ORGANISERS of this year's Business Festival hope to 'gee' up more Hereford business people for the event when they name a race at Hereford Racecourse.

The Chamber Business Festival Handicap Hurdle is running at 4.10pm on Tuesday, May 10. Festival director Patricia Head said she hoped the race would be a good way to raise the profile of the festival in the city.

This year's festival is on Thursday, May 26 at the three counties show ground. Call 0800 104010 for details. For information log onto www.businessfestival.co.uk or call 0800 10 40 10."The festival gets bigger and better each year and as we reach the final furlong, we hope business people from across Herefordshire will join us at the Three Counties Showground to do business," she said.

This year's festival takes place on Thursday May 26 at the three counties show ground. For more information log onto www.businessfestival.co.uk or call 0800 10 40 10.