The Orders and Rules of Racing
PART 8 - HANDICAPPING, PENALTIES, QUALIFICATIONS AND ALLOWANCES - (F)132 to (F)143
142. Weight allowances in steeple chases, hurdle races and national hunt flat races confined to amateur riders
142.1 In a race to which Paragraph 142.2 applies, an Amateur Rider is entitled to claim a weight allowance of
- 142.1.1 7lb until he has won five races,
142.1.2 after that, 5lb until he has won ten races, and
142.1.3 after that, 3lb until he has won twenty races.
142.2 This Paragraph applies to any steeple chase, hurdle race or National Hunt Flat Race which is confined to Amateur Riders and which is
- 142.2.1 a Handicap,
142.2.2 a Selling Race, or
142.2.3 a Weight-for-Age Race classed 3, 4, 5 and 6 in accordance with Schedule 2.