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20th - 21st September 2025

NOW SILENT AUCTION IS LIVE

As part of the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend 2015, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September, there will be a selection of fabulous prizes on offer in our silent auction. One unique opportunity offered; is a delicious dinner for 6 people, cooked in the comfort of your own home by the famed Jockey Club chef Tim Turner who delivers modern food with a classical twist. Elsewhere, there is a chance to get your hands on an incredible fine art piece by the photographer Ripley, titled: “Racehorse on Newmarket Heath with a Rubbing Down House”. Ripley creates large-scale works accomplished through the use of ultra-high-resolution digital photography combined with extensive work in post-production. One unusual prize, which is sure to captivate the interest of fanatic equestrians, is a 1.20m high Rugby World Cup themed cross country fence. Designed by Captain Mark Phillips, the fence will be was jumped during the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and will has been transported to the Rowley Mile where it will be on display throughout the weekend. Other prizes include a fantastic private dinner for 8 in The Club Room at The Packhorse Inn, a miniature Ed Waites sculpture, a round of golf at Swinley Forest and many more.

The auction is now live and all are welcome to bid online via the link www.now2015-auction.com. There are some truly incredible prizes on offer this year and we would encourage everyone to get online and bid so as to help raise funds for our three chosen charities; the National Horseracing Museum, Racing Welfare, and Magpas – The Emergency Medical Charity.

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