Horse-racing stars join Oxlade-Chamberlain and Navratilova in support of Comic Relief

PUBLISHED: 08:16 EST, 18 March 2014 | UPDATED: 08:44 EST, 18 March 2014

Horse-racing stars have joined the likes of Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in raising money for Sport Relief.

Jockeys Aidan Coleman, Sam Twiston-Davies and Mattie Batchelor, together with Channel 4 Racing’s Emma Spencer, joined Radio1 Breakfast presenter Nick Grimshaw during his 12-hour fundraising cycle.

Swapping one saddle for another, they were with Grimshaw inside a large transparent box at BBC Broadcasting House in London as he attempted to cycle 1,000 miles in 12 hours.

Support: Jockeys Sam Twiston-Davies, Mattie Bachelor and Aidan Coleman joined BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw on his cycle challenge

Support: Jockeys Sam Twiston-Davies, Mattie Bachelor and Aidan Coleman joined BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw on his cycle challenge

On his bike: Grimshaw is attempting to cycle 1,000 miles in 24 hours

On his bike: Grimshaw is attempting to cycle 1,000 miles in 24 hours

It's a winner: Racecourses across the country will use special Sport Relief winning posts this weekend

It's a winner: Racecourses across the country will use special Sport Relief winning posts this weekend

 

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Meanwhile, racecourses up and down the country will this weekend donate £1 from every advance ticket sold to Sport Relief.

The winning lines at each track will also be marked by special Sport Relief finishing posts.

The courses at Lingfield Park, Kelso, Market Rasen, Newbury, Wincanton and Wolverhampton are all taking part.

Bangor-on-Dee are organising a bucket collection on Saturday and Sedgefield will be holding a Sport Relief mile on the course on Sunday.

Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Martina Navratilova

Handy: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Martina Navratilova are supporting Sport Relief

Rod Street, chief executive of Great British Racing said: ‘We’re delighted that so many of Britain’s courses have rallied to support Sport Relief.

‘The charity makes a real difference to help people living incredibly tough lives, both at home in the UK and across the world. We’re grateful to the courses, jockeys, owners and members of the public who are helping racing to do its bit.’

Elsewhere, Oxlade-Chamberlain and former Wimbledon tennis champion Martina Navratilova are supporting Davina McCall’s takeover of BT’s Speaking Clock.

BT will donate 10p to Sport Relief every time someone dials 1,2,3.

 

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ITS ALL ABOUT THEM LOOKING GOOD...WHY NOT EVERY FOOTBALLER GIVE A WEEK SALARY AND THE SHOW HOSTS INSTEAD OF SCROUGING FROM THE WORKING CLASS WHO LIKE TO GIVE

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The telephones in those pictures are regular phones. Everyone knows Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Martina Navratilova are only 3 inches high..........

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When does this drivel start make note to oneself too avoid any of these idiots and any idiot with a bucket same old every year and still nothing changes wast of time keep your funds in the UK hospitals education etc

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Boy this must have bugged ya!!! Couldnt even finish your sentence the first time round. Cheer up pal its for charity.

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When does this drivel start again make sure to avoid any idiot with a bucket for the day waste of time

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