Put on to be a community event it was supported by the following sponsors Main sponsor – Hampson Hughes – solicitors, World record sponsor – Rathbones Investment Mangers, “best dressed” horse sponsor – B W McFarlane Chartered accountants

The weather was awful and on a very wet day we sadly only got about 600 visitors. We were hoping for 2000+ but regardless of the weather 84 “fronts and backs” combined to make 42 horses and in the proccess break the Guinness world record (previously 37 held by Goodwood Racecourse).

Race was officially started by the Mayor of Sefton and filmed by CBBC for their “Officially Amazing” World records programme and is due to be broadcast early in the new year

On the day we estimate that the 42 teams raised around £20,000 for the various charities they were supporting. The teams were a cross section of corporates (Barclays, DABS UK, Rathbones, Chamber of Commerce etc) and Charities (Nugent Care, LHFC etc)

We were also supported by Merseyside Police and Fire Brigade who both turned up as community support.