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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.
National Hunt Racing, also known as Jump Racing, [1] is a form of horse racing particular to France, Great Britain and Ireland that requires horses to jump over fences and ditches. In the UK , National Hunt Racing is divided into two major distinct branches, Hurdling and Steeplechase , as well as flat races called "Bumpers ".
National Hunt races in Great Britain (3 C, 206 P) I. National Hunt races in Ireland (120 P) This page was last edited on 29 April 2018, at 21:55 (UTC). Text is ...
The St James's Place Festival Hunters' Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain for amateur riders which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs (3 miles 2 furlongs and 70 yards, or 5,294 metres), and during its running there are twenty ...
National Hunt: 16 April 1888: 4 April 1939: Used for Household Brigade racing. The course staged pony racing from 1947 to 1951 and in 1961, and Arab racing in 1979: Hethersett Racecourse [25] Norfolk: England: National Hunt: c1888: 4 May 1939: The course staged point-to-racing from 1953 to 1970: Hooton Park Racecourse [26] Cheshire: England ...
The Morgiana Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 100 yards, or 3,310 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The Eider Chase is National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain. It is run at Newcastle Racecourse in February, over a distance of about 4 miles and 1 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs (4 miles, 1 furlong and 56 yards, or 6,690 metres) and during the race there are 24 fences to be jumped. The race was first run in 1952 and is seen as a trial for the Grand National.
This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".