PART 3 - RACING PROGRAMMES - (F)20 to (F)46
31. Handicap flat races other than nursery handicaps: previous experience
31.1 This Rule applies to any flat race Handicap, other than a Nursery Handicap, and the conditions specified in this Rule must be met up to and including
- 31.1.1 if the race closes more than six days before running, the Saturday immediately before the publication of the weights in The Racing Calendar, and
31.1.2 otherwise, the Saturday immediately before closing.
31.2 In the case of a Heritage Handicap or a Handicap Race with a Total Prize Fund of £30,000 or more, no horse may run in the race unless
- 31.2.1 it has run at least three times in a flat race in Great Britain, or
31.2.2 the requirements of Paragraph 31.4, 31.5, 31.6 or 31.7 are met in respect of the horse.
31.3 No horse may run in any other race (subject to Rule 32) unless
- 31.3.1 the horse has run at least three times in a flat race in Great Britain, or
31.3.2 the horse has run in no more than two flat races run in Great Britain but it has won at least one of them, or
31.3.3 the requirements of Paragraph 31.4, 31.5, 31.6 or 31.7 are met in respect of the horse.
31.4 The requirements of this Paragraph are that the Handicapper is prepared to allot a Handicap Rating to a horse and it
- 31.4.1 is three-years-old or upwards,
31.4.2 has run at least three times in a flat race in Ireland.
31.5 The requirements of this Paragraph are that the Handicapper is prepared to allot a Handicap Rating to a horse and it
- 31.5.1 is trained in Great Britain,
31.5.2 is three-years-old or upwards,
31.5.3 has run at least three times in flat races run under the rules of any Recognised Racing Authority.
31.6 The requirements of this Paragraph are that the Handicapper is prepared to allot a Handicap Rating to a horse and the horse
- 31.6.1 is trained outside Great Britain,
31.6.2 is aged three-years-old or upwards,
31.6.3 has run in a Handicap flat race in Great Britain, and
31.6.4 has run at least three times in flat races run under the rules of any Recognised Racing Authority.
31.7 The requirements of this Paragraph are that the Handicapper is prepared to allot a Handicap Rating of 90 or more to the horse and the horse
- 31.7.1 is trained outside Great Britain,
31.7.2 is three years old or upwards, and
31.7.3 has run at least three times in a flat race run under the rules of any Recognised Racing Authority.