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Several UK fixtures have been moved on Saturday, Apr. 17, as a mark of respect for the funeral ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the British Horseracing Authority announced on Sunday. In addition, there will be no races held between 2:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. that day. Both the Coral Scottish Grand National fixture and the Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials have been moved from Saturday, to Sunday, Apr. 18, with the full race times finalised on Monday. Other changes to the UK racing programme are as follows:

Apr. 17 cards at Bangor-on-Dee and Thirsk racecourses will start earlier to conclude by 14:45.
Apr. 17 cards at at Brighton and Nottingham will begin on or near their planned start times, though minor race time adjustments may be announced tomorrow.
Apr. ITV Racing will not broadcast on Apr. 17, but will cover races for Ayr (five) and Newbury (four) on the main channel as planned from 12:55 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Apr. 16 cards at Newbury and Ayr will go ahead as planned.
Apr. 18 cards at at Stratford and Wincanton will go ahead as planned.

Also, black armbands will be worn and flags will continue to fly at half-mast through Saturday, Apr. 17. For more information, please visit www.britishhorseracing.com.

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The death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of The Queen, on Friday at age 99 will be marked across British racecourses on Saturday.

Two minutes of silence was observed at Aintree on Friday, with jockeys wearing black armbands and flags flying at half-mast, and those measures will be repeated again during Saturday's Grand National meeting at the course. Similar tributes will be held at the fixtures at Chepstow, Lingfield Park, Wolverhampton and Newcastle.

Though never a racehorse owner himself, the Duke of Edinburgh had been an honorary member of the Jockey Club since 1947 and regularly accompanied The Queen at Royal Ascot, where the Duke of Edinburgh H. was staged.

Sir Francis Brooke Bt, Her Majesty's representative at Ascot, said in a statement, “We extend our deepest condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family at this time. We have very happy memories of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at Ascot where he accompanied Her Majesty The Queen on so many occasions and shared in her successes. One of the most memorable moments was in 2012 when His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh presented Her Majesty The Queen with the Queen's Vase after Estimate's victory.”

Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) would win the G1 Gold Cup the following year at Royal Ascot, providing The Queen with one of her greatest victories as an owner.

Annamarie Phelps, chair of the British Horseracing Authority, said, “The British Horseracing Authority is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. We owe him a considerable debt of gratitude for his many years of tireless public service and dedication. We offer our sincere condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and The Royal Family.”

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