CONDITIONS

First Race 1.30 - THE TURNERS NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1)(Grade 1) (Registered as The GOLDEN MILLER) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £98472 to the winning horse The second to receive £37100, the third £18567, the fourth £9275, the fifth £4655, the sixth £2327, the seventh £1155 and the eighth £595. for novice five yrs old and upwards, which are allotted a rating or an assessment of 120 or more by the BHA Handicapper, taking account of races run up to and including the day prior to confirmation. Enter by noon, January 17th and pay £218 stake, Scratch by noon, February 14th or pay £439, Confirm by noon, March 10th and pay £218, Supplementary Entry by noon, March 10th and pay £6176 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 14th. Weights: 5-y-o 11st 5lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 7lb Mares allowed 7lb. TURNERS has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer, jockey, and stable employee responsible for the winning horse and a £200 award given to the stable employee judged to be in charge of the best turned out horse in this race All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of Turners The sponsorship payment of £500 will be distributed equally amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. PLEASE NOTE: A Declaration to Run will not be accepted for any horse if, at the time fixed for declaration, it has been declared to run in any other race at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, which has yet to take place. (This will apply whether or not the horse is subsequently declared a non-runner, unless the horse has been eliminated from a race, or declared as a reserve and not been made a non-runner.) ELIMINATION: If elimination is necessary from this race, the elimination sequence shall be determined by the Elimination and Balloting Procedures (contained in the Race Administration Code) A Confirmation of Entry will not be accepted for any horse for whom a Medication Declaration Form A is not submitted to the BHA via cheltenham-meds@ britishhorseracing.co by 7th March, 2023. 41 entries, 14 at £218, 13 at £657, 14 at £875. - Closed January 17th, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £75320; Second £31045; Third £15523; Fourth £7770; Fifth £3885; Sixth £1943; Seventh £963; Eighth £490. (Penalty Value £98472.50) A

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Second Race 2.10 - THE PERTEMPS NETWORK FINAL HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £56270 to the winning horse

The second to receive £21200, the third £10610, the fourth £5300, the fifth £2660, the sixth £1330, the seventh £660 and the eighth £340. for five yrs old and upwards, which have been placed in the first four on at least one occasion in a Pertemps Hurdle Race (Series Qualifier) since the start of the current season. Enter by noon, February 21st and pay £125 stake, Confirm by noon, March 10th and pay £375, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 14th. Penalties, after February 26th, 2023, a winner of a hurdle race 5lb No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 12st. PERTEMPS has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer and jockey, and a £200 award given to the stable employee in charge of the best turned out horse in this race All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of PERTEMPS. The sponsorship payment of £500 will be distributed equally amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. The British Horseracing Authority will amend paragraphs 28 to 32 of the Weights and Handicapping Code and the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code in the event that raising of the weights at the 24-hour stage proves necessary. This race will be restricted to 24 runners plus two reserves The two reserves will be nominated as R25 and R26. The procedure for the allocation and operation of the reserves protocol will be as detailed in the notice headed ‘Reserves’ which has been published in The Racing Calendar and which also appears in the reserves notice in the Conditions For Entry Section, accessed from the Information menu on the BHA Racing Administration Internet site (www2.racingadmin.co.uk). Trainers are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 41 of the Race Entry Code which require that they MUST notify the Racing Calendar Office IMMEDIATELY when the decision has been made not to run. This will maximise the list of runners and determine whether the weights will need to be raised. The British Horseracing Authority will modify the Rules of Racing as a consequence of providing two reserves for this race The non runner penalty will be waived for any horse which is deemed a non-runner by 1.00 p.m. on the day before the race PLEASE NOTE: Any horse for whom a confirmation of entry has been submitted will not be permitted to declare to run if, at the time fixed for declaration, it has been declared to run in any other race at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, which has yet to take place. (This will apply whether subsequently declared a non-runner or not, unless the horse has been eliminated from a race, or declared as a reserve and not been made a non-runner.) The British Horseracing Authority has modified paragraph 6 of the Weights and Handicapping Code for the purposes of this race, such that racecourse performances up to and including Sunday, February 26th may be taken into account. A Confirmation of Entry will not be accepted for any horse for whom a Medication Declaration Form A is not submitted to the BHA via cheltenham-meds@britishhorseracing.co by 7th March, 2023. PLEASE NOTE: A novice or juvenile horse shall only be qualified to run in this race if it has run a minimum of four times in Hurdle races in Great Britain, Ireland or France in accordance with paragraph 15 of the Weights and Handicapping Code 35 entries, 7 at £125, 28 at £500. - Closed February 21st, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £43040; Second £17740; Third £8870; Fourth £4440; Fifth £2220; Sixth £1110; Seventh £550; Eighth £280. (Penalty Value £56270) Weights raised 2lb and paragraph 34 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable.

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Third Race 2.50 - THE RYANAIR STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (Registered as The FESTIVAL TROPHY) (Grade 1) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £211012 to the winning horse The second to receive £79500, the third £39787, the fourth £19875, the fifth £9975, the sixth £4987, the seventh £2475 and the eighth £1275. for five yrs old and upwards, which are allotted a rating or an assessment of 130 or more by the BHA Handicapper, taking account of races run up to and including the day prior to confirmation. Enter by noon, January 3rd and pay £468 stake, Scratch by noon, February 7th or pay £939, Confirm by noon, March 10th and pay £468, Supplementary Entry by noon, March 10th and pay £15620 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 14th. Weights: 5-y-o 11st 8lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 10lb Mares allowed 7lb RYANAIR has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer, and jockey and Ryanair will also present a memento to the stable employee responsible for the winning horse and a £200 award to the stable employee judged to be in charge of the best turned out horse in this race All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of RYANAIR. The sponsorship payment of £500 will be distributed equally amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. THERE WILL BE A PARADE FOR THIS RACE. The British Horseracing Authority has modified Rule (F)85.2 of the Rules of Racing for the purposes of this race (No confirmation of entry is required for Supplementary entries). PLEASE NOTE: Any horse whose entry is confirmed will not be permitted to declare to run if, at the time fixed for declaration, it has been declared to run in any other race at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, which has yet to take place. (This will apply whether or not the horse is subsequently declared a non-runner, unless the horse has been eliminated from a race, or declared as a reserve and not subsequently been made a non-runner.) A Confirmation of Entry will not be accepted for any horse for whom a Medication Declaration Form A is not submitted to the BHA via cheltenham-meds@britishhorseracing.co by 7th March, 2023. 27 entries, 7 at £468, 8 at £1407, 12 at £1875. - Closed January 3rd, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £161400; Second £66525; Third £33263; Fourth £16650; Fifth £8325; Sixth £4163; Seventh £2063; Eighth £1050. (Penalty Value £211012.50) A

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Fourth Race 3.30 - THE PADDY POWER STAYERS’HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Grade 1) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £197695 to the winning horse The second to receive £74482, the third £37276, the fourth £18620, the fifth £9345, the sixth £4672, the seventh £2318 and the eighth £1194. for four yrs old and upwards, which are allotted a rating or an assessment of 130 or more by the BHA Handicapper, taking account of races run up to and including the day prior to confirmation. Enter by noon, January 10th and pay £405 stake, Scratch by noon, February 7th or pay £810, Confirm by noon, March 10th and pay £405, Supplementary Entry by noon, March 10th and pay £14787 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 14th

Weights: 4-y-o 10st 9lb; 5-y-o and up 11st 10lb Fillies and mares allowed 7lb Paddy Power has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer and jockey. An award of £500 will be given to the stable employee judged to be responsible for the best turned out horse. All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of Paddy Power The sponsorship payment of £500 will be distributed equally amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. PLEASE NOTE: Any horse whose entry is confirmed will not be permitted to declare to run if, at the time fixed for declaration, it has been declared to run in any other race at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, which has yet to take place. (This will apply whether or not the horse is subsequently declared a non-runner, unless the horse has been eliminated from a race, or declared as a reserve and not subsequently been made a non-runner.) A Confirmation of Entry will not be accepted for any horse for whom a Medication Declaration Form A is not submitted to the BHA via cheltenham-meds@britishhorseracing.co by 7th March, 2023. 30 entries, 3 at £405, 12 at £1215, 13 at £1620, 2 at £14787. - Closed January 10th, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £151214; Second £62327; Third £31163; Fourth £15599; Fifth £7800; Sixth £3900; Seventh £1932; Eighth £984. (Penalty Value £197695.65) A

Fifth Race 4.10 - THE MAGNERS PLATE HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £67524 to the winning horse The second to receive £25440, the third £12732, the fourth £6360, the fifth £3192, the sixth £1596, the seventh £792 and the eighth £408. for five yrs old and upwards. Enter by noon, February 21st and pay £150 stake, Confirm by noon, March 10th and pay £450, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 14th. Penalties, after February 26th, 2023, a winner of a steeple chase 5lb No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 12st. MAGNERS has kindly sponsored this race. Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer and jockey, and an award of £200 will be given to the stable employee judged to be in charge of the best turned out horse in this race All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of MAGNERS. The sponsorship payment of £500 will be distributed equally amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. The British Horseracing Authority will amend paragraphs 28 to 32 of the Weights and Handicapping Code and the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code in the event that raising of the weights at the 24-hour stage proves necessary. This race will be restricted to 24 runners plus two reserves The two reserves will be nominated as R25 and R26. The procedure for the allocation and operation of the reserves protocol will be as detailed in the notice headed ‘Reserves’ which has been published in The Racing Calendar and which also appears in the reserves notice in the Conditions For Entry Section, accessed from the Information menu on the BHA Racing Administration Internet site (www2.racingadmin.co.uk). Trainers are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 41 of the Race Entry Code which require that they MUST notify the Racing Calendar Office IMMEDIATELY when the decision has been made not to run. This will maximise the list of runners and determine whether the weights will need to be raised. The British Horseracing Authority will modify the Rules of Racing as a consequence of providing two reserves for this race The non runner penalty will be waived for any horse which is deemed a non-runner by 1.00 p.m. the day before the race. PLEASE NOTE: Any horse for whom a confirmation of entry has been submitted will not be permitted to declare to run if, at the time fixed for declaration, it has been declared to run in any other race at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, which has yet to take place. (This will apply whether subsequently declared a non-runner or not, unless the horse has been eliminated from a race, or declared as a reserve and not been made a non-runner.) The British Horseracing Authority has modified paragraph 6 of the Weights and Handicapping Code for the purposes of this race, such that racecourse performances up to and including Sunday, February 26th may be taken into account. A Confirmation of Entry will not be accepted for any horse for whom a Medication Declaration Form A is not submitted to the BHA via cheltenham-meds@britishhorseracing.co by 7th March, 2023. PLEASE NOTE: A novice horse shall only be qualified to run in this race if it has run a minimum of three times in Steeple Chases in Great Britain, Ireland or France in accordance with paragraph 15 of the Weights and Handicapping Code 59 entries, 23 at £150, 36 at £600. - Closed February 21st, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £51648; Second £21288; Third £10644; Fourth £5328; Fifth £2664; Sixth £1332; Seventh £660; Eighth £336. (Penalty Value £67524) Weights raised 2lb and paragraph 34 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable. 2 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10.

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Sixth Race 4.50 - THE JACK DE BROMHEAD MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Grade 2) (Registered as THE DAWN RUN MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £59083 to the winning horse The second to receive £22260, the third £11140, the fourth £5565, the fifth £2793, the sixth £1396, the seventh £693 and the eighth £357. for novice four yrs old and upwards fillies and mares only Enter by noon, February 14th and pay £130 stake, Confirm by noon, March 10th and pay £395, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 14th. Weights: 4-y-o 10st 6lb; 5-y-o and up 11st 2lb Penalties, a winner of a Class 2 weight-for-age or Class 1 handicap hurdle race 3lb Of a Class 1 weight-for-age hurdle race 5lb. RYANAIR has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer and jockey In addition, a £200 cash prize will be awarded to the stable employee judged to be in charge of the best turned out horse in this race All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of Ryanair. The sponsorship payment of £250 will be distributed equally amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. PLEASE NOTE: Any horse for whom a confirmation of entry has been submitted will not be permitted to declare to run if, at the time fixed for declaration, it has been declared to run in any other race at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, which has yet to take place. (This will apply whether or not the horse is subsequently declared a non-runner, unless the horse has been eliminated from a race, or declared as a reserve and not subsequently been made a non-runner.) A Confirmation of Entry will not be accepted for any horse for whom a Medication Declaration Form A is not submitted to the BHA via cheltenham-meds@britishhorseracing. co by 7th March, 2023. 42 entries, 17 at £130, 25 at £525. - Closed February 14th, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £45192; Second £18627; Third £9314; Fourth £4662; Fifth £2331; Sixth £1166; Seventh £578; Eighth £294. (Penalty Value £59083.50) A

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Seventh Race 5.30 - THE FULKE WALWYN KIM MUIR CHALLENGE CUP AMATEUR JOCKEYS’HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 2) (Sponsored by the JRL Group) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £36667 to the winning horse The second to receive £18330, the third £9165, the fourth £4582, the fifth £2295 and the sixth £1147. for five yrs old and upwards, Rated 0-145. Enter by noon, February 21st and pay £90 stake, Confirm by noon, March 10th and pay £285, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 14th. Penalties, after February 26th, 2023, a winner of a steeple chase 5lb (No penalty to take a horse’s weight above 12st). To be ridden by Amateur Jockeys The Amateur Jockeys referred to above shall be Category B’ Amateur Jockeys or ‘Category C’ Qualified Riders The Challenge Cup, presented by Mrs Evan Williams, is to be held by the winning owner until February 1st, 2024. The JRL Group has generously sponsored this race and presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer and jockey, and a £200 award given to the stable employee in charge of the best turned out horse in this race. All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of JRL GROUP The sponsorship payment of £250 will be distributed equally amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. The British Horseracing Authority will amend paragraphs 28 to 32 of the Weights and Handicapping Code and the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code in the event that raising of the weights at the 24-hour stage proves necessary. This race will be restricted to 24 runners plus two reserves The two reserves will be nominated as R25 and R26. The procedure for the allocation and operation of the reserves protocol will be as detailed in the notice headed ‘Reserves’ which has been published in The Racing Calendar and which also appears in the reserves notice in the Conditions For Entry Section, accessed from the Information menu on the BHA Racing Administration Internet site (www2.racingadmin.co.uk). Trainers are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 41 of the Race Entry Code which require that they MUST notify the Racing Calendar Office IMMEDIATELY when the decision has been made not to run. This will maximise the list of runners and determine whether the weights will need to be raised. The British Horseracing Authority will modify the Rules of Racing as a consequence of providing two reserves for this race The non runner penalty will be waived for any horse which is deemed a non-runner by 1.00 p.m. the day before the race PLEASE NOTE: Any horse for whom a confirmation of entry has been submitted will not be permitted to declare to run if, at the time fixed for declaration, it has been declared to run in any other race at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, which has yet to take place. (This will apply whether subsequently declared a non-runner or not, unless the horse has been eliminated from a race, or declared as a reserve and not been made a non-runner.) The British Horseracing Authority has modified paragraph 6 of the Weights and Handicapping Code for the purposes of this race, such that racecourse performances up to and including Sunday, February 26th may be taken into account. A Confirmation of Entry will not be accepted for any horse for whom a Medication Declaration Form A is not submitted to the BHA via cheltenham-meds@britishhorseracing.co by 7th March, 2023. PLEASE NOTE: A novice horse shall only be qualified to run in this race if it has run a minimum of three times in Steeple Chases in Great Britain, Ireland or France. The British Horseracing Authority has modified paragraph 15 of the Weights and Handicapping Code with regard to this provision 58 entries, 23 at £90, 35 at £375. - Closed February 21st, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £31868; Second £15930; Third £7965; Fourth £3983; Fifth £1995; Sixth £998. (Penalty Value £36667.50)

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