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Extra Time For Foxhunters Chase Entries

Cheltenham announced today that it has been granted permission by the British Horseracing Authority to delay the closing date of the Christie’s Foxhunter Steeple Chase at the Cheltenham Festival to close on Tuesday, February 24, but will now close on Tuesday, March 3. The qualification date moves from February 23 to March 2.

To qualify to run in this race, horses must, since December 1, 2006, have been placed first or second on two occasions in Hunter Chases or have won two Open Chases at Point-to-Point Meetings, or have won one Open Chase at a Point-to-Point and finished first or second in a Hunter Chase. As a result of the recent bad weather, nine Point-to-Point meetings and seven Hunter Chases have been abandoned. This extra week will mean that an additional 10 Point-to-Point meetings and four Hunter Chases will now be run before the cut-off for qualification, weather permitting, giving many more horses the opportunity to qualify.

Cheltenham’s Director of Racing, Simon Claisse , said: “With so many fixtures being lost to snow and waterlogging in the last two or three weeks, there was a groundswell of support from the point-to-point community to extend the qualification period by a week. This should help to ensure that the best possible field lines up for the Christie’s Foxhunter Steeple Chase on Friday, March 13. We are very grateful to the Racing Department at the BHA for their help with this issue.”

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Previous Cheltenham Festival News:

Extra Time For Foxhunters Chase Entries17 Feb 2009
Neptune Collonges Bang On For Gold Cup Bid15 Feb 2009
Coral Cup Next For Serebad15 Feb 2009
Ashkazar Strengthens The Pipe Champion Hurdle Hand15 Feb 2009
Ustedes On Target For Ryanair Chase15 Feb 2009
Kasbah Wins In Blistering Style14 Feb 2009
William Hill Sponsor Supreme Novices Hurdle13 Feb 2009
The 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup Could be more competitive than Originally thought12 Feb 2009
Ryanair Runners Make For Rousing Race12 Feb 2009
Master MInded - The Certainty Of The Festival12 Feb 2009
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Late Decision Expected For Cape Tribulation for Ballymore or Albert Bartlett 12 Feb 2009
Denman's Shock Defeat Prompts Increased Interest in Other Gold Cup Runners10 Feb 2009
Denman is back! Cheltenham Gold Cup winner to return at Kempton on Saturday06 Feb 2009

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