The valuable Cartmel Cup, which has proved a benefit for Cumbrian trainers since it was introduced into the calendar, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new sponsor on the opening day of the August Bank Holiday fixture at Cartmel.

It has been a clear sign of the progress of the Lake District’s only racecourse that as well as expanding the race programme from one day to nine in the last 50 years, the quality of the racing has kept pace.

The support of William Hill, who is the new betting partner for Cartmel racecourse, ensures that the Cartmel Cup remains among the vanguard of top quality races at the track.

First, run in 2009 the race has produced six Cumbrian winners in its nine-year history, including a hat-trick for local trainer James Moffatt, who scored with Smart Ruler in 2014 and followed up by landing the prize with Captain Brown in each of the next two years.