How does the Shergar Cup work?

The Shergar Cup is unique among British racedays. Familiarise yourself with the key information ahead of an exciting afternoon of action at Ascot.

• The six races are limited to ten runners with either two or three horses racing for each team (this balances itself out over the course of the afternoon).

• Points are awarded on a 15, 10, 7, 5, 3 basis to the first five horses home (non-runners score 4 points).

• Subject to full fields, each jockey has five rides. This is to ensure that in the event of an injury, there is a spare jockey on each team who can assume mounts. The team with the highest total after the sixth race lifts the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.

• The jockey amassing the most individual points will take home an additional £3,000 plus the Alistair Haggis ‘Silver Saddle’ trophy.

• All six races are handicaps and all will be run with identical prize money – £60,000 per race.

• There are two reserves per race, who can be utilised up to 45 minutes before each contest is run.

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