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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 – 2021 = 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 3rd APRIL 2022
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 ONLY
OR
ONLINE AT www.pointtopointentries.co.uk
SECRETARY
PETER MCNEILE
MOBILE – 07850 091523
EMAIL –petermcneile@gmail.com
ENTRIES CLOSE
MONDAY 28TH MARCH @ 12-30 PM
ENTRY FEES
£50 PER RACE
ENTRY FEE REFUNDED ON DECLARATION IN OPEN RACES FOR ALL HORSES OUTSIDE THE FIRST FOUR
FREE RACECARD PER HORSE DECLARED
CLERK OF THE COURSE
Jim Squires – MOBILE 07866 483814
FIRST RACE (2-15 PM) – THE TAYLOR & FLETCHER VETERAN HORSE CONDITIONS (LEVEL 3)
PRIZE MONEY – 1ST – £300/2ND – £100/3RD – £50/4TH – £25
WEIGHTS – 12 stone
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
For horses aged 10 years and over which on or since 1st October 2019 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 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 Races in this period to carry 3 lb extra. Maximum penalty to be carried is 10 lb.
PENALTIES ARE CUMULATIVE
SECOND RACE (2-50 PM) – CHELTENHAM COLLEGE PPORA CLUB MEMBERS RESTRICTED
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 are owned and ridden by current members of the PPORA; Owners and Riders must be an eligible Member of the PPORA by declaration of the horse. For information on how to satisfy these conditions, please refer to www.ppora.co.uk
THIRD RACE (3- 25 PM) – MARTIN & CO LORNA BROOKE MEMORIAL QUALIFIER 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
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
For horses which start in this race will qualify for the £1000 Lorna Brooke Memorial Ladies Open Race Final to be run at the Albrighton & Woodland (South) meeting at Chaddesley Corbett on Thursday 2nd June 2022
PENALTIES
Penalties apply for wins on or since 1st October 2021 in an eligible Steeplechase or Hurdle Race under the rules of any recognisable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) or in a Mens, Ladies or Mixed Opens Point-to-Point races, 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
Penalties apply for wins on or since 1st October 2021 in an eligible Steeplechase or Hurdle Race under the rules of any recognisable racing authority (Point-to-Points excepted) or in a Mens, Ladies or Mixed Opens Point-to-Point races, 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 – 11 stone
Nationally agreed allowances for 4 & 5-year-olds, mares & fillies
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
For horses which on or since 1st October 2020 have not won any race under the rules of any recognized racing authority (Point to Points excepted) to be ridden by Ladies who up to and including 1st October 2021 have won not more than five races under the Rules of any recognized racing authority (including Point to Points). Horses which start in this race will qualify for the £1000 Lorna Brooke Memorial Ladies Open Race Final to be run at the Albrighton & Woodland (South) meeting at Chaddesley Corbett on Thursday 2nd June 2022
PENALTIES
For each win on or since 1st October 2020 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 (5-20 PM) – WESTERN COMPUTER 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, LADIES AND RESTRICTED RACE 18
ALL OTHER RACES 20
FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.
FULL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE 2021/22 PLANNER
