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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 Premier Handicap status.
National Hunt Racing, also known as Jump Racing, [1] is a form of horse racing particular to many European countries, including, but not limited to: France, Great Britain and Ireland. Jump Racing requires horses to jump over fences and ditches.
The list features two horses called Peter Simple and two called Royal Mail. It also includes two with slightly different spellings, Mathew (1847) and Matthew (1902). For the purposes of this article, the horses with identical names are distinguished by (1) and (2) .
Grand National (1 C, 195 P) Pages in category "National Hunt races in Great Britain" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total.
Desert Orchid (11 April 1979 – 13 November 2006 [1] [2]), known as Dessie, [1] was an English racehorse. The grey achieved a revered and esteemed status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his front-running attacking style, iron will and extreme versatility. [3]
Jay Trump: three-time winner of the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Grand National; John Henry: U.S. Champion Turf Horse (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984) Johnstown: winner of the 1939 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes; Jungle Pocket: 2001 winner of the Japanese Derby and Japan Cup; Justify: 2018 winner of the U.S. Triple Crown
Timeform states that the very poorest horses may be rated as low as 30, with the very best horses rated 130 and above. [5] Two-year-old ratings are slightly lower than those for older horses. It also notes that only a very select number of horses have achieved a rating of 175 and above for hurdling (16) or 182 and above for chasing (20). [6]