The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today confirmed the rescheduling of races that had been due to take place at Cheltenham next month, as well as the transfer of its May fixture.

The Jockey Club has announced this week that the final three fixtures of its 2025-26 season will not take place to allow for an upgrade of the drainage systems on the course’s home straight.

As a result, the card that had been due to take place on Wednesday 15 April will now be staged at Haydock Park on the same date. The Mares’ Listed Novices’ Hurdle that had been due to take place at Cheltenham on Thursday 16 April has also been added to this meeting, creating an eight-race card with the same prize money values.

Further to this, the following races that were due to take place at Cheltenham on Thursday 16 April have been rescheduled as follows:

• The Mares Novices Handicap Chase (Class 1, Premier Handicap) moves to Market Rasen on Tuesday 14 April
• The Challenger Mares Chase Series Final Handicap Chase (Class 2) (GBB Race) and the Challenger Mares Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) (GBB Race) will take place at Warwick on Thursday 23 April
• The Fillies Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Class 1, Premier Handicap) switches to Sandown Park on Saturday 25 April
• The Mares’ Handicap Chase and Mares’ National Hunt Flat Race will be run at Wincanton on Sunday 12 April.

Cheltenham’s ‘Race Night’ fixture, an all-Hunter Chase card scheduled for Friday 1 May, has been transferred to Warwick to be run on the same date, in its entirety.