The well-established Southwell Racecourse will stage a nine-race meeting on Sunday, 16 August, with the opening contest scheduled for 1:30pm and the final race due off at 5:40pm. The programme will cover distances from 6f 16y to 1m 4f 14y and will feature handicap, novice and maiden contests. Prize money will range from £6,000 to £18,400, with fields of up to 14 runners in several races.
The meeting will get underway at 1:30pm with The Newark Advertiser Handicap Stakes (Class 4) (GBBPLUS Race). The contest will be run over 1m 4f 14y and will feature 12 runners aged three and above. The £10,800 race will be confined to horses rated 61-80 and will carry a minimum weight of 8st 11lbs.
Opening the afternoon programme, The Fraser Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands Handicap Stakes (Class 6) will take place at 2:00pm. Fourteen runners aged three and above will contest the 1m 14y event for £9,000 in prize money. The race will be restricted to horses rated 46-55 and will have a minimum weight of 9st 0lbs.
Next on the Southwell card, the first division of The LNAA Critical Care Novice Stakes (Class 4) (DIV I) – GBB Race will be staged at 2:35pm. The 1m 14y contest will feature 10 runners aged three and above and will carry £10,000 in prize money. The race will be restricted to novice horses.
Continuing the afternoon’s schedule, the second division of The LNAA Critical Care Novice Stakes (Class 4) (DIV II) – GBB Race will be held at 3:10pm. Eleven runners aged three and above will line up over 1m 14y, with £10,000 available in prize money. The event will again be confined to novice horses.
The principal prize-money event will follow at 3:40pm, with The Coopers Marquees Handicap Stakes (Class 3) providing the day’s strongest handicap contest. The race will cover 7f 15y and will feature 14 runners aged three and above. A prize fund of £18,400 will be available, while the race will be restricted to horses rated 76-95 and will carry a minimum weight of 8st 9lbs.
Attention will then turn to the sprinting division, with the first division of The Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Class 4) (DIV I) – GBB Race scheduled for 4:10pm. Ten runners aged three and above will contest the 6f 16y event, which will carry £10,000 in prize money. The race will be restricted to maiden horses.
A second maiden division will follow at 4:40pm, when nine runners will contest The Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Class 4) (DIV II) – GBB Race. The event will again be staged over 6f 16y and will carry £10,000 in prize money. It will be open to horses aged three and above and will be restricted to maiden horses.
The penultimate contest will come at 5:10pm, with The GB Civil Engineering Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Class 6) providing another six-furlong test. Fourteen runners aged three and above will contest the 6f 17y race for £9,000 in prize money. The field will be restricted to horses rated 46-65, with a minimum weight of 8st 9lbs.
Bringing the day’s racing to a close, The IFAHR Cup Handicap Stakes 0-95 will be staged at 5:40pm. The race will cover 1m 3f and will be open to horses aged three and above. The contest will carry £6,000 in prize money and will have a rating limit of 0-95. No runner count will be specified in the supplied race details.
The Southwell Race Cards 16 August will feature nine races, with the programme offering a broad mix of handicaps, novice contests and maiden divisions. The Coopers Marquees Handicap Stakes will carry the day’s highest prize fund of £18,400, while the meeting will conclude with the IFAHR Cup Handicap Stakes at 5:40pm.
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