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In the UK a leading newspaper, the Daily Mirror, has teamed up with
online betting site Paddy Power to launch a new racing competition.
The competition involves the racing event on 25 September, at
Ascots Festival of British Racing. The competition organised
between the Mirror and Paddy Power holds a cash prize for a winning
contestant of 1 million. The contest is offering the challenge to
keen punters and spectators to Do a Frankie. A term referring to
the extraordinary achievement of popular jockey Frankie Dettori,
who in 1996 achieved the unlikely accolade of having ridden all
seven winners at the event- an achievement judged at astounding
odds of 25,095-1. Inspired by this great feat, this latest
competition is challenging punters to come up with the winning
seven-horse accumulator. A successful selection will earn the
player 1 million. Entries are via the newspaper, and the winning
entrant will then earn a VIP day out at the Ascot event, and the
complimentary seven-horse accumulator. Paddy Power are providing
the transport to get the winner to Ascot, and if applicable
covering any necessary hotel and travel expenses. The winner will
watch the days events from the Paddy Power box at Ascot, where they
will be joined by Daily Mirror staff member David Yates. As the
seven-horse accumulator is a tall order of a bet, there are
arrangements in place for the winner to help them along should one
of their choices turn out to be a loser. Should a loser be
selected, a 100 accumulator will be taken out for the rest of the
afternoon- from a six-horse selection, down to a double. If at the
final race, the winning entrant is still out of luck, a 1,000 bet
will be staked on that last race. A representative of Paddy Power
said of the competition: 'I'll be right there alongside the winner,
cheering home the runners - it would be fantastic to see someone
win a cool million. And, rest assured, I'll be the winner's new
best friend to help celebrate the million in style!