The British Horseracing Board is pleased to announce that the betfair.com Rendlesham Hurdle will be run at Kempton on Saturday 28th February should the racecourse’s fixture tomorrow (Friday) fall victim to the weather.

In this event, THE betfair.com RENDLESHAM HURDLE RACE (CLASS A) (Grade 2) will form part of an eight race card (12.45-4.35).

12.45 31006 THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES NOVICES’ HURDLE
RACE (CLASS C)
1:15 30991 THE betfair.com RENDLESHAM HURDLE RACE
(CLASS A) (Grade 2)
1:50 31004 THE READ THE RACING POST BEFORE YOU BET JUVENILE NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS A) (Grade 2)
2:20 31003 THE coral.co.uk HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS C)
2:55 31001 THE RACING POST STEEPLE CHASE (HANDICAP)
(CLASS A) (Grade 3)
3:30 31002 THE racingpostpix.co.uk PENDIL NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS A) (Grade 2)
4:00 31005 THE RACING POST WINNER HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS C)
4:35 31007 THE RACING POST STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE (CLASS H)

BHB is grateful to betfair.com, Kempton Park Racecourse and the Horserace Betting Levy Board who have indicated that they will generously contribute to the funding of the transferred race, should this be necessary. The race, which would also receive a contribution from BHB, would continue to be run with a Total Prize Fund of £40,000.

Julian Thick, Manager of Kempton Park Racecourse, said: “I hope that the contingency plan will not need to come into operation, but am very pleased that we have it.

“As well as Betfair, BHB and the Levy Board, I would like to thank the Racing Post and Coral, who are sponsoring races at Kempton Park on Saturday. They have given their support to the possibility of the transfer of the betfair.com Rendlesham Hurdle, and without that it could not have happened.”