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 Premier Handicap status, with distances shown in miles and furlongs (rounded to the nearest half-furlong).

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, most recently for the 2023–24 season.[2] Major changes took place in the 2022–23 season when the Grade 3 handicaps were renamed Premier Handicaps and Listed handicaps were removed from the pattern, either becoming Premier Handicaps or being downgraded to Class 2 status.[3][4]

Grade 1

Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2026–27 winner
NovemberBetfair ChaseChaseHaydock3m 1½f5yo+
Nov / DecFighting Fifth HurdleHurdleNewcastle2m 1f4yo+
DecemberHenry VIII Novices' ChaseChaseSandown1m 7½f4yo+
DecemberTingle Creek ChaseChaseSandown1m 7½f4yo+
DecemberLong Walk HurdleHurdleAscot3m ½f4yo+
DecemberKauto Star Novices' ChaseChaseKempton3m4yo+
DecemberChristmas HurdleHurdleKempton2m4yo+
DecemberKing George VI ChaseChaseKempton3m4yo+
DecemberFormby Novices' HurdleHurdleAintree2m 1f3yo+
DecemberChallow Novices' HurdleHurdleNewbury2m 4½f4yo+
JanuaryClarence House ChaseChaseAscot2m 1f5yo+
Jan / FebScilly Isles Novices' ChaseChaseSandown2m 4f5yo+
FebruaryAscot ChaseChaseAscot2m 5f5yo+
MarchSupreme Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m ½f4yo+
MarchArkle Challenge TrophyChaseCheltenham2m5yo+
MarchChampion HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m ½f4yo+
MarchTurners Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 5f4yo+
MarchBrown Advisory Novices' ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 1f5yo+
MarchQueen Mother Champion ChaseChaseCheltenham2m5yo+
MarchChampion BumperFlatCheltenham2m ½f 4–6yo
MarchDavid Nicholson Mares' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 4½f4yo+ m
MarchStayers' HurdleHurdleCheltenham3m4yo+
MarchRyanair ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f5yo+
MarchTriumph HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 1f4yo
MarchAlbert Bartlett Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham3m5yo+
MarchCheltenham Gold CupChaseCheltenham3m 2½f5yo+
AprilAnniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile HurdleHurdleAintree2m 1f4yo
AprilManifesto Novices' ChaseChaseAintree2m 4f5yo+
AprilAintree BowlChaseAintree3m 1f5yo+
AprilAintree HurdleHurdleAintree2m 4f4yo+
AprilMildmay Novices' ChaseChaseAintree3m 1f5yo+
AprilTop Novices' HurdleHurdleAintree2m ½f4yo+
AprilMelling ChaseChaseAintree2m 4f5yo+
AprilSefton Novices' HurdleHurdleAintree3m ½f4yo+
AprilMaghull Novices' ChaseChaseAintree2m5yo+
AprilMersey Novices' HurdleHurdleAintree2m 4f4yo+
AprilLiverpool HurdleHurdleAintree3m ½f4yo+
AprilCelebration ChaseChaseSandown2m5yo+

Grade 2

Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2026–27 winner
OctoberPersian War Novices' HurdleHurdleChepstow2m 3½f4yo+
OctoberSharp Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m ½f4yo+
OctoberOld Roan ChaseChaseAintree2m 4f4yo+
Oct / NovWest Yorkshire HurdleHurdleWetherby3m4yo+
Oct / NovCharlie Hall ChaseChaseWetherby3m5yo+
Oct / NovHaldon Gold CupChaseExeter2m 1½f4yo+
NovemberRising Stars Novices' ChaseChaseWincanton2m 4f4yo+
NovemberElite Hurdle[a]HurdleWincanton1m 7f4yo+
NovemberCheltenham ChaseChaseCheltenham2m5yo+
NovemberHyde Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 5f4yo+
NovemberPrestbury Juvenile HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m ½f3yo
NovemberNovember Novices' ChaseChaseCheltenham2m4yo+
NovemberNewton Novices' HurdleHurdleHaydock1m 7½f4yo+
November1965 ChaseChaseAscot2m 5f4yo+
NovemberAscot HurdleHurdleAscot2m 3½f4yo+
Nov / DecJohn Francome Novices' ChaseChaseNewbury2m 4f4yo+
Nov / DecLong Distance HurdleHurdleNewbury3m4yo+
DecemberWinter Novices' HurdleHurdleSandown2m 4f4yo+
DecemberEsher Novices' ChaseChaseSandown3m4yo+
DecemberPeterborough ChaseChaseHuntingdon2m 4½f4yo+
DecemberBristol Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham3m4yo+
DecemberNoel Novices' ChaseChaseAscot2m 3f4yo+
DecemberWayward Lad Novices' ChaseChaseKempton2m4yo+
DecemberDesert Orchid Handicap ChaseChaseKempton2m4yo+
DecemberFinale Juvenile HurdleHurdleChepstow2m ½f3yo
JanuaryRelkeel HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 4½f4yo+
JanuaryHampton Novices' ChaseChaseWarwick3m5yo+
JanuarySilviniaco Conti ChaseChaseKempton2m 4½f5yo+
JanuaryLightning Novices' ChaseChaseWindsor2m5yo+
JanuaryWarfield Mares' HurdleHurdleAscot1m 7½f4yo+ m
JanuaryRossington Main Novices' HurdleHurdleHaydock1m 7½f4yo+
JanuaryFinesse Juvenile HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 1f4yo
JanuaryCotswold ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 1½f5yo+
JanuaryInternational HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 1f4yo+
JanuaryCleeve HurdleHurdleCheltenham3m5yo+
JanuaryClassic Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 4½f4yo+
Jan / FebYorkshire Rose Mares' HurdleHurdleDoncaster3m ½f4yo+ m
Jan / FebRiver Don Novices' HurdleHurdleDoncaster3m ½f4yo+
FebruaryKingmaker Novices' ChaseChaseWarwick2m5yo+
FebruaryDenman ChaseChaseNewbury2m 7½f5yo+
FebruaryGame Spirit ChaseChaseNewbury2m ½f5yo+
FebruaryJane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle HurdleSandown2m 4f4yo+ m
FebruaryReynoldstown Novices' ChaseChaseAscot3m5yo+
FebruaryRendlesham HurdleHurdleHaydock3m ½f4yo+
FebruaryPrestige Novices' HurdleHurdleHaydock3m ½f4yo+
FebruaryKingwell HurdleHurdleWincanton1m 7f4yo+
FebruaryPendil Novices' ChaseChaseKempton2m 4½f5yo+
FebruaryAdonis Juvenile HurdleHurdleKempton2m4yo
FebruaryDovecote Novices' HurdleHurdleKempton2m4yo+
FebruaryNational Spirit HurdleHurdleFontwell2m 3f4yo+
MarchPremier Novices' HurdleHurdleKelso2m 2f4yo+
MarchDawn Run Mares' Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 1f4yo+ m
MarchJack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f5yo+
MarchLiberthine Mares' ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f4yo+ m
MarchBritish EBF 'National Hunt' Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleHurdleNewbury2m 4½f4yo+ m
AprilNickel Coin Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat RaceFlatAintree2m 1f4–6yo m
AprilWeatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat RaceFlatAintree2m 1f4–6yo
AprilSilver Trophy Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f5yo+
AprilScottish Champion HurdleHurdleAyr2m4yo+
AprilOaksey ChaseChaseSandown2m 6½f5yo+
Aprilbet365 Select HurdleHurdleSandown2m 5½f4yo+
  1. ↑ Will be run as the Molyneux Hurdle at Aintree over 2m 1f from 2026

Premier Handicaps

Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Value £K
Age
2026–27 winner
May Swinton Handicap HurdleHurdle Haydock 1m 7½f804yo+ Moon Chime
July Summer PlateChase Market Rasen 2m 5½f1004yo+ Queensbury Boy
October Silver Trophy Handicap HurdleHurdle Chepstow 2m 3½f754yo+
October Crossley Handicap ChaseChase Wetherby 2m 3½f754yo+
October Regal Encore Handicap ChaseChase Ascot 3m1004yo+
NovemberBadger Beers Handicap ChaseChaseWincanton3m 1f804yo+
NovemberPaddy Power Gold CupChaseCheltenham2m 4½f1604yo+
NovemberOddschecker Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 3½f754yo+
NovemberGreatwood HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m ½f1004yo+
NovemberBetfair Stayers' Handicap HurdleHurdleHaydock3m ½f1004yo+
NovemberGerry Feilden Intermediate HurdleHurdleNewbury2m ½f554yo+
NovemberCoral Gold CupChaseNewbury3m 2f2504yo+
NovemberRehearsal Handicap ChaseChaseNewcastle2m 7½f704yo+
DecemberBecher ChaseChaseAintree3m 2f1505yo+
DecemberTurners Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 2½f1004yo+
DecemberDecember Gold CupChaseCheltenham2m 4½f1254yo+
DecemberAscot Silver CupChaseAscot3m1004yo+
DecemberAscot Rotary Club Festive Handicap HurdleHurdleAscot1m 7½f1254yo+
DecemberRowland Meyrick Handicap ChaseChaseWetherby3m504yo+
DecemberWelsh Grand NationalChaseChepstow3m 6½f1704yo+
JanuaryBetfair Exchange Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f1005yo+
JanuaryClassic ChaseChaseWarwick3m 5f1005yo+
JanuaryPeter Marsh ChaseChaseHaydock3m 1½f1005yo+
JanuaryBetfair Exchange Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f1005yo+
JanuaryGreat Yorkshire ChaseChaseDoncaster3m1005yo+
FebruaryHeroes Handicap HurdleHurdleSandown2m 7½f1004yo+
FebruaryWilliam Hill HurdleHurdleNewbury2m ½f1554yo+
FebruarySwinley ChaseChaseAscot3m1005yo+
FebruaryGrand National TrialChaseHaydock3m 4½f1005yo+
FebruaryLadbrokes Trophy Handicap ChaseChaseKempton3m1505yo+
MarchGreatwood Gold CupChaseNewbury2m 4f1005yo+
MarchEBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle FinalHurdleSandown2m 4f804–7yo
MarchFred Winter Juvenile Handicap HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m ½f804yo
MarchUltima Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 1f1505yo+
MarchSun Racing Plate Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4f1505yo+
MarchBetMGM CupHurdleCheltenham2m 5f1104yo+
MarchJohnny Henderson Grand Annual ChaseChaseCheltenham2m1505yo+
MarchPertemps FinalHurdleCheltenham3m1105yo+
MarchCounty Handicap HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 1f1105yo+
MarchMidlands Grand NationalChaseUttoxeter4m 2f1605yo+
AprilRed Rum Handicap ChaseChaseAintree2m1005yo+
AprilWilliam Hill Handicap HurdleHurdleAintree2m 4f754yo+
AprilTopham ChaseChaseAintree2m 5f1505yo+
AprilBridle Road Handicap HurdleHurdleAintree3m ½f754yo+
AprilFreebooter Handicap ChaseChaseAintree3m 1f1005yo+
AprilGrand NationalChaseAintree4m 2½f10007yo+
AprilKTDA Fillies' Juvenile Handicap HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 1f504yo f
AprilBook Summer Plate Ladies Day Today Mares' Novices' Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f505yo+ m
AprilScotty Brand Handicap ChaseChaseAyr2m ½f755yo+
AprilScottish Grand NationalChaseAyr4m2005yo+
Aprilbet365 Gold CupChaseSandown3m 4½f1755yo+

Listed

Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2026–27 winner
OctoberRobert Mottram Memorial TrophyChaseChepstow2m 3½f4yo+
OctoberCopyBet HurdleHurdleKempton2m4yo+
Oct / NovWensleydale Juvenile HurdleHurdleWetherby2m3yo
Oct / Novbet365 Mares' HurdleHurdleWetherby2m4yo+ m
NovemberColin Parker Memorial Intermediate ChaseChaseCarlisle2m 4f4yo+
NovemberHoughton Mares' ChaseChaseCarlisle2m 4f4yo+ m
NovemberYorton Stallions Mares' Novices' ChaseChaseBangor2m 1½f4yo+ m
NovemberSun's "Save Our Bets" Novices' ChaseChaseCheltenham3m ½f5yo+
NovemberCheltenham Guardians Safeguarding Team Mares' Open NHF RaceFlatCheltenham2m ½f4–5yo m
NovemberThree Counties Christmas Open National Hunt Flat RaceFlatCheltenham2m ½f4–5yo
NovemberCopybet Mares' HurdleHurdleKempton2m 5f4yo+ m
NovemberBud Booth Mares' ChaseChaseMarket Rasen3m4yo+ m
Nov / DecBet In-Race With Coral Fillies' Juvenile HurdleHurdleNewbury2m ½f3yo f
Nov / DecCoral Racing-Super-Series Mares' Novices' HurdleHurdleNewbury2m ½f4yo+ m
DecemberWirral Juvenile HurdleHurdleAintree2m 1f3yo
DecemberClaremont Novices' HurdleHurdleSandown2m4yo+
DecemberHenrietta Knight Mares' Open National Hunt Flat RaceFlatHuntingdon2m4–5yo m
DecemberLady Godiva Mares' Novices' ChaseChaseWarwick2m 4f4yo+ m
DecemberDoncaster Mares' HurdleHurdleDoncaster3m ½f4yo+ m
DecemberKing Edward VII Ascot Membership Open NH Flat RaceFlatAscot1m 7½f4–5yo
DecemberAbram HurdleHurdleHaydock2m 3f4yo+
DecemberYorkshire Silver Vase Mares' ChaseChaseDoncaster2m 4½f4yo+ m
DecemberByerley Stud Mares' Novices' HurdleHurdleTaunton2m ½f3yo+ m
January18–24 Get Your Racepass "Junior" National Hunt Flat RaceFlatCheltenham2m 1f4yo
JanuaryUnibet Mares' HurdleHurdleSandown2m 4f4yo+ m
JanuaryBerrymoss Novices' ChaseChaseKelso2m 4f5yo+
JanuaryAlder Demain & Akers Mares' ChaseChaseNewbury2m 7½f5yo+ m
JanuaryAlan Swinbank Mares' National Hunt Flat RaceFlatMarket Rasen2m ½f4-6yo m
JanuaryVirgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Fillies' Juvenile HurdleHurdleDoncaster2m ½f4yo f
Jan / FebScottish Triumph HurdleHurdleMusselburgh1m 7½f4yo
FebruaryLady Protectress Mares' ChaseChaseHuntingdon2m 4f5yo+ m
FebruarySidney Banks Memorial Novices' HurdleHurdleHuntingdon2m 3½f4yo+
FebruaryNewbury BumperFlatNewbury2m ½f4-6yo
FebruaryWarwick Mares' HurdleHurdleWarwick2m 5f4yo+ m
FebruaryAgatha Christie Mares' Novices' ChaseChaseExeter2m 1½f5yo+ m
FebruaryCopyBet Novices' HurdleHurdleExeter2m ½f4yo+
FebruarySouth West Rail Solutions Ltd Mares' ChaseChaseExeter3m5yo+ m
MarchPremier ChaseChaseKelso2m 7½f5yo+
MarchLivescore Bet Mares' Novices' HurdleHurdleDoncaster3m ½f5yo+ m
MarchBritish Stallion Studs EBF Mares' Standard Open NHF RaceFlatSandown2m4-6yo m
MarchBeeswing Mares' HurdleHurdleKelso3m 2f5yo+ m
AprilChanging Young Lives At Jamie's Farm Mares' Novices' HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 4½f4yo+ m
AprilGold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleHurdlePerth3m5yo+
AprilFair Maid Of Perth Mares' ChaseChasePerth3m5yo+ m

Conditions, novices, juveniles & sales

Criteria for inclusion;

  • Class 2 conditions, novice or juvenile races worth £50,000 or more, or £40,000 or more and are of historical importance.
  • Any sales race.
  • Other conditions, novice or juvenile races with a linked article.
Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Status
Distance
Class
Value £K
Age
2026–27 winner
NovemberWeatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Graduation ChaseChaseCarlisleConditions2m2504yo+
NovemberBetfair Graduation ChaseChaseHaydockConditions2m 5½f2504yo+
DecemberHowden Graduation ChaseChaseAscotConditions2m 5f2504yo+
JanuaryWeatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide HdlHurdleWindsorConditions2m 4f21005yo+
JanuaryFleur De Lys ChaseChaseWindsorConditions2m 6f21655yo+
JanuaryGrand Military Gold CupChaseSandownConditions3m317.56yo+
FebruaryRoyal Artillery Gold CupChaseSandownConditions3m317.56yo+
FebruaryVictor Ludorum Juvenile HurdleHurdleHaydockJuvenile1m 7½f2204yo
MarchGoffs Hundred Grand BumperFlatNewburySales2m ½f21004-5yo

Other selected handicaps

Criteria for inclusion;

  • Class 2 or Class 3 races worth £50,000 or more run between mid-October and the end of the season, or £40,000 or more between the start of the season and mid-October.
  • Races worth £34,000 or more which are a course's most important race of the season or which have historical importance.
  • All Class 2 or Class 3 Regional Grand National races, and any Cross-Country race.
  • Other handicap races with a linked article.
Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Class
Value £K
Age
2026–27 winner
May Staffordshire PlateChase Uttoxeter 3m2355yo+ Joyeux Machin
May Norfolk NationalChase Fakenham 3m 5f3255yo+ Tommie Beau
May Fakenham Grand Prix Handicap HurdleHurdle Fakenham 2m 4f2504yo+ Rialannah
May Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap HurdleHurdle Haydock 3m ½f2404yo+ Matty's Getaway
May Clarke ChaseChase Uttoxeter 2m 4f2505yo+ Glengouly
June Perth Gold CupChase Perth 3m2345yo+ Riskintheground
June Summer CupChase Uttoxeter 3m2755yo+ Imperial Alex
June Oakmere Homes Handicap HurdleHurdle Cartmel 2m 1f2434yo+ Filibustering
June Oakmere Homes Handicap ChaseChase Cartmel 2m 5f2435yo+ Breizh River
July Summer Handicap HurdleHurdle Market Rasen 2m ½f2603yo+ High Fibre
September ARC Summer Chase Series Final Handicap ChaseChase Worcester 2m 4f2504yo+
September Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap HurdleHurdle Worcester 2m 4f2703yo+
September Prelude Handicap HurdleHurdle Market Rasen 2m ½f2353yo+
October Simply Ned Handicap ChaseChase Kelso 2m 1f2404yo+
October Native River Handicap ChaseChase Chepstow 2m 7½f2504yo+
October Welsh Champion HurdleHurdle Chepstow 2m2505yo+
October Durham NationalChase Sedgefield 3m 5f227.54yo+
October squareintheair.com Handicap ChaseChase Cheltenham 2m21004yo+
October William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap ChaseChase Cheltenham 3m 1f21004yo+
October Edinburgh Gin ChaseChase Kelso 3m 2f2404yo+
October Grundon Waste Management Handicap ChaseChase Ascot 2m 1f1004yo+
October Lavazza Handicap HurdleHurdle Ascot 1m 7½f2603yo+
NovemberCastletown Handicap HurdleHurdleCarlisle2m 4f 2 354yo+
NovemberCumberland Handicap ChaseChaseCarlisle3m 2f 3 354yo+
NovemberWeatherbys And Birdie Calendars Handicap ChaseChaseBangor3m 2 404yo+
NovemberGlenfarclas Cross Country Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 5½f 2 355yo+
NovemberSouthern NationalChaseFontwell3m 3½f 3 224yo+
NovemberBetfair Racing Podcasts Handicap HurdleHurdleHaydock2m 3f 2 504yo+
NovemberBest Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap ChaseChaseHaydock3m 1½f 2 504yo+
NovemberBerkshire NationalChaseAscot3m 5½f 2 755yo+
NovemberHurst Park ChaseChaseAscot2m 1f 2 1004yo+
NovemberCoral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap ChaseChaseNewbury2m 4f 2 554yo+
NovemberSir Peter O'Sullevan Memorial Handicap ChaseChaseNewbury2m 6½f 2 504yo+
NovemberJim Joel Memorial TrophyChaseNewbury2m ½f 3 504yo+
DecemberBet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap HurdleHurdleSandown2m 2 503yo+
DecemberLondon NationalChaseSandown3m 4½f 2 505yo+
DecemberGrand Sefton ChaseChaseAintree2m 5½f 2 1006yo+
DecemberScottish Borders NationalChaseKelso4m ½f 3 504yo+
DecemberRichard Landale Handicap ChaseChaseKelso2m 1f 2 754yo+
DecemberGlenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 5½f 2 405yo+
DecemberPennine Handicap ChaseChaseDoncaster3m 2 504yo+
DecemberEach Way Extra At bet365 Handicap HurdleHurdleDoncaster2m ½f 2 503yo+
DecemberTommy Whittle ChaseChaseHaydock3m 1½f 2 504yo+
DecemberLincolnshire NationalChaseMarket Rasen3m 3½f 3 204yo+
DecemberLadbrokes 'Big Football Bet Builder Boosts' Hcap ChaseChaseKempton3m 3 504yo+
DecemberCastleford ChaseChaseWetherby1m 7f 2 304yo+
DecemberMandarin Handicap ChaseChaseNewbury3m 2f2504yo+
JanuaryBetfair Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 1½f 2 505yo+
JanuaryAuld Reekie Handicap ChaseChaseMusselburgh2m 4½f 2 505yo+
JanuaryNew Year's Day Handicap HurdleHurdleWindsor2m 4f 2 1004yo+
JanuaryStayers' Veterans' Handicap Chase Series FinalChaseSandown3m 2 10010yo+
JanuarySussex Stayers HurdleHurdlePlumpton3m 1f 2 654yo+
JanuarySussex NationalChasePlumpton3m 4½f 2 655yo+
JanuaryNorth Yorkshire Grand NationalChaseCatterick3m 6f 3 205yo+
JanuaryLanzarote HurdleHurdleKempton2m 5f 2 1004yo+
January1461 Handicap ChaseChaseWetherby2m 3½f 2 505yo+
JanuarySomerset NationalChaseWincanton3m 2½f 3 305yo+
JanuarySovereign Handicap HurdleHurdleWindsor2m 2 1104yo+
Januarybet365 Handicap ChaseChaseAscot2m 5f 2 1005yo+
JanuaryHolloway's HurdleHurdleAscot2m 3½f 2 304yo+
JanuaryGreat Park Handicap ChaseChaseWindsor2m 2 505yo+
JanuaryWeatherbys Racing Bank Handicap HurdleHurdleWindsor3m 2 654yo+
JanuaryQueen Boudica Series Final Mares' Handicap ChaseChaseFakenham2m 5f 2 505yo+ m
JanuarySurrey NationalChaseLingfield3m 5f 3 305yo+
JanuaryTimeform Novices' Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham2m 4½f 2 405yo+
JanuaryVirgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap ChaseChaseDoncaster2m ½f 2 505yo+
FebruaryVirgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap ChaseChaseSandown1m 7½f 2 505yo+
FebruaryMasters Handicap ChaseChaseSandown3m 2 505yo+
FebruaryScottish County HurdleHurdleMusselburgh1m 7½f 2 404yo+
FebruaryScottish Champion ChaseChaseMusselburgh2m 4½f 2 755yo+
FebruaryEdinburgh NationalChaseMusselburgh3m 7½f 2 605yo+
FebruaryBetfair Exchange Handicap HurdleHurdleAscot2m 3½f 2 504yo+
FebruaryDevon NationalChaseExeter3m 6½f 3 255yo+
FebruaryEider ChaseChaseNewcastle4m 1½f 2 805yo+
MarchGeoffrey Gilbey TrophyChaseNewbury2m ½f3205yo+
MarchGrimthorpe Handicap ChaseChaseDoncaster3m 2f 2 705yo+
MarchMorebattle HurdleHurdleKelso2m 2f 2 1204yo+
MarchImperial CupHurdleSandown2m 2 1004yo+
MarchPrincess Royal National Hunt Novices' Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 6f21005yo+
MarchGlenfarclas Cross Country Limited Handicap ChaseChaseCheltenham3m 5½f2755yo+
MarchFulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge CupChaseCheltenham3m 2½f 2 755yo+
MarchMartin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleHurdleCheltenham2m 4½f 2 754yo+
MarchJenningsBet Novices' Handicap ChaseChaseUttoxeter3m 2 505yo+
MarchJenningsBet Handicap HurdleHurdleUttoxeter2m 7½f 2 1004yo+
MarchVirgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap ChaseChaseKempton2m 4½f 2 605yo+
MarchHerring Queen Series Final Mares' Novices' Hcap HurdleHurdleKelso2m 2 1004yo+ m
AprilChallenger Two Mile Handicap Hurdle FinalHurdleHaydock1m 7½f 2 404yo+
AprilChallenger Stayers Handicap Hurdle FinalHurdleHaydock3m ½f 2 404yo+
AprilMiddle Distance Veterans' Handicap Chase Series FinalChaseHaydock2m 4f 2 10010yo+
AprilSussex Champion HurdleHurdlePlumpton2m 2 654yo+
AprilSussex Champion ChaseChasePlumpton2m 1f 2 655yo+
AprilDebenhams Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateurs)HurdleAintree2m ½f 2 504yo+
AprilChallenger Mares' Handicap Chase FinalChaseCheltenham3m 1½f 2 505yo+ m
AprilChallenger Mares' Handicap Hurdle FinalHurdleCheltenham2m 4½f 2 504yo+ m
AprilHillhouse Quarry Handicap ChaseChaseAyr2m 4½f 2 505yo+
AprilCPMS Novices' Champion Handicap ChaseChaseAyr3m 2 505yo+
AprilSeafield Trophy Mares' Handicap HurdleHurdleAyr3m ½f 2 454yo+
AprilHighland NationalChasePerth3m 6½f 3 305yo+
AprilNovices' Championship Final Handicap HurdleHurdleSandown2m 2 1004yo+
AprilJosh Gifford Novices' Handicap ChaseHurdleSandown2m 4f 2 405yo+
Aprilbet365 Handicap HurdleHurdleSandown2m 4f 2 354yo+

Hunter Chase Triple Crown

Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Age
2026 winner
March St James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Hunters' Chase Cheltenham 3m 2½f5yo+ Barton Snow
April Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Aintree 2m 5f6yo+ Barton Snow
May Stratford Foxhunters' Champion Hunters' Chase Stratford 3m 3½f5yo+ abandoned

References

  1. ↑ Rae, George (1992). A Guide to The National Hunt Pattern. The Sporting Life. pp. 9–14. ISBN 0901091448.
  2. ↑ "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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