Wednesday 17th April 2019 sees a huge sporting event where the world's of racing and football collide in a winner takes all footy match in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund. We are immensely proud that this year's challenge for the AP McCoy XI is our very own Unibet Invitational XI. The fixture takes place at the Jonny Rocks Stadium in Cheltenham after racing on 17th April – kick off is 7.30pm. Tickets for the game are on sale but if you're not in the area you can keep up to date with all the action, including near live clips of the action, on @UnibetRacing twitter handle. Here's how the teams line up:
Heading up the team is AP McCoy as captain and former England football player Dennis Wise will be managing the team. The team consists of:
- Alain Cawley
- Wayne Hutchinson
- David Bass
- Charlie Poste
- Jamie Bargary
- Jamie Moore
- Ben Pauling
- Jonjo O’Neill Jr
- Chris Hughes
- David Dunn
- Lee Hendrie
- Lee Carsley
- Aaron Downes
- Steve Book
Challenging AP McCoy’s will be the Unibet XI team of stars managed by Nicky Henderson, this includes:
- Andy Gray
- Fergal O’Brien
- John Salako
- Marvin Andrews
- Ian Taylor
- Paddy Brennan
- Nico De Boinville
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Felix Davies
- Michael Johnson
- Luke Morris
Look at the right-sided axis on the @unibet XI. De Boinville-Brennan-O’Brien. Magical pic.twitter.com/spJfq3KUKj
— The IJF Football Match (@IJFFootball) April 11, 2019
Join us for a Penalty Shoot Out during Half Time consisting of:
- Nigel Twiston Davies
- Richard Johnson
- Tom Scudamore
- David Pipe
- Dan Skelton
- Warren Greatrex
- Jonjo O’Neill
- Gary Moore
- Tom Lacey
- Sam Twiston-Davies
Grab your tickets from £10 to be watch your favourite jockeys, trainers and football star take part in a Charity Football match in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund.
