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The Orders and Rules of Racing

PART 6 - PROCESSING AFTER ENTRY - (F)83 to (F)114

103. Procedure for division of race and reduction of runners

103.1 Subject to Paragraph 103.5

103.1.1 any flat race shall be divided in accordance with Rules 27 and 28, and
103.1.2 any steeple chase, hurdle race or National Hunt Flat Race shall be divided in accordance with Rules 39 and 40.

103.2 If any race of a description referred to in Paragraph 103.1.1 or 103.1.2 is a weight for age race and, in the race, there are

103.2.1 two or more horses which are owned by the same owner,
103.2.2 two or more horses which are trained by the same trainer,
103.2.3 two or more horses which, on or after January 1st of the previous year, have won a race of the same description as the weight for age race, or
103.2.4 two or more horses which at declaration stage under Rule (F)89 are set to carry the same colours.

the horses referred to in each of Paragraphs 103.2.1, 103.2.2 and 103.2.3 shall be allocated to different divisions to the extent possible.

103.3 If the race is a handicap race

103.3.1 the horses shall be allocated to a division according to weight order, and
103.3.2 such of the horses in the race as are owned by the same owner, or are trained by the same trainer, or set to carry the same colours, shall be allocated to different divisions to the extent possible.

103.4 In determining for the purposes of Paragraphs 103.2 and 103.3 whether two or more horses are owned by the same owner



103.4.1 where the horse is in the ownership of a Partnership, Racing Club or Syndicate, any two or more horses which run in the name registered for the Partnership, Racing Club or Syndicate shall be regarded as owned by the same owner.

103.5 Where the number of runners in any race exceeds twice the Safety Factor or Maximum Figure (as applicable), an appropriate number of runners shall be eliminated by ballot before the division is made.
103.6 Where

103.6.1 runners are to be eliminated under Paragraph 103.5, or
103.6.2 declarations to run are to be reduced by elimination or ballot,

this shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure specified in Schedule 8.

103.7 An error which is made in the course of reducing the number of declarations to run in a race may be corrected if

103.7.1 it results in the elimination of a horse from the race,
103.7.2 that elimination would be contrary to the conditions of the race or to a provision of these Rules,
103.7.3 the correction is authorised by the Authority and is made no later than 2.00 p.m. on the day before that on which the race is advertised to be run, and
103.7.4 if the race is a flat race, the correction is made in accordance with Rule 105.

103.8 Neither the Authority nor anyone acting on its behalf shall be under any liability to any Person by reason of a horse being eliminated from a race, even if the elimination is made in error.