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Competition time! We’ve got a fantastic prize of a single family ticket for four to the Kids Takeover Racing Family Fun Day at Bath Racecourse on 7 May. The prize includes entry to the fun day plus an all you can eat banquet package in the Paddock Pavilion restaurant!

All you have to do to have a chance of winning is send an email to email hidden; JavaScript is required marked Family Fun Day, to reach us no later than Friday 4 May. All entries must include your name, address and contact telephone number.

The Kids Takeover Racing Family Fun Day, presented by Drive Vauxhall, will be an action-packed day of family fun is set to make for a thrilling Bank Holiday. It’ll be all smiles, as the kids enjoy all of the free entertainment.

And it won’t just be horses and jockeys that experience the thrill of running down the final furlong in-front of a cheering crowd, as we’re giving all children the chance to take part in our biggest ever race! Children on the day will all look the part in their silks as they race for the finish line in a sprint down the final furlong. The race forms part of the kids’ takeover of racing, which will also see children from participating local schools take charge of key racecourse roles such as Clerk of the course and raceday presenter.

Free family entertainment including inflatables, fun fair rides, face painting and more.

There will be a designated family picnic enclosure, which will feature inflatable fun park, bouncy slides, soft play, face painting and other family entertainment, all for free!

For more details, click here.