Launched in 2017, Bath Racecourse will once again be staging the popular Value Rater Racing Club Sprints & Stayers Series. Horses that compete in any of the qualifying races will earn points and those with the highest points will be eligible to compete in the two finals on Sunday 15 September; both with a minimum total prize fund of £17,500.
Series Entry Conditions
All horses which start in a qualifying race, as defined in the Rules of Racing, will be eligible to enter THE VALUE RATER RACING CLUB SPRINTS’ AND STAYERS' SERIES (FINALS) to be run at Bath Racecourse on September 15th respectively with a Minimum Total Prize Fund of £20,000 in each final.
In the event of the abandonment of these qualifying races, any horse which has been declared to run in this race under the provisions of Rule (F)89, or any horse entered to run in this race if the time of the abandonment was prior to the declaration stage, will be qualified to enter the Finals.
Any horse which has been eliminated from these qualifying races will also be eligible, subject to the Rules of Racing, to enter the Finals. The British Horseracing Authority will modify Part B of Schedule (F)8 for the purposes of the Final, such that a horse will gain protection from elimination by obtaining points throughout the series.
Points will be awarded in each qualifier as follows: Winner-10 points, 2nd-8 points, 3rd-6 points, 4th-4 points, 5th-2 points, 6th-1 point. The horse obtaining the highest number of points will be afforded the greatest protection from elimination.
Points will also be awarded under the Bath Frequent Runner Scheme. Horses that Start in three Qualifiers at Bath during 2019 will be awarded 9 points. These 9 points will be in addition to any points that a horse may gain from the qualifying races.
In the event of two or more horses entering the Final with the same number of points, the horse allotted the lowest weight will be eliminated first. If two or more such horses have the same weight, their position in the elimination sequence will be allocated by random ballot.
More details can be found here.
