The second meeting of Catterick’s Jumping season takes place next Tuesday (December 16) – Pin Point Recruitment Day – when the seven-race programme is set to begin at 12-10 p.m. with a Handicap Hurdle contest for amateur riders.

 Newcastle-based Pin Point Recruitment are regular sponsors at Catterick and they support all seven races, the most valuable being The Pin Point Technical & Engineering Beginners’ Chase, offering prize money of £12,000.

 As usual, the giant screen will enable racegoers to see even more action on the track and the raceday shuttle bus service operates from Richmond town centre. 

Applications for membership at Catterick in 2015 are now being taken. For 27 scheduled racedays at Catterick next year, along with 30 reciprocal fixtures at other racecourses and a  selection Yorkshire County Cricket Club matches, the cost of membership is £140 (Single); £240 (Joint – husband and wife); £250 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 Sunday, December 28 and New Year’s Day Thursday, January 1. The Sunday fixture is part of the ‘Go Racing in Yorkshire Winter Festival’.