Plus 10 yearling deadline nears

BREEDERS and pinhookers of yearlings who wish for their horse to remain in the Plus 10 bonus scheme must pay the yearling registration fee of £200 by June 30th.

Plus 10 is an owner and breeder incentive scheme which pays £10,000/€12,500 bonuses on top of prize money across more than 800 two and three-year-old races in Britain and Ireland each year. The eligibility of horses can be checked online.

Further information is available from Fiona Goor on 087 675 5232 or by emailing fgoor@plus10bonus.com

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BHA changes novice conditions

THE British Horseracing Authority aims to make novice races on the flat more competitive by barring highly-rated and experienced older horses from running in them. The regulator said the changes, which would ban any winner who has raced more than twice from being eligible to compete in three-year-old and three-year-old-plus novice races, would come into effect on July 9th.

A BHA spokesperson said: “Extending the novice programme to three-year-olds is delivering a number of benefits that are supporting the development of inexperienced but potentially talented horses. With a fundamental change to the race programme such as this, however, it is always possible that adjustments may be required to help the changes bed in.”

Ballydoyle theft

TWO houses used by stable staff at Ballydoyle Stables were burgled last week and some jewellery was taken. According to a report in the Clonmel Nationalist, local gardaí investigating the crime are trying to trace a small silver car, possibly an Opel with a 03 or 04 registration, seen in the vicinity on Thursday, June 7th.