The Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) of €24,000 (Generously sponsored by Pertemps Group Ltd) Of which the second will receive €4,800, the third €2,400 and the fourth €960 An extended handicap hurdle for four yrs old and upwards About three miles €192 to enter, €48 extra if declared to run Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap to carry 4lb extra for each hurdle race won. N.B. Horses which run in this race will be eligible to be entered in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Final at the 2013 National Hunt Festival Meeting at Cheltenham. In the event of the abandonment of this race, a horse which has been declared to run, or a horse entered to run if the time of abandonment was prior to the time fixed for declarations, may be eligible to run in the Final. Alternative Handicap The Stewards of the Governing Bodies have instructed that, should the top weight in this race be withdrawn under Rule 194(iii)(a) and provided there is still a horse remaining in the race which is out of the h