STANJAMES.COM FIGHTING FIFTH HURDLE TRANSFERRED TO NEWBURY

26 Nov 2010 Pre-2014 Releases

Following the abandonment of racing at Newcastle on Saturday 27 November, The StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle Race (Grade 1) has been transferred to Newbury on 27 November.  The race will now be run with a total prize fund of £90,000 and the seven horses previously engaged at the five-day confirmation stage were offered the chance to re-declare for Newbury.  Five horses took up the engagement as follows:

Binocular (FR)                NJ Henderson
Bygones Of Brid (IRE)    Karen McLintock
Nearby                            P J Hobbs
Peddlers Cross (IRE)    D McCain Jnr
Starluck (IRE)                A Fleming

Revised times and running order are as follows:

11:55 51747  THE sportingbet.com NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (Class 3)         

12.25 51748  THE StanJames.com FIGHTING FIFTH HURDLE RACE (Class 1) (Grade 1)

12:55 51746  THE sportingbet.com AMATEUR RIDERS’ HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (Class 3)   

01:30 51745   THE sportingbet.com NOVICES’ HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (Class 3)

02:00 51744   THE sportingbet.com INTERMEDIATE HURDLE RACE (Class 1) (A LIMITED HANDICAP) (Listed Race)

02:30 51742   THE sportingbet.com LONG DISTANCE HURDLE RACE (Class 1)  (Grade 2)

03:05 51741   THE HENNESSY GOLD CUP STEEPLE CHASE (HANDICAP) (Class 1) (Grade 3)

03:40 51743   THE sportingbet.com HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (Class 2)       

Grateful thanks to the Levy Board and Stan James for their help in rescheduling this race.

For further information please contact Stuart Middleton, BHA Racing Manager, on 020 7152 0050.