The Orders and Rules of Racing
Schedule 12 - Scale of weight for age allowances
Part 5 - Southern hemisphere bred horses: steeple chases, hurdle races and national hunt flat races
5.1 The tables below specify the Scale of Weight for Age for steeple chases, hurdle races and National Hunt Flat Races for any horse which is bred in the Southern hemisphere and which was foaled in the period starting on July 1st and ending on December 31st.
5.2 Attention is drawn to the provisions of Rule 41.2.
Hurdle and NHF | Southern Hemisphere | ||||||||
| 3yo | 4yo | 5yo | |||||||
| Distance | 2 miles | 2 ½ miles | 3 miles | 2 miles | 2 ½ miles | 3 miles | 2 miles | 2 ½ miles | 3 miles |
| Jan 1-15 Jan 16-31 | - - | - - | - - | 20 20 | 21 21 | 22 22 | 2 2 | 3 3 | 4 4 |
| Feb 1-14 Feb 15-28 | - - | - - | - - | 19 19 | 20 20 | 21 21 | 1 1 | 2 2 | 3 3 |
| Mar 1-15 Mar 16-31 | - - | - - | - - | 18 18 | 19 19 | 20 20 | - - | 1 1 | 2 2 |
| Apr 1-15 Apr 16-30 | - - | - - | - - | 17 17 | 18 18 | 19 19 | - - | - - | 1 1 |
| May 1-15 May 16-31 | 28 28 | 29 29 | 30 30 | 16 15 | 17 16 | 18 17 | - - | - - | - - |
| Jun 1-15 Jun 16-30 | 27 27 | 28 28 | 29 29 | 14 13 | 15 14 | 16 15 | - - | - - | - - |
| Jul 1-15 Jul 16-31 | 26 26 | 27 27 | 28 28 | 12 11 | 13 12 | 14 13 | - - | - - | - - |
| Aug 1-15 Aug 16-31 | 25 25 | 26 26 | 27 27 | 10 9 | 11 10 | 12 11 | - - | - - | - - |
| Sep 1-15 Sep 16-30 | 24 24 | 25 25 | 26 26 | 8 7 | 9 8 | 10 9 | - - | - - | - - |
| Oct 1-15 Oct 16-31 | 23 23 | 24 24 | 25 25 | 6 5 | 7 6 | 8 7 | - - | - - | - - |
| Nov 1-15 Nov 16-30 | 22 22 | 23 23 | 24 24 | 4 4 | 5 5 | 6 6 | - - | - - | - - |
| Dec 1-15 Dec 16-31 | 21 21 | 22 22 | 23 23 | 3 3 | 4 4 | 5 5 | - - | - - | - - |
Steeple Chases | Southern Hemisphere | |||||
| 4yo | 5yo | |||||
| Distance (furlongs | 2 miles | 2 ½ miles | 3 miles | 2 miles | 2 ½ miles | 3 miles |
| Jan 1-15 Jan 16-31 | - - | - - | - - | 16 15 | 17 16 | 18 17 |
| Feb 1-14 Feb 15-28 | - - | - - | - - | 14 13 | 15 14 | 16 15 |
| Mar 1-15 Mar 16-31 | - - | - - | - - | 12 11 | 13 12 | 14 13 |
| Apr 1-15 Apr 16-30 | - - | - - | - - | 10 9 | 11 10 | 12 11 |
| May 1-15 May 16-31 | 24 24 | 25 25 | 26 26 | 8 7 | 9 8 | 10 9 |
| Jun 1-15 Jun 16-30 | 23 23 | 24 24 | 25 25 | 6 5 | 7 6 | 8 7 |
| Jul 1-15 Jul 16-31 | 22 22 | 23 23 | 24 24 | 4 3 | 5 4 | 6 5 |
| Aug 1-15 Aug 16-31 | 21 21 | 22 22 | 23 23 | 2 1 | 3 2 | 4 3 |
| Sep 1-15 Sep 16-30 | 20 20 | 21 21 | 22 22 | - - | 1 - | 2 1 |
| Oct 1-15 Oct 16-31 | 19 19 | 20 20 | 21 21 | - - | - - | - - |
| Nov 1-15 Nov 16-30 | 18 18 | 19 19 | 20 20 | - - | - - | - - |
| Dec 1-15 Dec 16-31 | 17 17 | 18 18 | 19 19 | - - | - - | - - |
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