CONDITIONS

First Race 1.30 - THE BALLYMORE NOVICES’HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1)(Grade 1) (Registered as The BARING BINGHAM) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £75964 to the winning horse The second to receive £28620, the third £14323, the fourth £7155, the fifth £3591, the sixth £1795, the seventh £891 and the eighth £459. for novice four yrs old and upwards Enter by noon, January 24th and pay £168 stake, Scratch by noon, February 14th or pay £339, Confirm by noon, March 9th and pay £168, Supplementary Entry by noon, March 9th and pay £4884 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 13th. Weights: 4-y-o 10st 9lb; 5-y-o and up 11st 7lb Fillies and mares allowed 7lb BALLYMORE has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer and jockey and Ballymore will also provide a memento to the stable employee responsible for the winning horse and a £200 award 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 BALLYMORE. 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. 98 entries, 34 at £168, 42 at £507, 22 at £675. - Closed January 24th, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £58104; Second £23949; Third £11975; Fourth £5994; Fifth £2997; Sixth £1499; Seventh £743; Eighth £378. (Penalty Value £75964.50) A

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Second Race 2.10 - THE BROWN ADVISORY NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (Grade 1) (Registered as The BROADWAY NOVICES’CHASE) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £102094 to the winning horse The second to receive £38464, the third £19250, the fourth £9616, the fifth £4826, the sixth £2413, the seventh £1197 and the eighth £616. 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 9th and pay £218, Supplementary Entry by noon, March 9th and pay £7312 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 13th. Weights: 5-y-o 11st 3lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 7lb Mares allowed 7lb BROWN ADVISORY 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 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 BROWN ADVISORY AND MERRIEBELLE STABLE. 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. 35 entries, 10 at £218, 11 at £657, 13 at £875, 1 at £7312. - Closed January 17th, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £78090; Second £32187; Third £16093; Fourth £8056; Fifth £4028; Sixth £2014; Seventh £998; Eighth £508. (Penalty Value £102094.61) A SEE PAGE 32 FOR THIS RACE.

Third Race 2.50 - THE CORAL CUP 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 four yrs old and upwards. Enter by noon, February 21st and pay £125 stake, Confirm by noon, March 9th and pay £375, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 13th. Penalties, after February 26th, 2023, a winner of a hurdle race 5lb No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 12st. CORAL has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer, jockey and stable employee and a £250 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 CORAL. 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 26 runners plus two reserves The two reserves will be nominated as R27 and R28. 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 73 entries, 24 at £125, 49 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 6lb and paragraph 34 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable. 11 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10.

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Fourth Race 3.30 - THE BETWAY QUEEN MOTHER CHAMPION STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (Grade 1) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £225080 to the winning horse The second to receive £84800, the third £42440, the fourth £21200, the fifth £10640, the sixth £5320 and the seventh £2640. 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 £500 stake, Scratch by noon, February 7th or pay £1000, Confirm by noon, March 9th and pay £500, Supplementary Entry by noon, March 9th and pay £18050 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 13th. Weights: 11st 10lb each Mares allowed 7lb BETWAY has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer and jockey and BETWAY will also provide a £100 cash award to the stable employee responsible for the winning horse and a £250 award to the stable employee judged to be in charge of the best turned out horse in this race BETWAY will present a £50 cash prize to each stable employee responsible for a runner in this race A Challenge Trophy presented by The Steeplechase Company (Cheltenham) Ltd., is to be held by the winning owner until February 1st, 2024. All number cloths to be carried in this race have been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of BETWAY 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 has modified Rule (F)85.2 of the Rules of Racing for the purposes of this race. THERE WILL BE A PARADE FOR THIS RACE. Horses will be led past the stands and then allowed to canter to the start. (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. 14 entries, 3 at £500, 2 at £1500, 9 at £2000. - Closed January 3rd, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £172160; Second £70960; Third £35480; Fourth £17760; Fifth £8880; Sixth £4440; Seventh £2200. (Penalty Value £225080) A

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Fifth Race 4.10 - THE GLENFARCLAS STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 2) (CROSS COUNTRY STEEPLE CHASE) (GBB RACE)

Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £39022 to the winning horse The second to receive £17940, the third £8970, the fourth £4485, the fifth £2242 and the sixth £1117. for five yrs old and upwards. Enter by noon, February 28th and pay £90 stake, Confirm by noon, March 9th and pay £285, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 13th. Weights: 5-y-o 11st 3lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 7lb Mares allowed 7lb GLENFARCLAS has generously sponsored this race Presentations will be made to the winning owner, trainer, jockey and stable employee responsible for the winning horse. A £200 award will be 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 GLENFARCLAS 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 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 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.) THIS RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE CROSS COUNTRY COURSE. IT IS A CONDITION OF THIS RACE THAT HORSES WHICH HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RUN IN CROSS COUNTRY RACES ARE TO BE SCHOOLED OVER THE COURSE PRIOR TO RUNNING The British Horseracing Authority has modified Rule (I) 10 and the Elimination and Balloting Procedures (contained in the Race Administration Code) to provide that, if it is necessary to do so, elimination of horses from this race will be determined by the BHA Handicapper 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 17 entries at £375. - Closed February 28th, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £29813; Second £14903; Third £7455; Fourth £3728; Fifth £1860; Sixth £930. (Penalty Value £39022.50) 3 Balloted Out Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10. A SEE PAGE 58 FOR THIS RACE.

Sixth Race 4.50 - THE JOHNNY HENDERSON GRAND ANNUAL CHALLENGE CUP HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £70337 to the winning horse The second to receive £26500, the third £13262, the fourth £6625, the fifth £3325, the sixth £1662, the seventh £825 and the eighth £425. for five yrs old and upwards. Enter by noon, February 21st and pay £155 stake, Confirm by noon, March 9th and pay £470, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 13th. Penalties, after February 26th, 2023, a winner of a steeple chase 5lb No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 12st. The Challenge Cup, which was subscribed for by the Town of Cheltenham, is to be held by the winning owner until February 1st, 2024. 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 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 20 runners plus two reserves The two reserves will be nominated as R21 and R22. TThe 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 33 entries, 6 at £155, 27 at £625. - Closed February 21st, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £53800; Second £22175; Third £11088; Fourth £5550; Fifth £2775; Sixth £1388; Seventh £688; Eighth £350. (Penalty Value £70337.50) 13 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10.

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Seventh Race 5.30 - THE WEATHERBYS CHAMPION BUMPER (A STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE) (CLASS 1) (Grade 1) (GBB RACE) Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code. £45560 to the winning horse The second to receive £17096, the third £8560, the fourth £4264, the fifth £2144 and the sixth £1072. for four, five and six yrs old only, which have not run under any recognised Rules of Racing, except National Hunt Flat races, Irish National Hunt Flat races or French AQPS Flat races. Horses are not to have run in more than four races and, prior to Closing, must have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a race Enter by noon, February 28th and pay £100 stake, Confirm by noon, March 9th and pay £300, Declare by 10.00 a.m. March 13th. Weights: 4-y-o 10st 11lb; 5-y-o and 6-y-o 11st 7lb Fillies and mares allowed 7lb WEATHERBYS has generously sponsored this race and will present a memento to the winning owner, trainer and jockey WEATHERBYS will also provide a memento to the stable employee responsible for the winning horse and a prize of £200 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 WEATHERBYS 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 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 been made a non-runner.) ELIMINATION PROCEDURE - SEE the Elimination and Balloting Procedures (contained in the Race Administration Code). The British Horseracing Authority has modified paragraph 53 of the Weights and Handicapping Code for the purposes of this race such that the Riders’ Allowances as stated therein may NOT be claimed. 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. 37 entries, 9 at £100, 28 at £400. - Closed February 28th, 2023. Owners Prize Money. Winner £34864; Second £14312; Third £7160; Fourth £3576; Fifth £1792; Sixth £896. (Penalty Value £45560) 5 Balloted Out Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10. A

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