Horse Racing: Action coming from Taunton (From This is The West Country)
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Horse Racing: Action coming from Taunton
6:00am Saturday 16th February 2013 in Sport
TAUNTON Racecourse hosts its second meeting this month on Tuesday (February 19) when the seven race card has prize money worth £47,500 on offer.
Racing gets underway at 2pm, with the feature race on the card being the Bathwick Tyres Handicap Hurdle Race a Class 2 event, run over two miles one furlong which has a massive prize pot of £20,000.
The card also features the CGA Foxhunter Trial Steeple Chase over half a furlong short of three miles at 4pm the winner of which will be presented with the Mitford-Slade Challenge Trophy.
Punters are reminded that they can obtain reduced admission prices at Taunton by purchasing tickets on-line 48 hours in advance at www.tauntonracecourse.co.uk
