Disgraced MP started work as a paid consultant seven months before Randox signed up to back the world’s most famous race
There were understandable expressions of delight on both sides when Randox Health – now more familiar as simply Randox – signed a five-year deal to sponsor the Grand National from 2017, and again when the company announced a five-year extension to its contract in January 2021. At the time, Dickon White, north-west regional director for Jockey Club Racecourses, which runs Aintree, said: “It’s been a fantastic partnership over the past few years and we’ve been extremely impressed with their operation as well as their dedication to one of sport’s most iconic events.”
From JCR’s point of view, Randox has always been everything that Aintree could hope for in a sponsor for the world’s most famous steeplechase. Following on from a series of drink brands – including Crabbie’s, John Smith’s and Martell Cognac – their new partner was involved with neither betting nor booze, and instead promised to make its customers both happier and healthier.