[1] A conditional jockey is entitled to a reduction, known as an allowance, in the weight carried by his horse, dependent on the type of race, which varies according to the number of races the jockey has won.
A jockey who has ridden fewer than twenty winners can claim an allowance of seven pounds, one who has ridden between twenty and forty winners can claim a five pound allowance and one who has ridden less than seventy-five winners can claim a three pound allowance.
A conditional jockey with fewer than five winners is allowed a further three pounds when riding for the stable which employs him.
Allowances cannot be claimed when riding in races restricted to conditional jockeys and in some other instances, for example the Grand National.
[2] The British conditional jockeys championship runs throughout the National Hunt season and the title is won by the conditional jockey riding the most winners.