Title 9 Part 4066

In steeplechases and hurdle races, any horse losing its rider may be remounted by such rider in any part of the same field or enclosure in which the occurrence took place, but should such horse not be caught until it shall have entered another field, then such horse shall be ridden or brought back to the one in which it parted from its rider. Any rider so losing his or her horse may be assisted in catching the horse and remounting it without risk of disqualification.

In artificially constructed steeplechase courses and in hurdle races, the spaces between the fences or hurdles and the space between the last fence and the finish, are considered as fields or enclosures for the purpose of this Part.

If any flag, post or boundary mark be placed in the course or displaced after the riders have been shown over the ground or have had the course pointed out to them, it shall not be considered binding or of any effect unless such addition or alteration shall have been particularly named previous to starting to all the riders in the race, by one of the stewards, the clerk of the course or by their representative.

If a horse refuses any fence or hurdle in a race and it can be proved to the satisfaction of the stewards that the horse has been led or driven over it by any of the bystanders or has been given a lead over by anyone not riding in the race, such horse shall be disqualified.

A race shall be declared void if no qualified horse covers the course according to this Article and within 20 minutes after the start.

No horse finishing five minutes or more behind the winner shall be placed.