The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced that an additional Jump fixture will take place on the afternoon of Sunday 6 May at Towcester Racecourse.

Entries for the seven race card will close at 12 noon on Wednesday 2 May with declarations as normal on Friday 4 May.

The first of seven races will begin at 1pm, with full race programme and further fixture information available via the racing admin site www2.racingadmin.co.uk.

Notes to editors:

1. This is the third of four Sundays when additional fixtures have been scheduled to account for the overall interruption to the Jump season caused by the weather. More information is available here.

2. For further information please contact the BHA Racing Department on 0207 152 0050 or via [email protected]