Building a horse: All it takes is 10 humans
A giant racehorse with a divergence has taken to the hallowed turf of Britain’s Ascot Racecourse to celebrate the upcoming Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, a squad contest for international jockeys.
Painted inwards elaborate trunk art, the 6ft figure is made upwards of 10 contortionists. It took vii hours to create the smasher icon of a racehorse ridden past times German linguistic communication jockey Stefanie Hofer passing the winning postal service at the famous racecourse.
Hofer volition survive making her debut at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup this yr every bit purpose of The Girls team, amongst Canadian jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson in addition to Britain’s Hayley Turner.
Ascot Racecourse enlisted a squad of talented contortionists courtesy of Scarlett Entertainment, in addition to used make-up artists Civilised Mess to transform the human bodies using detailed creature artwork. It took the make-up artists 5 hours of intricate operate to fully consummate the trunk paintwork. Civilised Mess has previously created designs for Cirque Le Soir in addition to Slamboree.
Now inwards its 14th year, the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, on Saturday, August 9, is the solely team-format raceday inwards the UK. Groups of friends in addition to families plough out inwards their thousands to pledge their allegiance to i of 4 teams of top international jockeys seeking victory past times collectively acquiring the close break of points for their squad through success across the six-race card.
The 4 teams are Britain & Ireland, Europe, the Rest of the World in addition to The Girls.
Other stars of the rails to sentinel out for include Frankie Dettori in addition to Andrea Atzeni riding for Europe, in addition to South African superstar S’manga Khumalo who has ridden to prominence inwards his homeland latterly in addition to volition survive making his United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland debut at the event.
Racing is followed past times a gratuitous eve concert for racegoers, Ascot Live!, hosted past times TV personality in addition to old BBC Radio 1 DJ Vernon Kay in addition to featuring The Stars From The Commitments, Scouting for Girls, B*Witched, Bjorn Again, in addition to Chesney Hawkes.
Ascot Racecourse’s Nick Smith, Head of Communications in addition to International Racing, said Ascot wanted to exercise something different to celebrate its renewed partnership with Dubai Duty Free, which has extended their back upwards of the Shergar Cup past times becoming sole sponsor from this year.
“The acrobats in addition to Steffi performed miracles to range this pose in addition to nosotros promise everyone volition handgrip that it is fascinating to come across them transformed into the icon of a winning racehorse passing the postal service at Ascot.”
Advance grandstand admission for the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is available from £20. Premier Admission from £35. More information: www.ascot.co.uk
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