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Two separate competitions:
1. For named teams in Open events only – ‘Coombe Farm Wines National Team Chase League’ ("the Open League"). Competition to be restricted to Open Qualifier events only during season 1st November 2011 to 28th October, 2012.
2. For named teams in Intermediate and Open events – ‘Coombe Farm Wines Intermediate National Team Chase League’ ("the Intermediate League"). Competition to include all Open Qualifier and Intermediate events judged on speed (excluding those on bogey time), including hunt team events to run from 1st Novermber 2011 to 28th October 2012. |
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Sponsor of both League competitions is Coombe Farm Wines. |
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| C. |
Prizes will be presented at the conclusion of the Cotswold Team Chase on 28th October, 2012. |
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Teams placed 1st – 5th in the previous 2010/2011 Goring Hotel Open Order of Merit will not be eligible to compete in the Intermediate League. |
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Points awarded in each competition for each individual event during the season will be:
1st 10 points.
2nd 8 points.
3rd 6 points.
4th 4 points.
5th 2 points.
Any eligible team will be awarded 11points in the Intermediate League for completing an Open Qualifier Class, provided that a maximum of 33 points may be awarded under this provision and no additional points will be awarded to a team for completion in more that 3 Open Qualifier Classes in the season. Teams may be awarded points in both the Open and Intermediate leagues for being placed in the Open Class at an event. |
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Prize money to be awarded in each competition at conclusion of the League.
| 1st |
£400 |
to the team |
| 2nd |
£320 |
to the team |
| 3rd |
£240 |
to the team |
| 4th |
£160 |
to the team |
| 5th |
£80 |
to the team |
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| G. |
Aim of the competitions:
1. To encourage more teams to take part in each Open event.
2. To create competition between teams each at their own level (whether Open or Intermediate).
3. To create interest in taking part in team chasing at the appropriate level.
4. The League is about fair competition and honour between teams, not about money. |
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The decision of the Team Chase Committee shall be accepted as final on any matter which is in dispute connected with the two League competitions. In the event of two or more teams finishing the competition on equal points then the 'League' position will be decided using a ‘countback’ of the number of 1st then 2nd places etc obtained during that seasons ‘League’. |
2012 Coombe Farm Wines National Team Chase League Rules