Ascot are to stage Cheltenham's rescheduled Boylesports.com International on a seven-race card on Saturday.

The Grade Two Champion Hurdle trial, which should have been run at Cheltenham's abandoned meeting last weekend, will have its full prize-money of £200,000.

It will form part of a tremendous trio of top-class hurdle races which will all be shown live on BBC1.

Race times have been altered to accommodate the International, which will go off at 1.40pm.

The BGC Long Walk Hurdle will now be run 30 minutes later than originally planned at 2.10pm, with The Ladbroke at 2.45pm.

Leon Blanche, head of public relations at Boylesports, said: "Boylesports are delighted to announce that Ascot Racecourse will host the Boylesports.com International on Saturday.

"We'd like to thank Ascot for working so closely with us, as well as the British Horseracing Authority and the other main sponsors during this difficult time.

"This will be a truly fantastic day's racing and probably the greatest day's hurdling ever seen.

"We were so disappointed that Saturday's meeting was called off, but we have done our utmost to ensure trainers, connections and punters don't miss out on what is sure to be an outstanding race.

"We are happy to offer the full prize money, as well as the £200,000 bonus for any horse who wins our race and goes on to win the Champion Hurdle at the Festival."

Wiltshire trainer Alan King has given reigning Champion Hurdle hero Katchit the green light to take his chance in the race.

The Barbury Castle handler admits his diminutive five-year-old would have been better suited at Cheltenham, where he has won on five of his six starts, but is nonetheless happy the International has been saved.

"He will definitely take his chance at Ascot at the weekend," said King.

"I think we need to be very grateful to everyone involved for putting the work in and getting this race on.

"Obviously we would have preferred it to have been at Cheltenham as he loves the place, but I need to get a run into him and I'm quite happy to go to Ascot.

"He'll work in the morning and we will just keep him ticking over as usual."