Race Conditions For The 2019 Sky Bet Chase Race Meeting

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21 January 2019

Please see below Race Conditions for our 2019 Sky Bet Chase (now known as the SBK Great Yorkshire Chase, we can’t wait to welcome you in 2024. Get your tickets for Saturday here and Sunday here’) Race Meeting
 

Friday 25th January 

 

Race 1 - 12:50pm – Sky Bet Britain’s Most Popular Online Bookmaker Chase ( A Novices’ Listed Handicap) ( Class 4)

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 20th

• Rating for qualification published January 15th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• To close by noon on January 19th

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £8511

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2 & Schedule (F)11

£4613 to the winning horse

• The second to receive £1354, the third £677, the fourth £350, the fifth £350, the sixth £350, the seventh £350 and the eighth £350

 

Distance:

Two Miles About Three Furlongs (2m 3f 31yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For novice five yrs old and upwards,

• Rated 0-120 (also open to such horses rated 121 and 122 - see Standard

Conditions)

• Enter by noon, January 19th and pay £35 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th

• Penalties, after January 12th, 2019, for each steeple chase won…7lb

 

Race 2 - 1:25pm – Sky Bet Fast Withdrawal EBF ‘National Hunt’ Maiden Hurdle (Class 5) (Qualifier)

Key Dates: 

• Weights published on January 20th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• To close by noon on January 19th

 

Distance:

Two Miles About Three and a Half a Furlongs (2m 3f 88yds)

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £4800

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2

£3119 to the winning horse

The second to receive £915, the third £457 and the fourth £228

• For maiden four, five, six and seven yrs olds, which are EBF eligible, which have not run in a flat race

• Enter by noon, January 19th and pay £24 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th

• Weights: 4-y-0… 10st 7lb; 5-y-o, 6-y-o and 7-y-o… 11st 5lb

• Fillies and mares allowed…7lb

• Horses placed first, second, third or fourth in this race will qualify for the Final (A Handicap) of the EBF ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle Race Series, to be run over two miles about four furlongs at Sandown Park on Saturday, March 9th 2019.

 

Race 3 - 1:55pm – Sky Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (Class 2)

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 20th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• To close by noon on January 19th

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £30000

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2

£18768 to the winning horse

The second to receive £5544, the third £2772, the fourth £1386, the fifth £693, and the sixth £348

 

Distance: 

Two Miles About Half a Furlong (2m 78yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For five yrs old and upwards

• Enter by noon, December 19th and pay £150 stake if the horse is rated 128 or higher, or £30 stake if the horse is rated 127 or lower with £120 extra if the horse is declared to run

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th

• Penalties, after January 12th, 2019, for each steeple chase won… 7lb

 

Please note: A novice horse shall only be qualified to run in this race if, up to and including the Saturday prior to closing, it has run a minimum of three times in Steeple Chases in Great Britain, Ireland or France, or having run in two such races, has been place in the first four on each occasion, in accordance with Rule (F) 42.5.1

 

Race 4 - 2:30pm – Sky Bet Top Price Promise Fillies’ Juvenile Hurdle (Class 1) Listed Race

 

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 20th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• To close by noon on December 19th

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £20000

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.4.4 £11390 to the winning horse. The second to receive £4274, the third £2140, the fourth £1066, the fifth £536, and the sixth £268

 

Distance:

Two Miles About Half a Furlong (2m 128yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For juvenile four yrs olds fillies only

• Weights: 10st 12lb each

• Enter by noon, January 19th and pay £100 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th

• Penalties, a winner of a Class 2 weight-for-age or Class 1 handicap hurdle race… 3lb. Of a class 1 weight-for-age hurdle race… 5lb

 

Race 5 - 3:05pm – First Race Special on Sky Bet Tomorrow Novices Hurdle (Class 4)

 

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 20th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• To close by noon on January 19th
 

Race Value:

• Total race value £6300

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2 £4093 to the winning horse

• The second to receive £1202, the third £601, and the fourth £300

 

Distance:

Two Miles About Half a Furlongs (2m 128yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For novice four yrs old and upwards, which have not won more than two hurdle races

• Fillies and mares allowed

• Weights 4-y-o…. 10st 7lb; 5-y-o and up… 11st 4lb

• Penalties for each hurdle race won… 7lb

• Enter by noon, January 19th and pay £31 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th

 

Race 6 - 3:35pm – Enter ITV 7 Now Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

    

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 20th

• Rating for qualification published January 15th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• To close by noon on January 19th

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £6321

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2 & Schedule (F)11 £3119 to the winning horse. The second to receive £915, the third £457, the fourth £350, the fifth £350, the sixth £350, the seventh £350 and the eighth £350

 

Distance: 

Two Miles About Half a Furlong (2m 128yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For novice four yrs old and upwards.  Rated 0-100 (also open to such horses rated 101 and 102- see Standard Conditions)

• Enter by noon, January 19th and pay £24 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th

• Penalties, after January 12th, 2019, for each hurdle won…7lb

 

Race 7 - 4:05pm – Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle (Class 4) (Qualifier for the Northern Lights Stages Hurdle Series)

    

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 20th

• Rating for qualification published January 15th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• To close by noon on January 19th

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £7749

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2 & Schedule (F)11 £4093to the winning horse. The second to receive £1202, the third £601, the fourth £350, the fifth £350, the sixth £350, the seventh £350 and the eighth £350

 

Distance:

Three Miles About Half a Furlong (3m 84yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For four yrs old and upwards, Rated 0-120 (also open to such horses rated 121 and 122 - see Standard Conditions)

• Enter by noon, January 19th and pay £31 stake for each hurdle won… 7lb
• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th
• Penalties, after January 12th, 2019, for each hurdle race won…7lb




 

Saturday 26th January

Race 1 -12:55pm – Alan Wood Plumbing and Heating Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

 

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 22nd

• Rating for qualification published January 15th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 25th

• To close by noon on January 21st

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £7749

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2 & Schedule (F)11

£4093 to the winning horse

• The second to receive £1202, the third £601, the fourth £350, the fifth £350, the sixth £350, the seventh £350 and the eighth £350

 

Distance:

Two Miles About Three and a Half Furlongs (2m 3f 88yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For four yrs old and upwards,

• Rated 0-120 (also open to such horses rated 121 and 122 - see Standard

Conditions)

• Enter by noon, January 21st and pay £27 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 25th

• Penalties, after January 19th, 2019, for each hurdle won…7lb

 

Race 2 - 1:30pm – Napoleans Casion & Restaurant Owlerton Sheffield Lightning Novices’ Chase (Class 1) ( Grade 2)

 

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 22nd

• Declarations to run must be made by January 25th

• To close by noon on January 21st

 

Distance:

Two Miles About a Half a Furlong (2m 78yds)

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £35000

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.4.4

£19932 to the winning horse

The second to receive £7479, the third £3745, the fourth £1865, the fifth £938 and the sixth £469

• For novice five yrs old and upwards

• Enter by noon, January 21st and pay £170 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 25th

• Weights: 5-y-0… 10st 11lb; 6-y-o and up… 11st

• Mares allowed…7lb

• Penalties, a winner of a Class 2 weight-for-age or Class 1 handicap steeple chase… 3lb

• Of a Class 1 weight-for-age steeple chase… 5lb

 

Race 3 - 2:05pm – Albert Bartlett River Don Novices’ Hurdle (Class 1) (Grade 2)

    

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 22nd

• Declarations to run must be made by January 25th

• To close by noon on January 21st

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £30000

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.4.4

£17085 to the winning horse

The second to receive £6411, the third £3210, the fourth £1559, the fifth £804, and the sixth £402

 

Distance: 

Three Miles About Half a Furlong (3m 84yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For novice five yrs old and upwards

• Enter by noon, January 21st and pay £150 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 25th

• Penalties, a winner of a Class 2 weight-for-age or Class 1 handicap hurdle race… 3lb

• Of a Class 1 weight-for-age hurdle race… 5lb

 

Race 4 - 2:40pm – Olbg.com Yorkshire Rose Mares’ Hurdle (Class 1) (Grade 2) (Nhmops Bonus Race)

    

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 22nd

• Declarations to run must be made by January 25th

• To close by noon on January 21st

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £50000

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.4.4 £28475 to the winning horse. The second to receive £10685, the third £5350, the fourth £2665, the fifth £1340, and the sixth £670

Distance:

 

Two Miles About Half a Furlong (2m 128yds)

Entry Requirements:

 

• For four yrs old and upwards fillies and mares only

• Weights: 4-y-o… 10st 3lb; 5-y-o and up… 11st

• Enter by noon, January 21st and pay £1900 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 25th

• Penalties, after September 30th, 2017, a winner of a Listed or Grade 3 hurdle race… 6lb (Half penalties for wins achieved in Novices’ or Juvenile Hurdle Races in Great Britain and Ireland and three-year-old only Hurdler Races in France

 

Race 5 - 3:15pm – Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Class 1) (Listed Race)

 

Key Dates:

• Confirmed entries with weights published on January 22nd

• Declarations to run must be made by January 24th

• Closed on January 8th

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £100000

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.4.4 £56950 to the winning horse

• The second to receive £21370, the third £10700, and the fourth £5330, the fifth £2680 and the sixth £1340

 

Distance:

About Three Miles (2m 7f 214yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For five yrs old and upwards

• Enter by noon, January 8th and pay £150 stake

• Confirm by noon on January 21st and pay £350

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 24th

• Weights published on January 16th

• Penalties, after January 13th, 2019, a winner of a steeple chase… 5lb

 

Race 6 - 3:50pm – Sky Bet Extra Place Races Handicap Chase (Class 4) (Qualifier for the Challenger Staying Chase Series Final)

    

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 22nd

• Rating for qualification published January 15th

• Declarations to run must be made by January 25th

• To close by noon on January 21st

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £8511

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2 & Schedule (F)11 £4613 to the winning horse. The second to receive £1354, the third £677, the fourth £350, the fifth £350, the sixth £350, the seventh £350 and the eighth £350

 

Distance: 

About Three Miles (2m 7f 214yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For five yrs old and upwards.  Rated 0-120 (also open to such horses rated 121 and 122- see Standard Conditions)

• Enter by noon, January 21st and pay £34 stake

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 25th

• Penalties, after January 19th, 2019, for each steeple chase won…7lb

 

Please note; Horses which have been placed in the first eight in this race will be eligible to enter the Challenger Staying Chase Series Final (A handicap Steeple Chase) to be run over a distance of Three Miles abt 1 1/2f, Lancashire Course (3m 1f 125 yds) at Haydock Park on April 20th, 2019

 

Race 7 - 4:25pm – British European Breeders Fund (EBF) Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Class 5) (Qualifier for the EBF Mares’ NHF Series) ( Nhmops Bonus Race)

    

Key Dates:

• Weights published on January 22nd

• Declarations to run must be made by January 25th

• To close by noon on January 21st

 

Race Value:

• Total race value £4000

• Distributed in accordance with Schedule (F)9.5.2 £2599 to the winning horse. The second to receive £763, the third £601, the fourth £381, and the fourth £190

 

Distance:

Two Miles About Half a Furlong (2m 128yds)

 

Entry Requirements:

• For four, five and six yrs old fillies and mares only, which are EBF eligible, which have not run under any recognised Rules of Racing, except National Hunt Flat races, Irish National Hunt Flat races or French AQPS Flat races

• Enter by noon, January 21st and pay £20 stake 

• Declare by 10.00 a.m. January 25th

• Penalties, a winner of a race… 7lb. Of 2 races… 10lb. Of 3 races …14lb

 

Please note; Horses which have been placed in the first six in this race will qualify for the Final of the EBF Mares’ National Hunt Flat Race Series, to be run over about two miles at Sandown Park on Saturday, March 9th, 2019. 

 

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