COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Commercial opportunities in the sport of point-to-pointing are available nationally, regionally and on a very local level. Our current partners range from our five national race series sponsors, to the sponsors of our national championships, to individual race sponsors – some of whom provide support to a number of different races throughout the season and across the country and others who support a single race – to trade stands (mobile shops and food and drink outlets), who visit their local point-to-point fixture or a number of race meetings within a defined area.
Our Sponsors – Race Series
The JRL Group Point-to-Point Flat Race Series
The PPA is delighted to welcome back JRL Group as sponsors of a point-to-point flat race series, for the first time since the 2018/2019 season.
There will be a series of ten point-to-point flat races across the country, including – for the first time – flat races that are exclusively for British-bred horses and for four-year-olds only.
In addition to their sponsorship of the ten races, JRL Group are offering a £250 bonus to any winner of one of their ‘open’ races that is British-bred as well as an incentive scheme, in which £500 will be awarded to the leading trainer and leading jockey in the series and for which points will be awarded as follows:
Winner 5 points, runner-up 3 points, third 2 points, runner in race 1 point. Winner of a non-JRL Group point-to-point flat race 1 point.
As usual, all races will be for horses which have not run under the Rules of any recognised Racing Authority (Point-to-Point Steeplechases included; Point-to-Point Flat races excepted), and which have not run in more than two Point-to-Point Flat races or won a Point to Point Flat race.
The series races will be held at the following fixtures:
CO JRL
| AREA | MEETING | COURSE | DATE |
| Wales | Carmarthenshire | Ffos Las | 19 November 2023 |
| W | Royal Artillery | Larkhill | 20 January 2024 |
| MID | Revesby Park Races (South Wold) | Revesby Park | 20 January 2024 |
| N | Percy | Alnwick | 28 January 2024 |
| Y | Sinnington | Duncombe Park | 04 February 2024 |
| W | South & West Wilts | Larkhill | 25 February 2024 |
| N | College Valley | Alnwick | 25 February 2024 |
| D&C | Dart Vale (British-bred only) | Buckfastleigh | 02 March 2024 |
| SM | Oakley | Brafield-on-t-Green | 02 March 2024 |
| WM | North Staffordshire (4yo only) | Sandon | 30 March 2024 |
For more information on JRL Group, visit jrlgroup.co.uk
Goffs 4-and 5-year-old Maiden Series
Young horses racing between the flags are the future stars of National Hunt racing and 18 maidens confined to four and five-year-olds (plus one for 4yo only) will take place in 2023-2024.
Goffs will be sponsoring eight young horse maidens this season and are hoping that more of the winners and placed horses will go to their sales and on to greater success – last year, two young horse maiden winners and one point-to-point flat race winner sold for over 100,000 guineas at their sales.
The series races will be held at the following fixtures:
CO Goffs
| AREA | MEETING | COURSE | DATE |
| N | Ratcheugh | Alnwick | 17 December 2023 |
| MID | Melton Club | Garthorpe | 04 February 2024 |
| SAND | Kimblewick | Kingston Blount | 25 February 2024 |
| Y | Yorkshire Jockeys Club | Charm Park | 03 March 2024 |
| MID | Belvoir | Garthorpe | 23 March 2024 |
| WM | Gloucester Races | Maisemore Park | 31 March 2024 |
| WM | Ludlow | Bitterley | 06 April 2024 |
| D&C | Eggesford | Upcott Cross | 12 May 2024 |
For more information on Goffs, visit goffs.com
Tattersalls Jockey Club Sales 4-and 5-year-old Maiden Series
Young horses racing between the flags are the future stars of National Hunt racing and 18 maidens confined to four and five-year-olds (plus one for 4yo only) will take place in 2023-2024.
Tattersalls Jockey Club Sales will be sponsoring seven young horse maidens this season and are hoping that more of the winners and placed horses will go to their sales and on to greater success – last year, point-to-pointer Touch Me Not sold for 150,000 guineas at their Cheltenham Festival Sale.
Tattersalls Jockey Club Sales will also be sponsoring the Leading Male and Female Jockey Awards for the 2023-2024 season.
The series races will be held at the following fixtures:
CO Tattersalls
| AREA | MEETING | COURSE | DATE |
| D&C | Dunsmore Racing Club | Dunsmore | 05 November 2023 |
| WM | Wheatland (4yo only) | Chaddesley Corbett | 03 December 2023 |
| D&C | South Pool | Buckfastleigh | 11 February 2024 |
| W | Blackmore & Sparkford Vale | Charlton Horethorne | 03 March 2024 |
| MID | Pytchley with Woodland | Guilsborough | 10 March 2024 |
| SM | Warwickshire | Mollington | 06 May 2024 |
For more information on Tattersalls Jockey Club Sales, visit www.tattersallscheltenham.com
The Jockey Club & Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Veteran Horse Series
Retraining of Racehorses is now entering its fifth year as a co-sponsor of the Veteran Horse Conditions Race series, alongside the Jockey Club.
The series is designed to promote horses coming from National Hunt racing, who are about one-third of the total running in points, many of whom are schoolmasters –point-to-pointing is the most popular home for ex-rules horses.
For the second season, instead of a final in May, the series of 16 races over the season will all generate points to find the Champion Veteran Horse. Points will be awarded as follows:
Winner 5 points, 2nd placed 3 points, 3rd placed 2 points, runner in race 1 point.
In addition, the winner of any other Veteran Point-to-Point Conditions race (must comply with the description of a Veteran Horse as described in the Point-to-Point Regulations, that is nine years and over in races up to 31st December 2023, and ten years and over from 1st January 2024 until the end of the season) will score two points.
At the end of the series, connections of the Champion Veteran Horse will be provided with £500 in the form of a voucher to be spent at an approved equipment supplier of the winner’s choice.
The series races will be held at the following fixtures:
CO RofR
| AREA | MEETING | COURSE | DATE |
| W | Hursley Hambledon | Larkhill | 26 November 2023 |
| WM | Harkaway | Chaddesley Corbett | 28 December 2023 |
| D&C | Modbury Harriers | Buckfastleigh | 14 January 2024 |
| MID | Revesby Park Races (South Wold) | Revesby Park | 20 January 2024 |
| N | Jedforest | Friars Haugh | 21 January 2024 |
| SE | SEHC | Charing | 04 February 2024 |
| Y | Sinnington | Duncombe Park | 04 February 2024 |
| MID | Cottesmore | Garthorpe | 25 February 2024 |
| EA | Suffolk | Ampton | 03 March 2024 |
| Y | Hurworth | Hutton Rudby | 16 March 2024 |
| W | Wilton | Milborne St Andrew | 16 March 2024 |
| N | Morpeth | Tranwell | 29 March 2024 |
| SAND | Vine & Craven | Kingston Blount | 07 April 2024 |
| EA | Essex & Puckeridge | High Easter | 13 April 2024 |
| Wales | Llangeinor & Pentyrch | Ystradowen | 13 April 2024 |
| D&C | South Cornwall | Trebudannon | 21 April 2024 |
Retraining of Racehorses, visit www.ror.org.uk
The Jockey Club Mares’ Maiden Series
The PPA is pleased to announce the third year of the revamped The Jockey Club Mares’ Maiden Series this season, which again includes a Series Final.
There will be a series of 12 qualifying races, and the first four finishers will qualify for the final at the Berkeley fixture (held at Woodford) on Saturday, April 27. In addition, the winner (filly or mare) of any other maiden point-to-point race prior to the final will be eligible.
The series races will be held at the following fixtures:
CO Jock-Club
| AREA | MEETING | COURSE | DATE |
| Wales | Carmarthenshire | Ffos Las | 19 November 2023 |
| D&C | Tiverton | Chipley Park | 21 January 2024 |
| MID | Brocklesby Hunt | Brocklesby Park | 10 February 2024 |
| D&C | South Pool | Buckfastleigh | 11 February 2024 |
| W | Quantock | Cothelstone | 9 March 2024 |
| D&C | Lamerton | Kilworthy | 17 March 2024 |
| W | Tedworth | Larkhill | 23 March 2024 |
| MID | Pytchley with Woodland | Dingley | 30 March 2024 |
| Wales | Cresselly | Lydstep | 01 April 2024 |
| SM | Bicester with Whaddon Chase | Edgcote | 14 April 2024 |
| WM | Worcestershire | Chaddesley Corbett | 20 April 2024 |
| D&C | South Cornwall | Trebudannon | 21 April 2024 |
| WM | Berkeley (series final) | Woodford | 27 April 2024 |
| D&C | Axe Vale | Stafford Cross | 28 April 2024 |
| D&C | Stevenstone | Vauterhill | 06 May 2024 |
| WM | Albrighton & Woodland | Chaddesley Corbett | 27 May 2024 |
For more information on the Jockey Club, visit thejockeyclub.co.uk
The Jockey Club Bonus
The Jockey Club has kindly agreed to the continuation of their bonus scheme associated with the Mares’ Maiden Series, with some important changes. The first three finishers in The Jockey Club Mares’ Maiden Series Final at Woodford in April 2023 will be eligible for a prize money bonus at any of The Jockey Club’s racecourses*, as follows:
- A maximum of £10,000 bonus payment to owners to mirror the total prize money won by the connections of the Mares’ Maiden Series winner on her first, second or third run at any of The Jockey Club’s
- A maximum of £5,000 bonus payment(s) to owners to mirror the total prize money won by the connections of each of the horses that finish second and third in the Mares Maiden Series Final on their first, second or third run at any of The Jockey Club’s racecourses.
- The double prize money bonus will be paid on all prize money, not just for a
- Further distribution of the bonus payment is at owner’s discretion (i.e. Trainer/Jockey share).
- To activate the bonus, the connections of the respective mare(s) should contact Richard Norris via 020 7611 1800 before competing at a Jockey Club Racecourse track.
* Governed by Royal Charter, The Jockey Club is the largest commercial group in British horseracing, reinvesting every penny of its profit back into the sport. It runs 15 racecourses nationwide: Aintree, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs, Exeter, Haydock Park, Huntingdon, Kempton Park, Market Rasen, Newmarket (Rowley Mile and July Course), Nottingham, Sandown Park, Warwick and Wincanton.
Non-Sponsored Race Series
Grass roots riders races are for jockeys with 20 or fewer wins or who do not hold a Category A or B licence to ride under rules and provide opportunity for up and coming riders and ‘corinthians’.
Most of these races are Conditions Level 2 over 3m with no ineligibility criteria for horses and for jockeys with 20 or fewer wins.
Those with different conditions or for riders without a Category A or B licence are indicated as such in the table.
The series races will be held at the following fixtures:
| AREA | MEETING | COURSE | DATE |
| D&C | Dunsmore Racing | Dunsmore | 05 November 2023 |
| W | Portman | Badbury Rings | 12 November 2023 |
| D&C | East Cornwall | Great Trethew | 19 November 2024 |
| Wales | Curre & Llangibby | Howick | 25 February 2024 |
| W | South & West Wilts |
Larkhill L3, Ladies only, 2m4f |
25 February 2024 |
| WM | Duke of Beaufort |
Didmarton L3, Conditions race winners only, no Cat A/B |
02 March 2024 |
| Wales | Glamorgan |
Ystradowen Conditions race winners only |
23 March 2024 |
| EA | Essex & Suffolk |
Higham Mixed Open |
29 March 2024 |
| WM | North Shropshire | Eyton-on-Severn | 01 April 2024 |
| D&C | Silverton |
Dunsmore L1, point-to-point winners only |
07 April 2024 |
| D&C | Dartmoor |
Flete Park Conditions race winners only |
20 April 2024 |
| WM | Berkeley |
Woodford L1, Ladies only |
27 April 2024 |
| D&C | Axe Vale | Stafford Cross | 28 April 2024 |
| D&C | Stevenstone | Vauterhill | 06 May 2024 |
| D&C | Eggesford | Upcott Cross | 12 May 2024 |
| D&C | Dulverton West | Bratton Down | 19 May 2024 |
| D&C | South Tetcott | Upcott Cross | 27 May 2024 |
| D&C | Torrington | Umberleigh | 08 June 2024 |
These races are for horses aged eight years and above with no wins above Restricted level since 1st October 2021.
Most of these races are Conditions Level 3 over 3m. Those with different conditions are indicated as such in the table.
These races have had very high runner to entry ratios in the past two years, indicating their popularity for those with the right type of horse, but entries were surprisingly low, which suggested many had not discovered their existence.
The series races will be held at the following fixtures:
| AREA | MEETING | COURSE | DATE |
| WM | Knightwick Races |
Knightwick 9yo+, 2m 4f |
11 November 2023 |
| SM | Oakley | Brafield-on-the-Green | 02 March 2024 |
| MID | Pytchley | Guilsborough | 10 March 2024 |
| N | Lanark & Renfrew |
Overton L2, 6yo+, Hunt race winners only, 2m 4f |
23 March 2024 |
| WM | North Staffs |
Sandon, 2m5f |
30 March 2024 |
| WM | Berkeley |
Woodford Non-novice riders carry 5lb penalty |
27 April 2024 |
| D&C | Stevenstone |
Vauterhill L2, no winners of any race |
06 May 2024 |
The following four Hunter Chases require runners to qualify via their performance in at least one point-to-point during the 2023/24 season.
Mixed Open – Cheltenham Hunter Chase Evening (Friday 3rd May)
For five year olds and upwards which, during the current Point-to-Point season, have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a Mixed Open or first or second in a Mens or Ladies Open.
Intermediate Final – Cheltenham Hunter Chase Evening (Friday 3rd May)
For five year olds and upwards which, during the current Point-to-Point season have finished first, second, third or fourth in an Intermediate, or have finished first, second or third in a Restricted when carrying a 5lb penalty.
Ladies Final – Stratford End of Season Meeting (Friday 31st May)
For five year olds and upwards which, during the current season, have finished first or second in a Ladies Open or Mixed Open.
Restricted Final – Stratford End of Season Meeting (Friday 31st May)
For five year olds and upwards which during, the current season have finished first or second in a Restricted.
Our Sponsors – National Championships
Along with the Jockey Club, Connollys RED MILLS are the longest-standing sponsor in point-to-pointing. This year, they will again be sponsoring the Leading Horse Award, won last year by the six-year-old mare Cullin Hills. For over 100 years, Connolly’s RED MILLS has been marrying science, passion and experience to manufacture quality horse feed made from fresh natural ingredients.
Established in 1974, and a subdivision of Connollys RED MILLS, Foran Equine has grown to become a market leader in the field of specialised equine nutrition and health care. Their products include quality nutritional supplements specifically to optimize health and boost performance. This year, Foran Equine will be sponsoring awards for two of the new leading trainer categories – for trainers with 15+ horses and 6-14 horses.
For more information on Connollys Red Mills and Foran Equine, visit redmills.com
Highflyer Bloodstock are long-standing sponsors of the male and female novice rider championships. Having worked together for over 30 years, co-directors Anthony Bromley and David Minton have a proven track record of buying quality winners for their clients including five Grand National winners, as well as the likes of Kauto Star, Big Buck’s and Altior.
They are also again sponsoring the judges equipment again this season, for the second time. Highflyer Bloodstock have made a significant contribution to the costs of ten cameras (one per area) with video recording capabilities to assist judges in calling close finishes. Judges can utilise video playback with slow motion technology to scrutinise close finishes and to support their decision-making immediately after a race.
For more information on Highflyer Bloodstock, visit highflyerbloodstock.com
Involved with point-to-point sponsorship since 2019-2020, the Oriental Club previously sponsored a national series for owner-trainers with five horses or fewer. With numbers of runners being limited – as expected for this category – they have now shifted their focus to creating a new award, still designed to reward smaller operations, for the leading trainer with five horses or fewer. The Oriental Club has been an iconic Central London focal point for those who have lived, worked or travelled in the East for nearly two hundred years.
For more information on the Oriental Club, visit orientalclub.org.uk
Point-to-point sponsorship is a cost-effective way of reaching a wide, rural audience. The current national sponsors for our sport come from a wide range of sectors, including bloodstock, animal feeds, construction and leisure, while point-to-pointing has long-held appeal for the likes of 4x4 vehicles and dealerships, estate agents and the financial and legal professions.
For more information on the benefits of point-to-point sponsorship, you can take a look at the attached presentation and video case study or contact:
Jake Exelby
PPA Marketing & Sponsorship Manager
jake@p2pa.co.uk
01793 781990 / 07703 106938
Taking a pitch at a point-to-point fixture to sell food and drink or other goods and services can make for a profitable afternoon – particularly on a sunny day or on a Bank Holiday weekend – and can allow you to connect with a local audience. Each point-to-point organises its own trade stands and most fixtures have an individual dedicated to managing their commercial partners on the day. That person will deal with all enquiries and be on course earlier to ensure that each trade stand has the correct pitch.
To find the point-to-point fixture(s) that would be most suitable to promote your business, please enter your postcode using our Find a Fixture link. This will provide you with a list of all the point-to-point meetings in your vicinity and visiting the individual fixture pages will give you the contact details (phone and email) for that meeting. Note that The Point-to-Point Racing Company and Point-to-Point Authority do not handle any trade stand booking enquiries through their office.
Our Race Series Sponsors
