We meet the extraordinary free horse which will give Kelly Morgan her sixth runner in the St. James's Place Hunters' Chase on Friday afternoon of the Cheltenham Festival.
5lb Allowance for Novice Riders
There has been some confusion over the past few weeks concerning the 5lb allowance for novices who have won 5 or fewer races. It only applies to Open Races as last year (there were discussions to widen its scope).
N.B. I realise that the language is confusing, and the error in Regulation 75 causes further doubt but rule has not changed from last year.
N.B. 2. I am aware there are quite a few errors in Regs and Instructions which we are trying to rectify. For next season this will be improved by a better timeline, and in medium term I hope to have a complete rewrite in place before too long.
5 lb Allowance for Novice riders
- This is for those novice riders who have not won more than 5 races prior to the Thursday before the stated date of a Point-to-Point
- It is only applicable for Open races (less the 4 Classics. NB there are no penalties or allowances for the 4 classics)
There has been some confusion about the 5 lb allowance for novice riders due to misinterpretation of the rules and an error within regulation 75.
- Page 8 of the Planner headed Penalties, is correct but may seem confusing as point (vii) is only applicable to point (i) – i.e. Open Races
- Regulation 75 needs addition on first line of page 103. It should read …outlined in sub regulation (i) …
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