Handicap rules

[mrussell]

This was published by the BHA in 2004 -- can anyone say if it is still accurate with respect to classes & rating bands?

[FONT=&quot]The New Classification[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Class 1 Heritage Handicaps of 0-105 and above £50,000+[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Handicaps of 86-100 and 96-110 £20,000+[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 2 Handicaps of 71-85 £10,000 to £20,000[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 3 Handicaps of 56-70 £5,000 to £10,000[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 4 Handicaps of 46-55 £3,500 to £5,000[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 5 Regional Racing *[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]* A six-race Regional Racing card must continue to have total prize money of £12,000.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]• Two-year-old handicap races (Nursery Handicaps) will continue to be run as long-band races and a particular race’s value will determine its Class.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]• Similarly, Conditions races, Maidens, Novices, Claimers and Sellers will be classed by their value.[/FONT]

 

[Harbinger]

I haven't checked if its the same, but the current classification is in the rulebook at:

http://newrules.britishhorseracing....staticID=126809&depth=4&single=1&fromheader=1

 

[EC1]

This was published by the BHA in 2004 -- can anyone say if it is still accurate with respect to classes & rating bands?

[FONT=&quot]The New Classification[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Class 1 Heritage Handicaps of 0-105 and above £50,000+[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Handicaps of 86-100 and 96-110 £20,000+[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 2 Handicaps of 71-85 £10,000 to £20,000[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 3 Handicaps of 56-70 £5,000 to £10,000[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 4 Handicaps of 46-55 £3,500 to £5,000[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Class 5 Regional Racing *[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]* A six-race Regional Racing card must continue to have total prize money of £12,000.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]• Two-year-old handicap races (Nursery Handicaps) will continue to be run as long-band races and a particular race’s value will determine its Class.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]• Similarly, Conditions races, Maidens, Novices, Claimers and Sellers will be classed by their value.[/FONT]

class C or Class 3 as they now are used to be 0-90 to 0-100 races..they seem now to be lower class OHR wise

 

[mrussell]

I haven't checked if its the same, but the current classification is in the rulebook at:

http://newrules.britishhorseracing....staticID=126809&depth=4&single=1&fromheader=1

Cheers, Gareth.

 

[mrussell]

class C or Class 3 as they now are used to be 0-90 to 0-100 races..they seem now to be lower class OHR wise

What the devil's a Classified Stakes, as well?!

I've only ever thought about race types as Handicap, Stakes, Novices, Nurseries, Maidens ... without really looking into them.

Classified Stakes seems to be Stakes with a ratings limit, but in which a penalty is allotted to any horses over the ratings limit ... looks like Prescott territory that!

 

[Irish Stamp]

A Classified is for horses who haven't won more than one race IIRC Mrussel.