The second meeting of Catterick’s Jumping season takes place on Tuesday (December 17) when the seven-race programme is set to begin at 12-10 p.m. with a Handicap Hurdle contest for amateur riders.
The principal races are a pair of Novices’ Limited Handicap Chases, supported by The Horserace Betting Levy Board – The Buy Your 2014 Annual Badge Today Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase over the extended three miles and one furlong, offering prize money of £15,000 and The Catterick Interactive Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase, a £10,000 contest over two miles and three furlongs.
As usual, the giant screen will enable racegoers to see even more action on the track.
Applications for membership at Catterick in 2014 are now being taken. For 27 scheduled racedays at Catterick next year, along with 30 reciprocal fixtures at other racecourses and ten selected Yorkshire County Cricket Club matches, the cost of membership is £135 (Single); £230 (Joint – husband and wife); £240 for a member and guest (transferable), while an optional Reserved Car Park Label can be purchased for £40.
There’s holiday racing coming up at Catterick, with meetings on Saturday, December 28 and New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1. The Saturday fixture is part of the inaugural ‘Go Racing in Yorkshire Winter Festival’.