Mascots to race in Fontwell fundraiser

Racing mascots will be one of the fundraising events at a charity race day at Fontwell Park race course.

The fun challenge will see an otter take on a hedgehog and a shark sprint alongside a squirrel, a toilet and a bar.

The circuit around the course will be among the entertainment at Southern Water's Super Saturday Irish race day on October 3.

Folk-rock band the Levellers will also perform live after a programme of seven races, a fundraising lunch, an auction and a raffle to raise money for seven charities.

They are: WaterAid, Chestnut Tree House children's hospice, Cancer Research UK, NSPCC, RNLI, the Sussex Community Foundation and Awairebear, an asthma charity.

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