List of British National Hunt races
A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority, including all races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 status.
History of the National Hunt Pattern[]
A National Hunt (NH) Pattern of important races was first recognized in 1964 when the Horserace Betting Levy Board made a grant of £64,000 to fund a "prestige race allocation" split between the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Grand National. In 1968 a Jump Racing Pattern Committee headed by Lord Leverhulme recommended the creation of a formal NH Pattern, which came into being in 1969 with 14 races initially. The Pattern underwent further revisions in the 1980s and was subject to a major change in 1989 when the Jockey Club, the governing body of British horseracing at the time, overhauled the Pattern to create a mid-season and season-ending Grade 1 race in each of twelve categories, with lead-up Grade 2 races and a set of 14 major handicaps of Grade 3 status.[1] This forms the basis of the current Pattern, which has since been subject to further changes in status and number of races.
Grade 1[]
Month |
Race Name |
Type |
Racecourse |
Distance † |
Age |
2021-22 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November | Betfair Chase | Chase | Haydock | 3m 1½f | 5yo + | A Plus Tard |
December | Fighting Fifth Hurdle | Hurdle | Newcastle | 2m | 4yo + | Not So Sleepy/ Epatante |
December | Henry VIII Novices' Chase | Chase | Sandown | 2m | 4yo + | Edwardstone |
December | Tingle Creek Chase | Chase | Sandown | 2m | 4yo + | Greaneteen |
December | Long Walk Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | 3m 1f | 4yo + | Champ |
December | Kauto Star Novices' Chase | Chase | Kempton | 3m | 4yo + | Bravemansgame |
December | Christmas Hurdle | Hurdle | Kempton | 2m | 4yo + | Epatante |
December | King George VI Chase | Chase | Kempton | 3m | 4yo + | Tornado Flyer |
December | Finale Juvenile Hurdle | Hurdle | Chepstow | 2m ½f | 3yo | Porticello |
December | Challow Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Newbury | 2m 4½f | 4yo + | Stage Star |
January | Tolworth Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | 2m | 4yo + | Constitution Hill |
January | Clarence House Chase | Chase | Ascot | 2m 1f | 5yo + | Shishkin |
Jan / Feb | Scilly Isles Novices' Chase | Chase | Sandown | 2m 4½f | 5yo + | L'Homme Presse |
February | Ascot Chase | Chase | Ascot | 2m 5f | 5yo + | Fakir d’Oudairies |
March | Supreme Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 4yo + | |
March | Arkle Challenge Trophy | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m | 5yo + | |
March | Champion Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 4yo + | |
March | Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 4f | 4yo + | |
March | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 4yo + | |
March | Brown Advisory Novices' Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 3m ½f | 5yo + | |
March | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m | 5yo + | |
March | Champion Bumper | Flat | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 4–6yo | |
March | Marsh Novices' Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 4f | 5yo + | |
March | Ryanair Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 5yo + | |
March | Stayers' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 3m | 4yo + | |
March | Triumph Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 1f | 4yo | |
March | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 3m | 4yo + | |
March | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Chase | Cheltenham | 3m 2½f | 5yo + | |
April | Manifesto Novices' Chase | Chase | Aintree | 2m 4f | 5yo + | |
April | Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 2m 1f | 4yo | |
April | Betway Bowl | Chase | Aintree | 3m 1f | 5yo + | |
April | Aintree Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 2m 4f | 4yo + | |
April | Top Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 2m ½f | 4yo + | |
April | Mildmay Novices' Chase | Chase | Aintree | 3m 1f | 5yo + | |
April | Melling Chase | Chase | Aintree | 2m 4f | 5yo + | |
April | Sefton Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 3m ½f | 4yo + | |
April | Mersey Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 2m 4f | 4yo + | |
April | Maghull Novices' Chase | Chase | Aintree | 2m | 5yo + | |
April | Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 3m ½f | 4yo + | |
April | Celebration Chase | Chase | Sandown | 2m | 5yo + |
Grade 2[]
Month |
Race Name |
Type |
Racecourse |
Distance † |
Age/Sex |
2021–22 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October | Persian War Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Chepstow | 2m 3½f | 4yo + | Camprond |
October | Old Roan Chase | Chase | Aintree | 2m 4f | 4yo + | Allmankind |
Oct / Nov | West Yorkshire Hurdle | Hurdle | Wetherby | 3m 1f | 4yo + | Indefatigable |
Oct / Nov | Charlie Hall Chase | Chase | Wetherby | 3m 1f | 5yo + | Fusil Raffles |
Oct / Nov | Haldon Gold Cup | Chase | Exeter | 2m 1½f | 4yo + | Eldorado Allen |
November | Rising Stars Novices' Chase | Chase | Wincanton | 2m 5f | 4yo + | Captain Tom Cat |
November | Elite Hurdle | Hurdle | Wincanton | 2m | 4yo + | Sceau Royal |
November | Hyde Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 4yo + | Blazing Khal |
November | Prestbury Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 3yo | Knight Salute |
November | November Novices' Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m | 4yo + | Third Time Lucki |
November | Shloer Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m | 5yo + | Nube Negra |
November | Sharp Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 4yo + | I Like To Move It |
November | 1965 Chase | Chase | Ascot | 2m 5f | 4yo + | Lostintranslation |
November | Ascot Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | 2m 3½f | 4yo + | Buzz |
November | Berkshire Novices' Chase | Chase | Newbury | 2m 4f | 4yo + | Nassalam |
November | Long Distance Hurdle | Hurdle | Newbury | 3m | 4yo + | Thomas Darby |
December | John Francome Novices' Chase | Chase | Newbury | 3m | 4yo + | Ahoy Senor |
December | Winter Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | 2m 4f | 4yo + | Lossiemouth |
December | Many Clouds Chase | Chase | Aintree | 3m 1f | 4yo + | Protektorat |
December | Peterborough Chase | Chase | Huntingdon | 2m 4½f | 4yo + | First Flow |
December | Bristol Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 3m | 4yo + | Blazing Khal |
December | December Novices' Chase | Chase | Doncaster | 3m | 4yo + | Threeunderthrufive |
December | Summit Juvenile Hurdle | Hurdle | Doncaster | 2m ½f | 3yo | Knight Salute |
December | International Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 1f | 4yo + | Guard Your Dreams |
December | Noel Novices' Chase | Chase | Ascot | 2m 5f | 4yo + | Pic D'Orhy |
December | Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | 2m | 4yo + | Jonbon |
December | Wayward Lad Novices' Chase | Chase | Kempton | 2m | 4yo + | Edwardstone |
December | Desert Orchid Chase | Chase | Kempton | 2m | 4yo + | Shishkin |
January | Dipper Novices' Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 4½f | 5yo + | L'Homme Presse |
January | Relkeel Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 4½f | 4yo + | Stormy Ireland |
January | Hampton Novices' Chase | Chase | Warwick | 3m | 5yo + | Threeunderthrufive |
January | Leamington Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Warwick | 2m 4f | 4yo + | Stag Horn |
January | Silviniaco Conti Chase | Chase | Kempton | 2m 4½f | 5yo + | Mister Fisher |
January | Warfield Mares' Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | 2m 7½f | 4yo + m | Molly Ollys Wishes |
January | Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock | 2m ½f | 4yo + | Jonbon |
January | Altcar Novices' Chase | Chase | Haydock | 2m 4f | 5yo + | Minella Drama |
January | Champion Hurdle Trial | Hurdle | Haydock | 2m ½f | 4yo + | Tommy’s Oscar |
January | Peter Marsh Chase | Chase | Haydock | 3m | 5yo + | Royale Pagaille |
January | Finesse Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 1f | 4yo | Pied Piper |
January | Cotswold Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 3m 1½f | 5yo + | Chantry House |
January | Classic Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 4½f | 4yo + | North Lodge |
January | Cleeve Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 3m | 5yo + | Paisley Park |
Jan / Feb | River Don Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Doncaster | 3m ½f | 4yo + | Mahler Mission |
Jan / Feb | Lightning Novices' Chase | Chase | Doncaster | 2m ½f | 5yo + | Third Time Lucki |
Jan / Feb | Yorkshire Rose Mares' Hurdle | Hurdle | Doncaster | 2m ½f | 4yo + m | Miss Heritage |
Jan / Feb | Towton Novices' Chase | Chase | Wetherby | 3m 1f | 5yo + | Ahoy Senor |
February | Kingmaker Novices' Chase | Chase | Warwick | 2m | 5yo + | Edwardstone |
February | Denman Chase | Chase | Newbury | 3m | 5yo + | Eldorado Allen |
February | Game Spirit Chase | Chase | Newbury | 2m 1f | 5yo + | Funambule Sivola |
February | Winter Bumper | Flat | Newbury | 2m ½f | 4–6yo | Top Dog |
February | Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | 2m 4f | 4yo + m | Love Envoi |
February | Reynoldstown Novices' Chase | Chase | Ascot | 3m | 5yo + | Does He Know |
February | Rendlesham Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock | 3m 1f | 4yo + | Wholestone |
February | Prestige Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock | 3m 1f | 4yo + | Hillcrest |
February | Kingwell Hurdle | Hurdle | Wincanton | 2m | 4yo + | Goshen |
February | Adonis Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Kempton | 2m | 4yo | Knight Salute |
February | Pendil Novices' Chase | Chase | Kempton | 2m 4½f | 5yo + | Pic D'Orhy |
February | Dovecote Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Kempton | 2m | 4yo+ | Aucunrisque |
February | National Spirit Hurdle | Hurdle | Fontwell | 2m 3f | 4yo + | Botox Has |
Feb / March | Premier Kelso Hurdle | Hurdle | Kelso | 2m 2f | 4yo + | |
March | National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Chase | Cheltenham | 4m | 5yo + | |
March | Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 1f | 4yo + m | |
March | Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 4f | 4yo + m | |
March | Mares' Novices' Hurdle Finale | Hurdle | Newbury | 2m 4½f | 4yo + m | |
April | Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race | Flat | Aintree | 2m 1f | 4–6yo m | |
April | Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race | Flat | Aintree | 2m 1f | 4–6yo | |
April | Silver Trophy Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 5yo + | |
April | Future Champion Novices' Chase | Chase | Ayr | 2m 4f | 5yo + | |
April | Scottish Champion Hurdle | Hurdle | Ayr | 2m | 4yo + | |
April | Oaksey Chase | Chase | Sandown | 2m 7f | 5yo + | |
April | Bet365 Select Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | 2m 5½f | 4yo + |
Grade 3[]
Month |
Race Name |
Type |
Racecourse |
Distance † |
Age |
2021-22 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Swinton Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock | 1m 7½f | 4yo + | Copperless |
July | Summer Plate | Chase | Market Rasen | 2m 5½f | 4yo + | Francky Du Berlais |
October | Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Chepstow | 2m 4f | 4yo + | Orbys Legend |
Oct / Nov | Sodexo Gold Cup | Chase | Ascot | 3m | 4yo + | Larry |
November | Paddy Power Gold Cup | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 4½f | 4yo + | Midnight Shadow |
November | Jewson Click And Collect Handicap Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 3m 3½f | 4yo + | Yala Enki |
November | Greatwood Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 4yo + | West Cork |
November | Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock Park | 2m 7f | 4yo + | Dans Le Vent |
December | Ladbrokes Trophy | Chase | Newbury | 3m 2½f | 4yo + | Cloudy Glen |
December | Becher Chase | Chase | Aintree | 3m 2f | 5yo + | Snow Leopardess |
December | Betfair Handicap Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 3m 2f | 4yo + | Commodore |
December | Racing Post Gold Cup | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 4yo + | Coole Cody |
December | Betfair Exchange Trophy Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | 2m | 4yo + | Tritonic |
December | Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase | Chase | Wetherby | 3m 1f | 4yo + | Good Boy Bobby |
December | Welsh Grand National | Chase | Chepstow | 3m 6½f | 4yo + | Iwilldoit |
January | Paddy Power Handicap Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 4½f | 5yo + | Vienna Court |
January | Classic Chase | Chase | Warwick | 3m 5f | 5yo + | Eclair Surf |
January | Holloway's Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | 2m 3½f | 4yo + | Unexpected Party |
January | Spectra Cyber Security Solutions Trophy Hcap Ch | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 5yo + | Torn And Frayed |
Jan / Feb | Heroes Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | 2m 6f | 4yo + | Green Book |
February | Betfair Hurdle | Hurdle | Newbury | 2m ½f | 4yo + | Glory And Fortune |
February | Grand National Trial | Chase | Haydock | 3m 4f | 5yo + | The Galloping Bear |
February | Coral Trophy Handicap Chase | Chase | Kempton | 3m | 5yo + | Cap Du Nord |
Feb / March | Greatwood Gold Cup | Chase | Newbury | 2m 4f | 5yo + | |
March | EBF Novices' Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | 2m 4f | 4–7yo | |
March | Imperial Cup | Hurdle | Sandown | 2m | 4yo + | |
March | Ultima Handicap Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 3m ½f | 5yo + | |
March | Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 4yo | |
March | Coral Cup | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 4yo + | |
March | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m ½f | 5yo + | |
March | Pertemps Final | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 3m | 5yo + | |
March | Paddy Power Plate Handicap Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 5yo + | |
March | County Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 1f | 5yo + | |
April | Red Rum Handicap Chase | Chase | Aintree | 2m | 5yo + | |
April | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 2m 4f | 4yo + | |
April | Topham Chase | Chase | Aintree | 2m 5½f | 5yo + | |
April | EFT Systems Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Aintree | 3m ½f | 4yo + | |
April | Betway Handicap Chase | Chase | Aintree | 3m 1f | 5yo + | |
April | Grand National | Chase | Aintree | 4m 4f | 7yo + | |
April | NAF Fillies’ Juvenile Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | 2m 1f | 4yo f | |
April | Scottish Grand National | Chase | Ayr | 4m | 5yo + | |
April | Bet365 Gold Cup | Chase | Sandown | 3m 5½f | 5yo + |
Selected other races[]
Month |
Race Name |
Type |
Racecourse |
Status |
Distance † |
Age |
2021-22 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June | Summer Cup | Chase | Uttoxeter | Listed handicap | 3m 2f | 5yo + | Storm Home |
July | Summer Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Market Rasen | Handicap | 2m ½f | 3yo + | Stonific |
September | Prelude Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Market Rasen | Listed handicap | 2m ½f | 3yo + | Valentino Dancer |
October | Robert Mottram Memorial Trophy | Chase | Chepstow | Listed | 2m 3½f | 4yo + | Tea Clipper |
October | Welsh Champion Hurdle | Hurdle | Ffos Las | Handicap | 2m | 4yo + | Glory And Fortune |
October | Hurdle | Kempton | Listed | 2m | 4yo + | Balko Saint | |
October | Hurdle | Kempton | Listed | 2m | 4yo + | Sceau Royal | |
October | Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle | Hurdle | Wetherby | Listed | 2m | 3yo | Porticello |
October | Bet365 Handicap Chase | Chase | Wetherby | Listed handicap | 2m 3½f | 4yo + | Good Boy Bobby |
October | Tote.co.uk Handicap Chase | Chase | Ascot | Listed handicap | 2m 1f | 4yo + | Amoola Gold |
October | Sodexo Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | Listed handicap | 1m 7½f | 4yo + | Soaring Glory |
October | Wetherby Mares' Hurdle | Hurdle | Wetherby | Listed | 2m | 4yo + m | Molly Ollys Wishes |
November | Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase | Chase | Carlisle | Listed | 2m 4f | 4yo + | Fiddlerontheroff |
November | Grand Sefton Chase | Chase | Aintree | Handicap | 2m 5½f | 6yo + | Mac Tottie |
November | Chase | Market Rasen | Listed | 3m | 4yo + m | Chilli Filli | |
November | Badger Beers Silver Trophy | Chase | Wincanton | Listed handicap | 3m 1½f | 4yo + | Rocco |
November | Future Stars Intermediate Chase | Chase | Sandown | Listed | 3m ½f | 4yo + | Chantry House |
November | Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race | Flat | Cheltenham | Listed | 2m ½f | 4–6yo m | Bonttay |
November | Hurdle | Cheltenham | Listed | 3m | 4yo + | Sporting John | |
November | Newton Novices Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock | Listed | 1m 7½f | 4yo + m | Barrichello |
November | Kempton Mares' Hurdle | Hurdle | Kempton | Listed | 3m ½f | 4yo + m | My Sister Sarah |
November | Rehearsal Handicap Chase | Chase | Newcastle | Listed Handicap | 2m 7½f | 4yo + | Aye Right |
November | Ladbrokes Mares Novices Hurdle | Hurdle | Newbury | Listed | 2m ½f | 4yo + | Elle Est Belle |
December | Gerry Feilden Hurdle | Hurdle | Newbury | Listed handicap | 2m ½f | 4yo + | Onemorefortheroad |
Nov / Dec | Houghton Mares' Chase | Chase | Carlisle | Listed | 2m 4f | 4yo + m | Zambella |
December | Championship Standard Open NHF Race | Flat | Ascot | Listed | 2m | 4–6yo | Henri The Second |
December | Ascot Silver Cup | Chase | Ascot | Listed handicap | 3m | 4yo + | Annsam |
December | The Abram Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock | Listed | 2m 3f | 4yo + | Haute Estime |
December | Tommy Whittle Chase | Chase | Haydock | Handicap | 3m | 4yo + | Enqarde |
December | Castleford Chase | Chase | Wetherby | Handicap | 2m | 5yo + | Eclair D'Ainay |
December | Mandarin Handicap Chase | Chase | Newbury | Handicap | 3m 2½f | 4yo + | Saint Palais |
December | Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares' Chase | Chase | Newbury | Listed | 2m 4½f | 4yo + | Zambella |
December | Hurdle | Taunton | Listed | 2m ½f | 3yo + m | Rainyday Woman | |
January | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | Listed | 2m 4½f | 4yo | Hillcrest |
January | Flat | Cheltenham | Listed | 1m 6f | 4yo | Poetic Music | |
January | Chase | Plumpton | Handicap | 3m 4½f | 5yo + | Go Whatever | |
January | Unibet Mares Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | Listed | 2m 4f | 4yo + | Martello Sky |
January | Pertemps Network Mares' Chase | Chase | Leicester | Listed | 2m | 5yo + | Maskada |
January | North Yorkshire Grand National Handicap Chase | Chase | Catterick | Handicap | 3m 6f | 5yo + | Supreme Escape |
January | Lanzarote Hurdle | Hurdle | Kempton | Listed Handicap | 2m 5f | 4yo + | Cobblers Dream |
January | Sky Bet Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle | Hurdle | Doncaster | Listed | 2m ½f | 4yo | Six Feet Apart |
January | Sky Bet Handicap Chase | Chase | Doncaster | Listed handicap | 3m | 5yo + | Windsor Avenue |
January | Alan Swinbank Mares' National Hunt Flat Race | Flat | Cheltenham | Listed | 2m 1f | 4-6yo | Mullenbeg |
January | Lady Protectress Chase | Chase | Huntingdon | Listed | 2m 4f | 5yo + m | Pink Legend |
Jan / Feb | Contenders Hurdle | Hurdle | Sandown | Listed | 2m ½f | 5yo + | Goshen |
Jan / Feb | Gainsborough Chase | Chase | Sandown | Handicap | 3m ½f | 5yo + | Le Milos |
February | Edinburgh National Chase | Chase | Musselburgh | Handicap | 3m 7½f | 5yo + | Captain Cattistock |
February | Scottish County Hurdle | Hurdle | Musselburgh | Handicap | 2m | 4yo + | Socialist Agenda |
February | Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial | Hurdle | Musselburgh | Listed | 2m | 4yo | Impulsive One |
February | Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Huntingdon | Listed | 2m 3½f | 4yo + | Elle Est Belle |
February | Warwick Mares Hurdle | Hurdle | Warwick | Listed | 2m 5f | 4yo + | Marie's Rock |
February | Betfair Exchange National Hunt Flat Race | Flat | Newbury | Listed | 2m ½f | 4-6yo | Top Dog |
February | Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Exeter | Listed | 2m ½f | 4yo + | Lac De Constance |
February | Virgin Bet Mares Chase | Chase | Exeter | Listed | 3m | 5yo + | Snow Leopardess |
February | Royal Artillery Gold Cup | Chase | Sandown | Conditions | 3m | 6yo + | Rolling Dylan |
February | Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock Park | Conditions | 2m | 4yo | Porticello |
February | Swinley Chase | Chase | Ascot | Listed handicap | 3m | 5yo + | Fortescue |
February | Eider Chase | Chase | Newcastle | Handicap | 4m 1f | 5yo + | Win My Wings |
March | Forbra Gold Cup | Chase | Ludlow | Handicap | 3m | 5yo + | Java Point |
March | Morebattle Hurdle | Hurdle | Kelso | Handicap | 2m 2f | 4yo + | |
Feb / March | Geoffrey Gilbey Handicap Chase | Chase | Newbury | Handicap | 2m 1f | 5yo + | |
Feb / March | Grimthorpe Handicap Chase | Chase | Doncaster | Handicap | 3m 2f | 5yo + | |
March | Grand Military Gold Cup | Chase | Sandown | Conditions | 3m ½f | 5yo + | |
March | Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase | Chase | Sandown | Listed handicap | 2m 5f | 5yo + | |
March | Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | Conditions | 3m 7f | 5yo + | |
March | Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup | Chase | Cheltenham | Handicap | 3m 1½f | 5yo + | |
March | St James's Place Foxhunter Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | Conditions | 3m 2½f | 5yo + | |
March | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Hurdle | Hurdle | Cheltenham | Handicap | 2m 4½f | 4yo + | |
March | Midlands Grand National | Chase | Uttoxeter | Listed handicap | 4m 2f | 5yo + | |
April | Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase | Chase | Aintree | Conditions | 2m 5f | 6yo + |
Discontinued[]
Last Run |
Race Name |
Type |
Racecourse |
Distance † |
Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 1990 | Greenall Whitley Gold Cup | Chase | Haydock Park | 3m | 5yo + |
January 1994 | West of Scotland Pattern Novices' Chase | Chase | Ayr | 2m 4f | 5yo + |
February 1996 | Timeform Chase | Chase | Haydock Park | 2m 4f | 5yo + |
March 1996 | Beaufort Hurdle | Hurdle | Chepstow | 2m ½f | 5yo |
February 1997 | Fairlawne Chase | Chase | Windsor | 3m | 5yo + |
January 1998 | New Year's Day Hurdle | Hurdle | Windsor | 2m | 4yo + |
November 1999 | Hurst Park Novices' Chase | Chase | Ascot | 2m | 5yo + |
January 2000 | Anthony Mildmay, Peter Cazalet Memorial Chase | Chase | Sandown Park | 3m 5½f | 5yo+ |
December 2000 | Knights Royal Hurdle | Hurdle | Ascot | 2m ½f | 4-5yo |
January 2003 | John Bull Chase | Chase | Wincanton | 2m 5f | 5yo + |
January 2004 | ASW Handicap Chase | Chase | Cheltenham | 4m 1f | 5yo + |
January 2004 | Premier Stayers' Hurdle | Hurdle | Haydock Park | 2m 7½f | 5yo + |
March 2004 | Cathcart Challenge Cup | Chase | Cheltenham | 2m 5f | 5yo + |
November 2004 | Terry Biddlecombe Challenge Trophy | Chase | Wincanton | 2m 5f | 5yo + |
January 2006 | Churchill Road Hurdle | Hurdle | Lingfield | 2m 3½f | 4yo + |
February 2008 | Jim Ford Challenge Cup | Chase | Wincanton | 3m 1½f | 5yo + |
† Distances in miles and furlongs
References[]
- ^ Rae, George (1992). A Guide to The National Hunt Pattern. The Sporting Life. pp. 9–14. ISBN 0901091448.
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