,308.852.00
2. Exeter (22^nd March 1995)                                £2,050,651.58
3. Exeter (8^th March 2011)                                 £2,035,538.00
4. Carlisle (18^th March 2007)                              £1,841,587.00
5. Newmarket (10^th July 2008)                              £1,695,092.00
6. Nottingham (23^rd April 2008)                            £1,645,295.50
7. Newton Abbot (21^st March 2010)                          £1,578.888.50
8. Hereford (20^th March 2006)                              £1,501,478.01
9. Brighton (9^th August 2000)                              £1,367,580.89
10. Newton Abbot (20 March 2011)                            £1,360,852.00

totejackpot - Top Ten Turnover Days

1. Haydock Park (5^th August 2010)                          £1,326,977.00
2. Exeter (8^th March 2011)                                 £1,046,530.00
3. Newton Abbot (21^st March 2010)                            £984,469.50
4. Exeter (22^nd March 1995)                                  £922,827.51
5. Carlisle (18^th March 2007)                                £910,171.00
6. Nottingham (23^rd April 2008)                              £891,108.50
7. Newton Abbot (20^th March 2011)                            £848,530.00
8. Newmarket (10^th July 2008)                                £826,338.00
9. Brighton (9^th August 2000)                                £746,325.25
10. Newmarket (22^nd September 2011)                           £711,298.50

Contact: Mark Pearson / mark.pearson@betfred.com