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Personal Details
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Riding Details
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Hunt Signatory
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BHA Medical
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Health Decleration
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Payment Confirmation

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Application for a rider’s qualification Certificate (RQC)
For the 2025/2026 Point-Point Season

Under the British Horseracing Authority regulations for Point-to-Point Steeple Chases

RQC Form Checklist

IMPORTANT – Please read and ensure you have all the correct documents before you start.

  • Submit early: It’s advised to submit at least 14 days before you plan to ride (processing may take longer if more information is needed).

  • Check safety rules: Review new body protector and headgear requirements.

  • Complete all sections:

    1. Personal Details
    2. Riding Details
    3. Hunt Signatory (upload)
    4. BHA Medical (if applicable, upload)
    5. Health Declaration

  • You’ll need the following documents:

    1. Hunt Signatory Form (Section 3) – Mandatory for all riders; signed by your Hunt Official.

    Download Hunt Signatory Form

    2. BHA Medical Form / NMED19 (Section 4) – Required if:

    • First-time applicant
    • Every 5 years thereafter
    • Age 40+ – every 2 years
    • Age 50+ – every year
    • Age 55+ – every year plus: resting 12-lead ECG and blood tests (FBC, liver/renal function, fasting lipid profile, glucose). If Q-Risk >10%, cardiology appointment also required.

    Download BHA Medical Form

  • Please Note: We are unable to accept payment over the phone.

  • If you’re unable to complete the form online, you can download a printed version here.

Section 1: Personal Details & Declaration

Personal Details

Contact Details

Address

Usual Riding Weight

Section 2: Riding Details

Passport Style Photo

Please upload a passport-style photo with your application. The photo must be a clear, front-facing head and shoulders shot. Ensure the image is high resolution and well-lit. Low-quality or incorrect photos may delay your application.

I am applying for a:

RQC:

Example of a correct passport style photo

Point to Point Owners and Riders Association (PPORA) Membership:

The PPORA is an independent organisation promoting the interests and viewpoints of participants. Throughout the season there are PPORA Club Members’ Conditions Races at meetings across the Areas and to ride in these races you must have joined the PPORA and paid your membership fee before declaration.

If you select the option to request PPORA membership, you consent to the PPA sharing your name, postal address, email, and phone number with the PPORA. The PPORA will handle your information in line with their Data Privacy Notice.

Donations:

Total

Riding Details:

Is this your first application to ride in a Point-to-Point?

Have you ridden in a Point-to-Point or race over hurdles or fences since 1st December 2020?

Other Licenses Held:

Number of Wins:

Riders Directory

This season, the PPA will again provide a Riders directory on the National Website (gbpointing.co.uk/find-a-jockey). The Riders Directory allows you to be seen by Owners and Trainers who may be looking for a Jockey.

Section 3: Hunt Signatory

As part of your RQC application upload a completed Hunt Signatory Form, signed by your Hunt Official.

What to do:

  1. Download the form
  2. Print it and have it completed and signed by your Hunt Official.
  3. Scan or photograph the completed form (make sure it’s clear and legible).
  4. Upload the file below in PDF, JPG, or PNG format.

Tip: If your hunt prefers, they can email the completed form directly to you for upload.

Section 4: BHA Medical

All riders falling into the following categories will also be required to submit a completed BHA Medical Form (NMED19) before their application is considered:

  1. All first-time applicants.
  2. Every 5 years thereafter.
  3. Applicants aged 40+ require a medical every 2 years on the date of application being logged.
  4. Applicants aged 50+ require a medical every year on the date of application being logged.
  5. Applicants aged 55+ on the date of application will also be required to provide: a resting 12 lead ECG and blood tests for (FBC, liver and renal function, fasting lipid profile and glucose. (NB: If Q-Risk calculation >10% a cardiology appointment will be needed).

Please note: In addition to the above categories, applicants may be required to submit subsequent BHA medical forms at the discretion of the BHA Chief Medical Advisor and in consideration of the rider’s medical history.

For all riders who hold a current Amateur Rider’s Permit to ride under Rules, the medical arrangements under Rules are the same for Point-to-Points. Each licence application (Amateur or Point-to-Point Licence) will be reviewed independently and may require additional examinations to satisfy the British Horseracing Authority Point-to-Point Regulations.

Should you have any queries, please contact the BHA Medical Department at rqcmedicals@britishhorseracing.com.

BHA Medical

Date of last BHA Medical Examination by your GP – if applicable

Section 5: Health Decleration

Please complete in full.

Personal Details

Declaration of Health

Your Application for a Riders Qualification Certification cannot be processed unless all relevant medical details are given within this form. Statements like ‘Please see Medical Record Book’ or ‘Please refer to previous Application’ are not sufficient.

Please list ALL operations, hospital admissions, head injuries/concussions, fractures and dislocations that you have EVER suffered together with dates (including any unconnected with racing).

Please list all injuries and serious illnesses (requiring medical attention that you have suffered since your last RQC, including any unconnected with racing).

Please list ALL medications you are currently taking, or have taken for more than 14 consecutive days in the last 12 months (excluding the contraceptive pill).

Have you ever suffered from concussion?

Have you ever had a Baseline Concussion Test?

Do you currently hold a valid Driver’s Licence?

Have you ever had your Driving Licence revoked or suspended for medical Reasons?

Within the last five years have you received treatment, counselling or sought medical attention for any condition related to alcohol or drug consumption?

Do you have Private medical insurance?

This is only applicable if it is for equestrian accidents, including racing.

Medical Constent

In this declaration of health form we (the British Horseracing Authority (the BHA)) have asked you to supply personal information such as your contact and health details. We may also collect further information from you during the season, for example if you are injured in a fall. We may keep a record of any injuries and medical conditions from which you suffer.

The information we collect about you (and that collected about you in previous years) may be used in the following ways:

  • to assess your fitness to ride in point-to-points.
  • to assess your compliance with the BHA Regulations and Instructions for point-to-point steeplechases.
  • to liaise with the PPA to manage your rider’s qualification certificate for point-to-points and any licence(s) for racing under other BHA rules and/or your medical record book(s).
  • to help to ensure your safety and the safety of others in any activities in which you take part. For example, if you suffer a fall during a point-to-point, we may use information about your health and medical conditions to ensure that you receive the appropriate care.
  • to enable us to contact you in relation to surveys about health and medical issues (following disclosed injuries or medical conditions) and/or fitness to ride.
  • to collate injury and health information to help us to manage medical arrangements and safety at Point-to-Points generally and arrange training for Racecourse Medical Officers, paramedics, clerks of the course and secretaries.
  • to provide information to the BHA and PPA’s insurance brokers and/or insurers for the purposes of obtaining insurance and/or processing any claim under that insurance.
  • We may also share information with third parties as follows:
    • with Racecourse Medical Doctors, paramedics and nurses and but only where this is necessary for the purposes described above.
    • with other recognised racing authorities such as the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board for the purposes described above, but only where this is necessary.
    • We will share your information with the Injured Jockeys Fund so that they can provide you with physiotherapy services and offer support through the IJF almoner.
    • with insurance brokers and/or insurers for the purposes described above, but only where this is necessary.
    • where we have a legal obligation to do so.

N.B. Supplying false or incomplete information will put you in breach of Regulations 170 (v) and (vi) of the British Horseracing Authority Regulations for Point-to-Point Steeple Chases 2025/26.

ANY CHANGE IN YOUR MEDICAL STATUS SUBSEQUENT TO THE ABOVE DATE MUST BE ADVISED TO THE BHA’S CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISOR IN WRITING BY EMAIL TO: medical@britishhorseracing.com.

You are reminded that ALL riders who suffer a concussion will be suspended and will not be allowed to return to race riding until they are cleared by the BHA Medical Department after completing the Concussion Protocol. Your return to riding timescale is likely to be quicker if you already had a baseline concussion test result. Should you be interested in undergoing the optional self-funded baseline testing procedure further details are available from: The BHA Medical Department at rqcmedicals@britishhorseracing.com.

Next of Kin

Declaration

I confirm that I am in good mental and physical health, and I know of no condition that would currently preclude me from riding in Point-to-Points. I declare that the information provided on this form is complete and true, to the best of my knowledge. By signing this declaration, I agree to my personal information held by the PPA and/or provided in this form being used and disclosed as described above. 

Sign declaration

If applicant is under 18 years of age, please sign below that you, as a parent/guardian, are happy for the named applicant to ride in Point-to-Points: 

Sign declaration as parent/guardian

Section 6: Payment

Confirmation

Payment

Please Note: We are unable to accept payment over the phone.

Thank You for Your Application

Your Rider Qualification Certificate (RQC) form
has been successfully submitted.

Our team is now processing your application. If we require any further information, we’ll be in touch.

In the meantime, feel free to browse the rest of gbpointing.co.uk for the latest updates, fixtures, and resources.

Good luck, and we’ll see you on the course soon.