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Andoversford is home to the Cotswold Point-to-Point races, an enduring fixture in the Gloucestershire sporting calendar. Some of the country’s best steeplechasers have been seen at Andoversford, and we’re situated right in the middle of racing country, equidistant from the large training yards of Jonjo O’Neill, Kim Bailey, Nigel Twiston-Davies and Tom George.
Come racing at Andoversford, and you can expect to see competitive and entertaining racing, rub shoulders with friends, the rich & famous, and horsemen from all over the West Country, and enjoy a quintessentially British afternoon’s entertainment
PREVIOUS VENUES FOR THIS MEETING
COTSWOLD
No Point-to-Point meetings identified before 1893
1893 Prestbury Park
1894 Andoversford
1895 – 1906 Prestbury Park
1907 Kayte Farm Southam (1)
1908 Middle Farm Stanley Pontlarge (* Same course)
1909 Bamfurlong
1910 – 1911 Swindon Village (Joint meeting with Captain Elwes Hunt)
1912 – 1913 Swindon Village
1914 Staverton Court
World War I
1920 – 1923 Staverton
1924 Kayte Farm Southam (2)
1925 Dixton
1926 Middle Farm Stanley Pontlarge (* Same course)
1927 – 1930 Hill Barn, Hazelton/Puesdown
1931 – 1932 Hunt Court, Brockworth
1933 – 1935 Roel Farm (1)
1936 – 1937 Setts Farm Chedworth
1938 Brockhampton Park (Abandoned – Hard ground)
World War II
1946 – 1949 Brockworth Court
1950 – 1952 Roel Farm (2)
1953 – 1959 Fox Farm, Stow on the Wold
1960 – 2019 Andoversford
(1) & (2) – Same locations – different venues
(The information above would not have been possible without the extensive research carried out by Michael Kutapen and published on Jumping for Fun. The information has been collated for each meeting)
COTSWOLD POINT-TO-POINT
SUNDAY 11TH APRIL 2021
ANDOVERSFORD
DIRECTIONS
6 MILES EAST OF CHELTENHAM
NEAR JUNCTION OF A40 AND A436
POSTCODE (SATNAV) GL54 4LQ
RECEIVER OF ENTRIES
THE POINT-TO-POINT RACING CO LTD
BY TELEPHONE ON 01933 304795
WITH CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENT PAYMENT OR ONLINE AT www.pointtopointentries.co.uk
SECRETARY
PETER MCNEILE
WOODBINE HOUSE
WINCHCOMBE
CHELTENHAM
GL54 5AN
MOBILE – 07850 091523
EMAIL – peter.mcneile@andoversfordraces.co.uk
BOX OFFICE, COMMERCIAL, HOSPITALITY & TRADESTAND ENQUIRIES
www.andoversfordraces.co.uk or 07850 091523
ENTRIES CLOSE
MONDAY 5th April @ 12-30 PM
ENTRY FEES
£40 FOR A SINGLE RACE
£25 PER ADDITIONAL RACE SAME HORSE
ENTRY FEE REFUNDED ON DECLARATION IN OPEN RACES
FREE RACECARD PER HORSE DECLARED
(See Entry Conditions page 138 of Planner)
CLERK OF THE COURSE
Jim Squires – MOBILE 07866 483814
FIRST RACE (2-15 PM) – THE TAYLOR & FLETCHER 10-YEAR-OLD & OVER CONDITIONS (LEVEL 3)
PRIZE MONEY – 1ST – £450/2ND – £150/3RD – £100/4TH – £50
WEIGHTS – 12 stone
SPECIAL CONDITIONS – For horses aged 10 years and over which on or since 1st October 2018 have not won any race under the rules of any recognized racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted)
PENALTIES – For each win on or since 1st October 2018 in a steeplechase or hurdle race under the rules of any recognized racing authority (Point to Points excepted) to carry 7 lb extra for each win in a Mens, Ladies or Mixed Open Point to Point in this period to carry 5 lb extra and for each win in a conditions race at the same level or higher to include Confined, Club Association, Service or Society Point to Point Races in this period to carry 3 lb extra. Maximum penalty to be carried is 10 lb.
PENALTIES ARE CUMULATIVE
SECOND RACE (2-35 PM) – PORSCHE TEWKESBURY RESTRICTED
PRIZE MONEY – 1ST – £450/2ND – £150/3RD – £100/4th – £50
WEIGHTS – 12 stone
Nationally agreed allowances for 4 & 5-year-olds, mares & fillies
THIRD RACE (3- 25 PM) – MARTIN & CO LADIES OPEN
About 2 miles and 6 furlongs.
PRIZE MONEY – 1ST – £500/2ND – £300/3RD – £150/4th – £50
WEIGHTS – 11 stone
Nationally agreed allowances for 4 & 5-year-olds, mares & fillies
PENALTIES – A winner on or since 1st October 2019 to 30th September 2020 inclusive of three or more eligible Steeplechase, Hurdle Race or Flat Race under the rules of any recognisable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) or a winner of two eligible steeplechase, hurdle race or flat races under the rules of any recognizable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) and one or more Mens, Ladies or Mixed Opens Point-to-Point races in this period to carry 5lb extra. Further penalties apply to wins on or since 1st October 2020 in an eligible steeplechase, hurdle race under the Rules of any recognizable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) or in a Mens, Ladies or Mixed Open Point-to-Point, for one such win 3lb extra, for two such wins 5 lb extra, for three or more such wins 7 lb. Maximum penalty to be carried is 7 lb
ALLOWANCES – Riders who prior to the Thursday before the date of this Point-to-Point Steeplechase, have not ridden more than 5 winners under the Rules of Racing or the Rules of a recognised Racing Authority, Point-to-Point Steeple Chases or Arabian Horse Races 5lb
FOURTH RACE (4-10 PM) – ROBERT HITCHENS GROUP MENS OPEN
PRIZE MONEY – 1ST – £500/2ND – £300/3RD – £150/4th – £50
WEIGHTS – 12 stone
Nationally agreed allowances for 4 & 5year-olds, mares & fillies
PENALTIES – A winner on or since 1st October 2019 to 30th September 2020 inclusive of three or more eligible Steeplechase, Hurdle Race or Flat Race under the rules of any recognisable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) or a winner of two eligible steeplechase, hurdle race or flat races under the rules of any recognizable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) and one or more Mens, Ladies or Mixed Opens Point-to-Point races in this period to carry 5lb extra. Further penalties apply to wins on or since 1st October 2020 in an eligible steeplechase, hurdle race under the Rules of any recognizable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) or in a Mens, Ladies or Mixed Open Point-to-Point, for one such win 3lb extra, for two such wins 5 lb extra, for three or more such wins 7 lb. Maximum penalty to be carried is 7 lb
ALLOWANCES – Riders who prior to the Thursday before the date of this Point-to-Point Steeplechase, have not ridden more than 5 winners under the Rules of Racing or the Rules of a recognised Racing Authority, Point-to-Point Steeple Chases or Arabian Horse Races 5lb
FIFTH RACE (4-45 PM) – GX LANDROVER LADIES CONDITIONS (LEVEL 2) FOR NOVICE RIDERS
PRIZE MONEY – 1ST – £450/2ND – £150/3RD – £100/4th – £50
WEIGHTS – 12 stone
Nationally agreed allowances for 4 & 5-year-olds, mares & fillies
SPECIAL CONDITIONS – For horses which on or since 1st October 2019 have not won any flat race (other than a NH Flat race) steeplechase or hurdle race under the rules of any recognized racing authority (Point to Points excepted) to be ridden by Ladies who up to and including 23rd October 2020 have won not more than five races under the Rules of any recognized racing authority (including Point to Points)
PENALTIES – For each win on or since 1st October 2019 in a Mens, Ladies or Mixed Open Point to Point to carry 5 lb extra, and for each win in a Conditions race at the same level or higher to include Confined, Club Association, Service or Society Point-to-Point race in this period to carry 3lb extra. Maximum penalty to be carried 10 lb
PENALTIES ARE CUMULATIVE
SIXTH RACE (5-00 PM) – CONCIERGEMEDICAL OPEN MAIDEN
PRIZE MONEY – 1ST – £450/2ND – £150/3RD – £100/4TH – £50
WEIGHTS – 12 stone
Nationally agreed allowances for 5-year-olds and mares
SAFETY FACTOR
MAIDEN AND RESTRICTED RACE 18
ALL OTHER RACES 20
FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. FULL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE 2020/21 PLANNER
