A warm welcome from the team here at Cheltenham Racecourse as the 2022/23 season prepares to get underway.
INFORMATION FOR OWNERS & TRAINERS
We hope this booklet provides you with all the information that you might need for the season ahead, including information on the race programme, racecourse facilities and the experience we aim to deliver to Owners & Trainers. Should you require any further information, please contact Jennifer Dewhurst, Owners & Trainers Liaison via the contact details listed on the back page. It’s hard to imagine that the 2022/23 season can deliver as many stand out performances from both our equine and human stars as we saw last season, however we hope to see most of them returning throughout the season to defend their crowns. The Festival will take place from 14th – 17th March 2023 and will be supported by the other 12 fixtures during the season, all of which have their own important highlights. In team news, Alastair King, previously Assistant Head Groundsperson has been promoted to the role of Head Groundsman. Alastair brings his knowledge gained from other courses and his experience of Cheltenham to the role, he aims to continue to raise the standards of turf management and presentation. We have made changes to the qualification criteria for the Pertemps Hurdle Final at The Festival with the first four now qualifying (from first six). We also see two of the Challenger Series Finals included within our April fixture for the first time. The ever popular Jockey Club Frequent Runner Scheme will once again be running with prizes for trainers who have supported Jockey Club Racecourses the most throughout the season. The two categories remain as above 40 horses in training and below 40. With just over a couple of weeks to go and so much to look ahead to in the season ahead, we look forward to welcoming you to Cheltenham and wish you the very best for a successful and enjoyable season.
BADGE ALLOCATION New for this season, Owners and Trainers badges will be available to book via the PASS system. Every Owner and Partnership is entitled to six owners’ badges per declared runner, along with six complimentary lunches in either our Tattersalls Pavilion or Bistro. Syndicates are offered eight owners’ badges per declared runner as standard, along with eight complimentary lunches in either our Tattersalls Pavilion or Bistro. We understand that syndicate and partnership ownership comes in many different forms. We will always try to best accommodate our owners where possible, so please get in touch with our Owners and Trainers team should you wish to enquire about lunches or further badges. Trainers will continue to be able to gain entry into the racecourse via their NTF badge, if you are not a member of the NTF an Owners and Trainers badge can be collected on arrival. All trainers with runners are allocated a total of two complimentary lunches. Trainers with runners are also entitled to two guest tickets to our club enclosure. Cheltenham reserves the right to offer additional Owners’ Badges at their discretion and subject to space. Any requests for additional badges should be made in advance of the meeting to Cheltenham.Owners@ thejockeyclub.co.uk.
All badges are available for collection from the Owners and Trainers desk located at the North Entrance.
IRISH & OVERSEAS OWNERS & TRAINERS We ask any owners that do not have access to the PASS system to contact our Owners and Trainers team directly. Please email Cheltenham.Owners@thejockeyclub.co.uk, with the names of who will be attending by 4.00pm the day before racing.
Jon Pullin Head of Racing, South West Region and Clerk of the Course, Cheltenham
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