Welcome to Racing to School!

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Weighing Out

1. What happens in the Weighing Room?a) The horses are weighedb) The jockeys are weighedc) Both the horses and the jockeys are weighed

2. What is the name of the system of measurement you use at school?

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3. In this country, in horseracing, we use the old fashioneded system for measuring weight.What is this called?

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4. Fill in the missing !gures

a) 1 kilogram = ..................... grams c) 1 pound = .................. ounces

b) 1 stone = ..................... pounds

The comparisons below help jockeys to co ir weight from one system to the otheronvert their w .

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds 450 grams = 1 pound

5. Use the !gures/conversions above to answer these questions.a) How many pounds are there in 2 kilograms?

.......................................................................................................................................b) How many grams are there in 2 pounds?

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6. You might be given the chance to see howw much you weigh.Before you do this note down your estimaation below:

My estimation .................st...............lbs / .............................. kgkg

My actual weight .................st...............lbs / ............................... kg

The difference between my estimation and my actual weight is ...............lbs / ...............kg

Above: Racing to Schoolgoes behind the scenesin the Weighing Room.

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The British HorseracingAuthority (BHA) is theGovernment recognised bodyresponsible for the regulationof horseracing.

British Racing is one of theworld’s best regulatedanimal activities.

The safety of the horse andrider is top priority on arace day.

7. cing in the UK, National Hunt (Jump) racingThere are two types of Horseracingut which of these famous horse racesand Flat racing. See if you can !nd out w

are Jump or Flat races.

The Aintree Grand National Jump FlatThe Epsom Derby Jump FlatThe DonTh Doncaster St Leger Jump FlatThe Cheltenhanham Gold Cup Jump Flat

8. What are the minimum anand maximum weights for a "at jockey?

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9. What are the minimum and maximum weights for a jump jockjockey?

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Max: ................................................................................................................................

10. pounds, that a "at jockey may haveWhat is the range of weight, in pouto alter his or her weight by?

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11. Why do "at jockeys have to be lighter than jump jockeys?

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12. Put a tick against the statetatements below which you think are true.

a) In some races the horses are differentent ages, so they put a lighter weighton the younger horses to help them

b) Because some horses are better at racing than othothers, they put moreweight on the faster ones to slow them down and less weweight on theslower ones to speed them up.

c)) When the female horses race against the males they sometimes giveWhe iveales less weight to carry to help themthe female

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In horse years, a two year oldhorse is the equivalent to ateenage human being.

Research shows that startingtraining racehorses beforethe age of two is not harmful.Quite the opposite in fact – ithas been proven that controlledexercise from a young agepromotes and stimulatesbone growth and density andalso improves the elasticity inligaments and tendons.

Because they start racingyounger and race over shorterdistances demanding morespeed, Flat horses tend to beof a slighter build than jumphorses and therefore areasked to carry less weight, amaximum of 10 stone.

The lead which is used in theweight cloth is malleable sothat it moulds to the shape ofthe horse.

A JA Jockey’s Kit

1. Draw lines to connect each of the pictures below to the correct name.

Above: Two future jockeystry out the kit for size!

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Weight cloth

Silks

Heavy saddle

Light saddle

Waterproof breeches

Bib

Light breeches

Heavy boots

Polo-neck top

Safety vest

Light boots

Skull cap

Lead

Weight notcounted

Weight notcounted

2 lbs

1 lb

1 lb ¼ lb

¼ lb

½ lb

¾ lb

6 lbs

2 lbs

½ lb1 lb

1 lb

2. Choose the equipment you think a jockey riding at a heavy weighty g would use, and addthem together to !nd their total weight.

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3. a) isn’t heavy enough, what do theIf the jockey stille weight cloth to add extra weight? .....................................................valets put into the

b) why this material is chosenGive two reasons w

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4. uipment you think a jockey riding at aNow choose the equ light weightg g would use, andto !nd their total weight.add them together t

Item Weight Item Weight

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5. the jockey is still too heavy even using the lightest equipment, what could he/she doIf th

to lose weight quickly? .................................................................................................

6 a) What is most of your bodyweight made up of? ..............................................................

b) What percentage of your bodyweight does this make up? .............................................

c) How would you write this percentage as a fraction? ......................................................

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Parade Ring Possibilities

Above: The horses are lead around the Parade Ring, or Paddock, before they raace.

Your task:The racecourse needs to know how many horses can safely e iny parade at any one timthe Parade Ring. You are going to carry out a risk assessme hem.ent to !nd this out for th

1. Complete the information below.

a. The average length of a racehorse: ................................................... metres

b. Length of safety zone between each horse: ................................................... metres

c. Total distance needed for each horse: .................................................... metres

2. und the perimeter track if you didn’t have anyHow could you work out the distance aroundequipment to help you?

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3.3. nd the perimeter of the Parade Ring?How far is it around

a) My mationMy estima .................................................. metres

b) Act measurementActual me .................................................. metres

your estimation to the actual measurement?c) How close was y .............................. metres

4. eryone’s results, in ascending order.Make a list below of every

From smallest ................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................ to biggest

Above: Can you think whyit helps the horses to walkaround the Parade Ringbefore they race?

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The BHA veterinary of�cerinspects the horses in theParade Ring before the raceto check they are in goodhealth and �t to race. Ahorse having its �rst run ona racecourse or one whichhas not raced for a long timewill have already have beenchecked by the vet beforeentering the Parade Ring.

Like any athlete, a horse hasto warm up before he races.Walking around the ParadeRing helps to warm up andstretch his muscles.

5. u think of any reasons why not everyone’s measurement is the same?Can you

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6. are different ways to work out averages. Draw lines to match up the method toThere arect de!nition below. Be careful, they are all jumbled up!the corr

The most commonly occurring number

MeanThe middle number, when the numbers are in order

Mode

MedianThe largest number in a set minus the smallest number.

Range

The sum of all the numbers, divided by the number of numbers

7. Which method would be best to use today?

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8. Using all the information you have gathered, work out how many horses itis safe to !t in the Parade Ring. Show your working out if it helps.

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The surface of the ParadeRing is made of rubberto prevent the horse fromslipping and to make it morecomfortable to walk on.

There is plenty of wateravailable for the horses todrink after they have raced.

In warm weather water isthrown over the horses tocool them down as quicklyas possible after they haveraced. The horse’s body isnot dissimilar to a car engineand takes time to cool downafter running in a race. Waterspeeds up the cooling downprocess and reduces thechance of over-heating.

Racing employs over 6,500people to provide �rst classcare and attention for the14,000 racehorses in training.

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Final Furlong

Racecourses in the UK are many different shapes and sizes and are measured in milesand furlongs (the imperial system).

1. Can you !ll in the gaps below using the following !gures?

100 22 12 8 1000 3 10 10

Imperial System

............ inches = 1 foot ............. feet = 1 yard ............yards = 1 chain

............ chains = 1 furlong ............ furlongs = 1 mile

Metric System

............ mm = 1 cm ............. cm = 1 m .............m = 1 km

2. How far is it around the racetrack you are visiting today? What shape is it?

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3. Look at the map of the racecourse below. The starting points for various races aremarked a - k in red (Flat races) and blue (Jump races). Fill in which is which in thegaps below. Tip: Work back from the winning post to !nd the starts!

Flat races 5F ......... 6F.......... 7F ......... 1m ......... 1¼m......... 1½m ........

Jump races 2m ........ 2½m ........ 3m 1f ........ 3½m ........ 4m .........

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Above: A horse and jockeymake their way to the start.

The racecourse has a teamof groundstaff whose job is toensure that the racetrack is ina good condition and safe forthe horses to run on.

If the ground is too �rm thetrack is watered to reducethe impact on the legs of thehorses, making it safe andcomfortable for horses togallop on.

If the ground is consideredunsafe for the horsesto run on (e.g. frozen orwaterlogged) then racingis abandoned.

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Jolly Jumpers

1. Draw lines to match the names of the following jumps to the correct picture.

2. We are going to work out how far a racehorse needs to jump every time it clears asteeplechase fence. You need to imagine that you are all jump jockeys riding in a race;remember, in the best races the horses travel at up to 35 miles an hour!

Special TaskFind out why t encesy the jumps are called Steeplechase Fen es.

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OpenDitch

PlainFenceHurdle

WaterJump

Inspectors of Courses areemployed by the BHA tocheck the racecourse at thestart of every season to makesure that everything is safefor racing.

Racecourse fences are builtto speci!c guidelines tomake sure they are as safeas possible.

The ground-line on fencesand hurdles is bright orangeto help the horse to see thebottom of the obstacle moreclearly; this helps the horseknow where to take off.

The top of the hurdles arecovered in foam padding tobetter protect the horses legsshould they make contact withthe hurdle. Horses can brushthrough the birch on the top ofsteeplechase fences.

All running rails and jumpwings are made of non-splintering plastic andspecially designed to giveway if a horse runs into them.

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pound = 1Remember as a guide 1 p 1 length

Handicapping Horses

In the Weighing Room you discovered that different horses may carry different weightsin a race. One of the reasons for this is the ‘Handicapping’ system. There are many typesof races, but in a Handicap race we try to give every horse a fair chance of winning.

The Handicapper’s job is to watch every horse in every race and see how well it performs.The Handicapper then has to decide whether next time each horse races it should carry moreweight, or less weight.

The aim is for all of the horses to reach the winning post at the same time. A close !nishmakes the racing more exciting to watch and also makes it harder to pick the winner. Sonormally a horse that wins has to carry more weight next time to slow them down!

lot of factors into consideration, we are g e theAlthough the Handicappers take a lot o e going to useo a horse in a race will slow it d e’stheory that adding one pound of weight to a it down by one horse s

length.

Above: Imagine how muchmore slowly you would runcarrying someone on yourback.

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Your TaskYou are going to take the role of the of�cial Handicapper.

Look at the results of the race below. Look carefully at how much weight each horse carriedand the distance he was beaten by (eg 1 length, 2 lengths etc).

You need to work out how much weight each horse should carry in their next race. Remember,the aim is to bring all of the horses to the winning post at the same time. To help you, the �rsthorse’s new weight has already been put in for you.

Tip:You need to subtract 1lb of weight for each length that each horse �nishes behind the winner.The distances are cumulative. For example, Paxford Jack was beaten by 3 lengths andk DramaKing was another 1 length behind him. Therefore you need to subtract a total of 4 lengths torreach the right weight for Drama King.

The ‘Racing to School helps your maths’ Handicap Race

Position Horse’s name Weight carried Distance beaten by New weight

1st1s Mondul 12 st 0 lbs — 12 st 0 lbs

2nd Paxford Jack 11 st 3 lbs 3 lengths ......................

3rd Drama King 10 st 10 lbs 1 length ......................

4th Lord Scroop 11 st 0 lbs 2 lengths ......................

5th Yankie Lord 11 st 8 lbs 4 lengths ......................

6th6 Galloping Guns 10 st 12 lbs 2 lengths ......................

7th Wonder Weasel 12 st 0 lbs 3 lengths ......................

8th Pennybridge 10 st 10 lbs 1 lengths ......................

9th9 Camelot Knight 11 st 7 lbs 2 lengths ......................

10th Mantles Prince 11 st 8 lbs 1 lengths ......................

11th Toby Brown 12 st 0 lbs 2 lengths ......................

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Would you like to work in the racing industry?

Whether you want to work directly with horses or not, racing offers a wide range of jobopportunities, with excellent training and support to help you progress along your career path.

Stable StaffStable Staff (grooms) work in racing yards looking after the racehorses and riding them everyday. The racing industry offers free training courses for stable staff at the British Racing School(www.brs.org.uk) and the Northern Racing College www.northernracingcollege.co.uk).

Stud StaffStud Staff work at stud farms and look after the mares, foals and stallions which are used tobreed the next generation of racehorses. Information on training to work in a thoroughbred studcan be found at www.nationalstud.co.uk.

By continuing your training with one of these registered training providers when you leaveschool you will be satisfying the new Government requirements to stay in education ortraining until you are 18.

Once you’ve have gained experience there is the opportunity to progress to senior roles withmore responsibility, managing a team of staff, travelling racehorses or assisting the trainer.

Travelling Stable StaffTravelling Stable Staff are responsible for looking after the horses when they go racing, fromgetting them ready to travel, supervising them on the journey through to taking responsibility fortheir welfare whilst they are away. This can involve overseas travel to countries such as France,Germany , Dubai, the United States and even Australia and is a great opportunity for those whowant to broaden their experience and see the world.

Stable Staff each havebetween three and !veracehorses to look afterevery day, making sure thatthey are clean, healthy,exercised and well fed.

Regular visits are made to theyard by equine professionalssuch as the vet, farrier,dentist and physiotherapist/chiropractor, to look after thehorses’ routine care.

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Jockeywho rides horses in races. Unless you already have experience the �rstA jockey is someone wh

a jockey is usually to start as a member of stable staff. Those with necessarystep to becoming a jmove into a role as apprentice/conditional jockey and go on to gain a fullskills may then m

al licence.professional l

nerTrainA trainer runs the business of a racing yard, and trains the racehorses, ensuring that they are �tAand ready to run in races. The trainer may have an Assistant Trainer to help him/her.

Racing Secretary/Stud SecretaryThe secretary in a racing yard or in a stud (where racehorses are bred) assists the trainer orT

d manager by completing all the necessary administration to do with running the business.stud

esWider rolesou who don’t want to work directly with horses there are many roles availableFor those of you

ourses, including practical roles forworking at racecou Groundstaff who are responsible for theacetrack and fences, through tomaintenance of the rac Hospitality, Catering, Sales, PR and

Communications, nistrationAdminis , Marketing and Management.

go to university, the British Horseracing Authority has an exciting and well-For those who plan to goestablished ate ProgrammeGraduat which sees around 20 graduates a year go through a two

me followed by placements in the industry. Around 80% of the graduates attendingweek programmemme go on to work in the industry, a number progressing to some of the top jobs.this program

more information on careers and training in the racing industry go toFor m www.careersinracing.comg .

The very best veterinary careis provided for our racehorses.Since the year 2000, BritishRacing has invested over £27million in veterinary projectsand education.

The safety standards BritishRacing sets for itself farexceed existing nationalanimal welfare legislation.

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RRaceday Roles

Draw lines to match up the roles with their descriptions

Judge

Valet

Starter

Clerk of theScales

Steward

Clerk of theCourse

Handicapper

Is in charge of theday’s racing

Is in charge of thehorses and jockeys before

the race, checks theirequipment and tells them

when to begin

Looks after the jockey’sclothing and equipment

Decides how muchweight each horse

should carry

Weighs each jockeyout before the race and

in after it to check that thehorse has carried the

correct weight

Checks that the race isrun according to the rules

and regulations

Watches the raceclosely and decides who

has won

Newcastle

Carlisle

Perth

Musselburgh

Kelso

Nottingham

Leicester

Warwick

Stratford

Cheltenham

Bath

Newbury

Ascot

Windsor Kempton Park Epsom Downs

Lingfield Park

BrightonPlumpton

Sandown Park

Ludlow

Worcester

Exeter

Newton Abbot

Hamilton

Ayr

Hexham

Sedgefield

Cartmel

Redcar

Beverley

Market Rasen

Thirsk

Taunton

SalisburyWincanton

Huntingdon

Towcester

Fontwell

Goodwood

York

Haydock

Aintree

ChesterUttoxeter

Wolverhampton

Chelmsford City

Bangor-on-Dee

Chepstow

Ffos Las

Wetherby

Pontefract

Doncaster

Southwell

Fakenham

Yarmouth

Newmarket

Ripon

Catterick

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Racecourses of England, Wales and Scotland

1. Count the racecourses and complete the following:

Type of course Number Type of course Number

Flat ................... National Hunt ......................

All WeatherA ................... Flat & National Hunt ......................

Weather & FlatAll W athenal Hunt& Natiti lNationa ...................

2. ur th rarhrhrthree nearest racecourses?Which are yre yourhic

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Photo frolics

If the �nish of a race is very close d to use a photograph to help decidee, the Judge may needwhich horse has crossed the linne �rst.

1. The following terms nning distances. Can you work out hows are used to describe winfar each distanc ?tance would be in centimetres? Use the illustration/photo on the opposite

is about 250cm long.page to help you. Remember, a racehorse is

a) A nose ................................ cm

b) A short head ............................... cm

c) A head ...............................cm

d) A ckA neck ................ ................ cm

the) ½ of a length ............................... mcm

f) ¾ of a length ...............................cm

g) gthg) 1 length ............... ................ cm

h) 1½ lengths½ le .................. ............... cm

i) 3 lengths ...............................cmcm

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gree aback to school. Agrlaygroundcourse around the play

and ready, set, go!

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The Handicapping systemhelps the less talentedhorses as it gives them abetter chance.

The purpose of the whip isas an aid for the rider, forsafety and to encouragethe horse. The whip usedin racing was designed inconsultation with the RSPCAand is cushioned so that itdoes not harm the horse.

Racing is not allowed totake place unless thereare quali�ed medical andveterinary staff on duty on site.

250cm

2. Imagine that you have been given the role of of!cial Judge at the racecourse today.Look carefully at the eight photos you have been given. For each photo decide howmuch the 1st horse has beaten the 2nd horse by, and how much the 2nd horse hasbeaten the 3rd horse by. Fill in your answers below.

Photo No. Distance 1st to 2nd Distance 2nd to 3rd

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Racehorses are among thetop 2% healthiest and bestlooked after horses in Britain.

The very best veterinary careis provided for racehorses.Since the year 2000,racing has invested over£27 million in veterinaryactivities, including researchand education.

‘Retraining of Racehorses’is racing’s own charity forretraining racehorses afterthey �nish racing, and �ndingnew homes for them.

After they have �nishedracing, ex-racehorsesoften become leisure ridinghorses and take part in otherequestrian sports.

ealsBread, other cere& potatoes

Meat, �sh& alternatives

Foods containing fat&& Foods containing sugar

Milk & dairyproductsproducts

Fruit &vegetables

Planning a diet

A top athlete like a jockey woulduld not be able to perform to the best of their abilityif they were eating the wrongng foods.

It is particularly dif!cultult for jockeys, compared with many other athletes, as they needto keep their weightt under control in order to be able to secure as many rides as possible– and hopefully wiwin lots of races.

A top jockey lik o keep his weightike Tony McCoy has to keep to a very strict balanced diet to kdown as wellell as staying !t and healthy.

Other athl t their diets in order toletes like footballers also need to think carefully aboutbe !t and well as you can at school.d healthy, as indeed you do, in order to perform as w

This dia of the main foodiagram shows what a balanced daily consumption ogroupsps should look like.

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Above: Pupils busy countingcalories.

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Plan One

ds to take in only 800 calories the day before a big race.Imagine that you are a jockey who needsble.Aim to provide as balanced a diet as possible

Breakfast Food and Drink Calories

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Plan TTwo

Imagine tthat you are in the Tour de France, cycling 200 miles or more a day, burning up a hugenumber oof calories. Design a diet for the 5000 calories you need.

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Plan Three

et balanced?Note down what you eat and drink in a day and add it up. Is your di

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se two calalorie sheets to complete the diet plans on theUse the information in theseprevious pages.

Drinks glass)(1 cup/ gl CaloriesCocolateDrinking choc .............................................. .............................................................. 150

ceFruit juice ................................................................. ........................................................... 65Milk .............................................................................. .................................................... 70MilkshakeMi ............................................................................ .............................................. 200Ribena ..................................................................................... .......................................... 80Orange squash ..................................................................................................................70Water....................................................................................... ........................................... 0High energy drinkH ................................................................. ..............................................k 175

tBreakfast (1 small bowl - approximately 30g)( CaloriesFrosties ............................................... ............................................................................. 120Coco Pops .................................... ..................................................................................... 120Corn!akes ........................................................................................................................ 1001Crunchy Nut Corn!akes ...................................................................................................... 0120Muesli .............................................................................................................................. 200Porridge ........................................................................................................................... 10010Rice Krispies ..................................... ................................................................................. 110

astCooked breakfast........................................... ................................................................... 500ruitHalf grapefrui ...................................................... ................................................................ 10

f milkGlass of m ............................................................. ..........................................................k 80ces of toast and butter2 slice ............................................. ................................................... 300

Lunch/ Snacks CaloriesHam sandwich.......................................................................... ........................................ 300Tuna sandwichT ..................................................................... .............................................. 250

heese sandwichChee ........................................................... .................................................. 350sandwichPrawn sa ....................................................... ......................................................... 300

dwichBacon sandw ................................................. .............................................................. 400Plain biscuit ............................................... .......................................................................... 50Jaffa cake .................................... ....................................................................................... 47Crisp bread ......................... ................................................................................................. 15Small packet of crisps ........................................................................................................ 0150Chocolate bar ................................................................................................................... 350Chocolate mini-roll ............................................................................................................ 10010Jam doughnut ..................................... .............................................................................. 250

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Evening Meal hMeat & Fish CaloriesBeefburger ......................................................................................................................... 70

s)Roast beef (3 slices).........................................................................................................200Chicken curry ................................................................................................................... 400

cheeseCauli!ower ch ...........................................................................................................300eLasagne ..........................................................................................................................340

cken (1 "llet)Chicke ...............................................................................................................200Chilli with beansCh ..............................................................................................................270Fried "sh in batter............................................................................................................390Shepherds pie .................................................................................................................250Fish "nger .........................................................................................................................70Spaghetti bologneseS .........................................................................................................400

za (1 slice)Pizza ...................................................................................................................170geSausage............................................................................................................................80

Vegetables age portion)(Averag CaloriesBaked beans (200g) .......................................................................................................... 180Sweetcorn (100g) ............................................................................................................... 70Broccoli (50g) ..................................................................................................................... 151 jacket potato .................................................................................................................. 240Chips (100g) .................................................................................................................... 250

5g)Mushrooms (25g) ..............................................................................................................40Peas (25g) ......................................................................................................................... 20

00g)Rice (100 ......................................................................................................................200en saladGreen .......................................................................................................................10

Puddings CaloriesApple ................................................................................................................................40BananaB .............................................................................................................................90

apes (50g)Grap .....................................................................................................................50eOrange .............................................................................................................................. 60

ies (50g)Strawberries .............................................................................................................50cuitsCheese & biscu ............................................................................................................250

ngle cream4 teaspoons of sing .............................................................................................1001 ice cream ...................................................................................................................... 1301 slice treacle tart ............................................................................................................ 450

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Racing Colours

Above: Cheltenham RacecoursePony Racing at the home of Jump racing, C

h takes place throughout the country for childrenThe photo above shows Pony Racing which taage. Even if you don’t own a pony you couldand young people between 9 and 15 years of ag

ome in e how.still becom involved. Visit www.pra.gb.com to see h

uring pony and hors ckets and hats. These are calledDu rse races the jockeys wear colourful jacjockeys’ silks or racing co r has their own set of unique racingcolours. Every racehorse owner hcolours. It helps them to spo n a race. The owners can decide whatpot where their horse is indesign and colours they would li ave to register them with a company calledd like, then they have‘Weatherbys’. This is to make sure no two owners have exactly the same designs.e that that n

1. You will notice that most designs are symmetrical. WhaWhat does this mean?

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2. Draw the other half of the patterns on the designs opposite to make ththemsymmetrical, then colour them in.

Your Task3. Imagine that you are going to take part in a pony race and need to design your ownwn

silks and register them with the Pony Racing Authority. Over the page you will !ndsome templates which owners have to choose from. There are different designs forthe body, arms and cap and prices are given for each.

Once you have chosen your design work out how much it will cost.

Cost of jacket (body): £ ...........................

Cost of arms (x2) : £ ...........................

Cost of cap: £ ..........................

Total cost: £ ..........................

Above: Did youyou know thatchildren asas young as 9 yearsold racece ponies?

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Price list

Body Designs

Diamond Diablo Cross of Lorraine Cross Belts Chevrons£79.00 £88.00 £79.00 £86.00 £91.00

Chevron Check Braces Hoop Hollow Box£81.00 £105.00 £78.00 £78.00 £83.00

Halved Epaulets Disc Diamonds Star£75.00 £75.00 £79.00 £105.00 £79.00

Spots Seams Sash Quartered Plain£90.00 £85.00 £78.00 £88.00 £70.00

Large Spots Stars Inverted Triangle£83.00 £90.00 £79.00

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Arm Designs

Stars Spots Seams Plain Hooped£16.00 £16.00 £11.00 £3.00 £11.00

Halved Diamonds Diablo Chevrons Check£7.00 £26.00 £15.00 £15.00 £26.00

Armlet Striped£7.00 £15.00

Cap Designs

Stars Star Spots Quartered Plain£22.00 £17.00 £22.00 £16.00 £15.00

Hooped Diamonds Diamond Check Striped£25.00 £20.00 £17.00 £26.00 £25.00

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4. Now you can design your own symmetrical pattern and colour it in.

Designed by .......................................................................................................................

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Racecard facts

1. Look at today’s racecard and complete the following table:

Race Number of horses in race

Race 1 ................................................................................................

Race 2 ................................................................................................

Race 3 ................................................................................................

Race 4 ................................................................................................

Race 5 ................................................................................................

Race 6 ................................................................................................

Total number of horses ................................................................................................

Bonus question:What is the average number of horses in each race? .....................................................

2. Look at Race 1

a) How long is the race? ....................................................................

b) How old is the youngest horse?b) Ho .....................................................................

dest horse?c) How old is the oldes ... .................................................................. .

ou like best?d) Which horse’s name do you t? ......................................................... ............

e) What is ththe jockey called? .. ...................................................................

3. Can you predict th ce?he result of the rac

1st .................. ........................................................... ..................................................

2nd ............. .................................................... ............................................................

3rd . ................. ............................................... ............................................ ..................

Above: In Flat races, horsesstart from stalls like the onesin the picture above.

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Puzzles - A very famous horse

Use the key on the left to crack the code and read this message.This is a great way to practise your calculating skills!

1 x 100 9 x 7 8 x 8 7 x 5 7 x 8 10 x 6 10 x 10

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6 x 8 4 x 6 5 x 7 8 x 7 2 x 34 6 x 10

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7 x 7 12 x 7 3 x 8 4 x 4 2 x 21

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2 x 8 2 x 12 10 x 10 6 x 12 7 x 8 4 x 4 8 x 3 9 x 6

............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............

7 x 12 1 x 24 3 x 7 8 x 8

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7 x 9 7 x 8 1 x 84 3 x 20 8 x 8

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4 x 8 2 x 12 4 x 15 2 x 42 2 x 32 7 x 6

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12 x 7 2 x 34 5 x 7

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Answer

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16 = N18 = J20 = X21 = C24 = A30 = V32 = W35 = M36 = B42 = D48 = F49 = G52 = K54 = L55 = P56 = O60 = S63 = H64 = E68 = U72 = I80 = Q81 = Y84 = R

100 = T

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Puzzles - Who comes 1st, 2nd and 3rd?

Add up the times for each horse to �nd out who wins!

= 5 sec = 10 sec = 20 sec

Jazzy Sparky Shy Boy

Time ....................... Time ......................... Time..........................

Position ................... Position ..................... Position .....................

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Puzzles - Horseracing wordsearch

W P F W P R G F B P H N D O T

E A U E B H A E A R J O B H Y

I R R E N H O C L P I P R E D

G A L J V C I T E D Y D K S Z

H D O B U D E W O C I C L L E

T E N F N M G I N F O N D E P

C R G A L X P N L J I U G A L

L I H T R A I N E R S N R D G

O N I W W F T I E W C V I S A

T G D J H K L N G E A A F S E

H U R D L E W G J I L L I F H

X J Q O N O V P T G E E L T D

P S T A L L I O N H S T L R H

S A D D L E N S L T B O Y R F

M A R E G M C T E E C N R I U

Words to !nd:bridle, colt, fence, !lly, "at, furlong, gelding, handicap, horse, hurdle, jockey, jump, lead, mare,owner, parade ring, photo !nish, racecourse, saddle, scales, stallion, trainer, valet, weight,weight cloth, winning post.

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