Wetherby’s season over Jumps continues on Wednesday (November 27) with the annual ‘Countryside Race Day’ – a seven-race card which is set to start at 12-15 p.m. – although prior to the opening race (at approximately 11-30 a.m.), there’s a contest on the Flat over one mile for horses ridden by Hunt supporters who are obtaining sponsorship for the event as part of the effort to repeal the Hunting Act. The Tom Bannister Memorial Cup is the prize for the winning connections. Gates open at 10-30 a.m.
There will also be a parade of hounds from the local Badsworth & Bramham Moor Hunt, while hunts from Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland are also represented.
The feature race is The William Hill Yorkshire Winter Festival Handicap Chase over two miles, while other highlights include a contest for novice hurdlers supported by The Coniston Hotel & Country Estate, The Stowford Press Cider Handicap Chase over the extended two and three-quarter miles and Harrogate Polo Club support a juvenile maiden hurdle race for three-year-olds. The concluding race, a National Hunt Flat race for fillies and mares which are about to begin their careers over Jumps, is supported by The European Breeders’ Fund.
The giant screen situated opposite the stands will enable racegoers to see even more of the action.