Racing Welfare receives £10,000 lift thanks to Sheikh Fahad's burgers and coffee

Tweenhills and Qatar Racing launched and hosted Tweenhills Angus Burger and Tweenhills Coffee vans at the Tattersalls December Foal and December Mare Sales to raise money for Racing Welfare - and it resulted in a near £10,000 welcome boost for the charity.

The van proved extremely popular with attendees at the sale and provided a range of burgers, breakfast rolls and barista-style coffees.

In total the takeaway vans raised £9,865.65, all of which Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, chairman of Qatar Racing, and David Redvers, Qatar Racing’s racing manager and owner of Tweenhills, have donated to Racing Welfare.

Redvers said: “We are delighted to be able to support Racing Welfare in these incredibly challenging times and wish to thank everyone for their custom."

Dawn Goodfellow, Racing Welfare chief executive, added: “We have been blown away by this generous donation from Tweenhills and I would like to say a huge thank you to Sheikh Fahad, David Redvers and the team at Tweenhills.

"We are continuing to see the widespread impact of the pandemic on the industry’s workforce and the number of people Racing Welfare is supporting continues to grow. We are incredibly grateful for their support at a time when our services have never been more needed.”

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