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[Kevloaf]

Cheltenham Festival Handicap Qualification For Novices 2025

Owners and Trainers are reminded that paragraph 15
of the Weights and Handicapping Code has been modified for the majority of handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival and novices are required to have the minimum number of runs by February 23^rd, 2025 (inclusive) as outlined below:



Steeple Chases Where Novices Require a Minimum of 4 Chase Starts

21485 The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 1)(Premier Handicap)

21496 The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase (Limited Handicap) (Class 2)

21494 The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 1)(Premier Handicap)

21504 The Trustatrader Plate Handicap Steeple Chase (Clas 1)(Premier Handicap)

21507 The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 2) (Sponsored by the JRL Group)



Steeple Chases where Novices Require a Minimum of 3 Chase Starts

21486 The National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 2)

21505 The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 1)(Grade 2)(Registered as The Golden Miller)



Hurdle Races where Novices Require a Minimum of 5 Hurdle Race Starts

21495 The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 1)(Premier Handicap)

21506 The Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 1)(Premier Handicap)

21515 The William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 1)(Premier Handicap)

21516 The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 2)



Hurdle Races where Novices Require a Minimum of 3 Hurdle Race Starts

21487 The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 1)(Premier Handicap)



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If it doesn't warrant it's own thread.... post if here....

Doesn't need to be horse racing related either I suppose.

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[Kevloaf]

I enjoy this time of year, I'm in 'reset' mode (or rest mode), with Arc weekend, QIPCO Champions day and Breeders Cup the only flat racing I'm interested in at all now and the drips of information coming through from National Hunt trainers with their stable tours just around the corner.

[The King Pimm]

Good idea, I normally have questions and queries but don’t think it warrants a new thread so I’ll use this thread

[Kevloaf]

What are you wearing?

Sorry wrong site.

[Ray]

Yeh this time of year is the bollo ks..anxiety though watching your ante post picks first time out!..unless your watching one for a handicap in mind you wont mind a staying on 5th or 6th place..buzzin for a bit of cheptsow in just over a week

[Kevloaf]

Haha, I hope that is anxious in a good way (can their be a good way?!)

[The King Pimm]

What are you wearing?

Sorry wrong site.

[Kotkijet]

Who is everyone's favourite painter? Mine is Pieter Brugel the Elder. When I visited the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna a few years ago, I was awestruck by the magnificence of his work and the experience was easily one of the finest experiences I have ever had in a museum. "The Hunters in the Snow" is a true masterpiece but since this is a horsey forum, it would be wrong if I did not show you all his "The Procession to Calvary".



May it not go unsaid that I am a huge admirer of Dutch Art.

[Quevega]

Lovely painting that Kotkijet.
I've been staring at it for the last 10 minutes, but have not been able to find Wally anywhere.
Very frustrating.

[Hardy Eustace]

Lovely painting that Kotkijet.
I've been staring at it for the last 10 minutes, but have not been able to find Wally anywhere.
Very frustrating.

He's right there, look a little closer - its the reflection on the screen

[Star Of A Gunner]

I’ve never seen a painting with so much detail, there even a spider or beetle in there too! Thanks for posting Kotkijet

[Quevega]

He's right there, look a little closer - its the reflection on the screen

Set you up for that nicely.
Dangled it, and you pounced

On a serious note Kotkijet.

Every time I read one of your pieces/commentary's on the Juvenile hurdlers I appreciate more and more, how far you're ahead of the vast majority of posters on here.

In terms of detail, knowledge, eloquence and candor.

Then you drop some Fine Art in the general comments thread.
Game Over.

[Quevega]

Best thing about Vienna for me is...

Sachertorte Cake.

[Kotkijet]

That's very kind of you to say although I must confess that it was a rather convoluted joke at my own expense since these words were used here prior to Dutch Admiral dotting up at Huntingdon...



For all that I have had a lot of practice with researching and writing stuff, my judgement is still in need of some fine tuning. I was correct when I said he would not win on Tuesday though so partial credit to me I guess...

I must also admit that I am a total philistine when it comes to high culture and most of what I know about artsy stuff is through dating artsy types. Although it is true that I did visit the Kunsthistorisches Museum and that Brugel is my favourite artist of the half-dozen I can name

[robith]

Who is everyone's favourite painter? Mine is Pieter Brugel the Elder. When I visited the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna a few years ago, I was awestruck by the magnificence of his work and the experience was easily one of the finest experiences I have ever had in a museum. "The Hunters in the Snow" is a true masterpiece but since this is a horsey forum, it would be wrong if I did not show you all his "The Procession to Calvary".



May it not go unsaid that I am a huge admirer of Dutch Art.

Back in Jan I went to the Bridget Riley exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. Properly amazing