Pertemps Final Qualifying Races & Qualifiers 2017 – Cheltenham Festival

The Pertemps Final takes place on the 16th of March 2017 at Cheltenham Festival. It is a unique handicap hurdle in that only horses who have qualified for the race are allowed to enter.

How do you qualify for the Pertemps Final?

There are a total of eight qualifying races, and a horse must finish in the first six on at least one occasion in any of these races. These races are spread through the season and across the UK.

When are the Pertemps Final qualifying races?

There are a total of 20 qualifying races, with 15 taking place in the UK & Ireland:

• 22nd October 2016 – Cheltenham
• 5th November 2016 – Aintree
• 7th November 2016 – Kempton
• 25th November 2016 – Newbury
• 3rd December 2016 – Sandown
• 11th December 2016 – Carlisle
• 26th December 2016 – Wincanton
• 28th December 2016 – Leopardstown
• 14th January 2017 – Warwick
• 27th January 2017 – Huntingdon (abandoned)
• 5th February 2017 – Punchestown
• 5th February 2017 – Musselburgh
• 12th February 2017 – Exeter
• 18th February 2017 – Haydock
• 25th February 2017 – Chepstow

And five additional qualifying races in France:

• 6th November – Auteuil (Prix Count Schomberg)
• December – Cagnes sur Mer
• January – Cagnes sur Mer
• January – Pau
• February – Pau

Who has qualified for the Pertemps Final?

22nd October 2016 – Cheltenham

1st – Golden Doyen
2nd – For Good Measure
3rd – Will O’The West
4th – Top of The Town
5th – Luccombe Down
6th – Westren Warrior

5th November 2016 – Aintree

1st – Caid Du Berlais
2nd – Goodbye Dancer
3rd – Kruzhlinin
4th – Young Dillon
5th – The Touard Man
6th – Unanimite

7th November 2016 – Kempton

1st – Younevercall
2nd – Duke Street
3rd – L’Aigle Royal
4th – Parish Business
5th – Forever Field
6th – Nexius

25th November 2016 – Newbury

1st – Solomn Grundy
2nd – Shantou Bob
3rd – Uncle Jimmy
4th – Behind Time
5th – Kelvingrove
6th – Board Of Trade

3rd December 2016 – Sandown

1st – Arctic Gold
2nd – Some Kinda Lama
3rd – Rainy City
4th – Bugsie Malone
5th – Sirop De Menthe
6th – Fingal Bay

11th December 2016 – Carlisle

1st – Milborough
2nd – Very First Time
3rd – Knockara Beau
4th – Sevenballs Of Fire
5th – Shades Of Midnight
6th – Island Heights

26th December 2016 – Wincanton

1st – Mr Mix
2nd – Ruacana
3rd – Theatrical Star
4th – Three Ways
5th – Onefitzall
6th – Masters Hill

28th December 2016 – Leopardstown

1st – Electric Concorde
2nd – Isleofhopendreams
3rd – Barnahash Rose
4th – Woodford Island
5th – Presenting Percy
6th – Billy’s Hope

14th January 2017 – Warwick

1st – Tobefair
2nd – Scotchtown
3rd – Bon Enfant
4th – City Supreme
5th – Lough Derg Leader
6th – Fourth Act

27th January 2017 – Huntingdon

Meeting abandoned due to frost

5th February 2017 – Punchestown

1st – Isleofhopendreams
2nd – Sutton Manor
3rd – Oscar Sam
4th – Presenting Percy
5th – Glenloe
6th – Exactoris

5th February 2017 – Musselburgh

1st – El Bandit
2nd – Arthurs Secret
3rd – Stoneham
4th – Wotzizname
5th – Alzammaar
6th – Aubusson

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Pertemps Final Tips

Just because a horse qualifies for the Pertemps Final, it isn’t guaranteed a run. The maximum field size is 24, and with 20 qualifying races between the UK, Ireland and France – and six horses qualifying from each – up to 120 horses could technically be eligible to run. Therefore, priority is given to horses with the highest handicap mark, and the horses with the top 24 marks are allowed to run.

As the complete line up for the Final is only confirmed at the end of February, our tips will be up the week before Cheltenham Festival. However, we have previewed all the main runners on our Pertemps Final tips page to help you find some antepost value!