The Orders and Rules of Racing
PART 3 - THE START - (B)31 to (B)44
40. Failure of the Recall Procedures
40.1 The race is void if the Starter declares a false start but there is a failure of the Recall Procedures.
40.2 Paragraph 40.1 does not apply where all the horses pull up before
40.2.1 completing the course in a flat race, or
40.2.2 completing a circuit of the course in a steeple chase, hurdle race or National Hunt Flat Race.
40.3 For the purposes of Paragraph 40.2.2, any horse which falls before completing a circuit of the course in a steeple chase, hurdle race or National Hunt Flat Race
40.3.1 shall be regarded as having pulled up and returned to the Starter, and
40.3.2 must be withdrawn by the Starter.
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