News from the Tote - November 2020
Introduction
Welcome to the November update from the Tote about our latest developments.
This month it’s all about the jumps with the return of Tote Ten to Follow, a new Tote Ambassador and the launch of an exciting new Tote bet to complete your Saturday afternoons.
As ever we are very grateful to the team at the ROA for sharing these updates on our behalf.
If at any point you have any further questions, or areas you would like to discuss with us in more detail, please email our Communications and Corporate Affairs Director, Susannah Gill, on [email protected].
Tote Ten to Follow - enter the ROA Members' League and win a month's training fees
Tote Ten to Follow for the 2020/21 Jumps season opened last week with guaranteed prizes of at least £150,000.
The 2019/20 Jumps season Tote Ten to Follow saw Richard Hutchinson win over £177,000.
You have until 11am on Saturday 14th November to complete your stables before the competition commences at the November Meeting at Cheltenham.
The competition will run until the end of the jumps season at Sandown Park on Saturday 24th April 2021.
As well as the main league and free-to-play league which has a top prize of £5,000, there is a private league for ROA members where you have the chance to win a month’s training fees, in the form of a payment of £2,000.
All you have to do is create your stable at https://tote.co.uk/ten-to-follow/play/ and then join the ROA Members’ League using the code 000082.
The ROA Member’s League for the flat season was won by Martin Taylor took top prize by only two points with a finishing score of 699.54. On winning, Martin said: “It’s great to see the Tote Ten to Follow competition back and my brother, Lee, and I are delighted to be the first winners of the ROA League. It has been the most difficult year for the whole racing industry and owners have been stoic in their support of the sport. I’m sure owners enjoyed participating in the League and it went down to the wire on Champions Day. My son Tom’s choice of Sottsass and Magical as our substitutes proved to be crucial to our winning.”
Richard Johnson joins the Tote team
The Tote is delighted to welcome Richard Johnson as Ambassador, in conjunction with his work with the ROA.
Four-time Champion Jump Jockey Richard will be sharing news and views via tote.co.uk and @ToteRacing as well as carrying the Tote logo on his breeches when riding during the 2020/21 Jumps season.
Richard Johnson said: “I’m thrilled to be working with the Tote which is such as integral part of British racing. It’s exciting to be working with the team as they rejuvenate pool betting which is a crucial part of the sport’s future. I look forward to using the Tote platform to share my news throughout the season.”
Richard started by choosing his Tent to Follow for the season ahead which you can read here.
Saturday. Sorted.
We have launched a new campaign – Saturday. Sorted.
This brings together three bets unique to the Tote - the Scoop6, the Placepot and the new Survivor bet.
The Survivor sees players pick their most likely winners from six specified races. After the first race, any player who has not selected the winner will be eliminated. This continues until there is one player left in the pool. Should multiple players reach the same leg of the Tote Survivor pool, the pot will be shared between them. The full guide to the Survivor can be read here.
We were delighted to work with leading jump jockeys David Bass, Gavin Sheehan and Brodie Hampson to launch this campaign.
Year One Review: The Tote's Back
A reminder that last month marked our first anniversary of becoming the UK Tote Group and the new custodians of the Tote.
We have produced a review of our first year which you can read here.