Alan Ball Memorial race day at Goodwood

A RACE meeting in memory of former footballer Alan Ball, who died just over a year ago, is to be staged by Goodwood on Wednesday May 21.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th May 2008, 16:56 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:18 BST

Alan was a great horse racing fan and was good friends with lots of trainers, but in particular Mick Channon and Richard Hannon.

Evertonians Charlie McCann of Stan James bookmaker and Mike Parry of talkSPORT, are supporting the meeting. Charlie is putting up 500 which is the proceeds from a tip he received from Alan shortly before his death last year. Mike is putting up 500 and so too are Everton. All of this will go to a charity chosen by Alan Ball's stepson, Jimmy Ball.

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Charlie McCann is also giving Jimmy a 2,000 no lose bet on the day, which will also go to charity.

Goodwood is keen to encourage fans of Alan to come along on the day and will be offering a discounted ticket price of 2 for 24 to supporters of Portsmouth, Southampton and any other club he played for.

All fans have to do is call the Goodwood hotline,on 0800 018 8191, say which team they support and Goodwood will send out their discounted tickets to them with the racecourse making a donation of 2 for every ticket purchased in this way, guaranteeing a minimum Goodwood donation of 750.

Records of fans from each club who phone for tickets will be kept to see which is the biggest fan of Alan Ball. A guaranteed 4,250 will go to charity.

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Alan Ball's great friends Mick Channon and Richard Hannon are expected to enter horses and be keen to win one of the two special races.

The first race at 2.15pm will be the Alan Ball Memorial Stakes over 1 mile and 1 furlong.

The fifth race at 4.35pm, title still to be agreed, is a five furlong sprint for two-year-old maiden fillies.