ðə ɹˈeɪs wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn baɪ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈæmətʃɚ bˈɑːksɪŋ tʃˈæmpiən ænd tɹˈeɪnɚ nˈaɪdʒəl pˈeɪdʒ tə ɹˈeɪz mˈʌni fɚɹə spˈɛʃəl bˈeɪbi jˈuːnɪt fɔːɹ sˈɪŋɡəltən hˈɑːspɪɾəl, swˈɑːnsiː, wˌɪtʃ hæd sˈeɪvd hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ kˈɜːstiz lˈaɪf ˈæftɚ ʃiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹli.
The race was established in 1989 by the former amateur boxing champion and trainer Nigel Page to raise money for a special baby unit for Singleton Hospital, Swansea, which had saved his daughter Kirsty's life after she was born prematurely.