Due to the current spell of weather continuing to threaten racing on turf and the improved weekend forecast, the British Horseracing Authority, in conjunction with the Horserace Betting Levy Board, has permitted the transfer of Huntingdon’s abandoned 9 December card, featuring the Grade 2 totesport.com Peterborough Steeple Chase to Sunday 12 December.

Huntingdon’s Clerk of the Course, Andrew Morris, reported today: “Huntingdon is currently Good, Good to Soft in Places (frozen in places) however with a far more positive forecast for the weekend we are grateful to the BHA, Levy Board and Tote for this opportunity.”

Original entries for the seven race card will stand, whilst declarations to run must be made by 10.00 a.m. on Friday 10 December. 

The BHA is grateful to the HBLB and the Tote for its help in staging these extra races.

Revised race times are as follows:

12:35 52035    The toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 4)            
1:05 52033      The E.B.F./T.B.A. toteexacta Mares’ Novices’ Steeple Chase (Class 4)
1:35 52032      The toteswinger Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 3)             
2:05 52031      The totesport.com Peterborough Steeple Chase (Class 1)(Grade 2)
2:35 52036      The totesuper7 Novices’ Hurdle Race (Class 4)              
3:05 52034      The Bet totepool At totesport.com Novices’ Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 4)
3:35 52037      The Bet totepool On 0800 221 221 Intermediate National Hunt Flat Race (Class 6)

Full race conditions are available on the BHA’s Racing Administration website under Fixtures and Races.

For further information please contact:

Andrew Morris                                                            Richard Russell
Clerk of the Course at Huntingdon                 BHA Jump Race Executive
07990 774295                                                 020 7152 0054