hunting seasons
Top Class Races Kick Start the New National Hunt season
Grade One National Hunt Races 2009/2010 for the British National Hunt season is well underway to get into October, when will be safe to say that its stars will take their first runs of the season at their annual attempt to prepare at Cheltenham in March and the Grand National in April. Before these two legendary events occur, there are several Grade One races (reviewed below) to run in 2009, which is great sport to start in November to provide the Betfair Chase.
The Betfair Chase - The Grade One race is the fourth most valuable steeplechases in the country behind the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Queen Mother Champion Chase. It takes place at Haydock Park is the first race of the Betfair Million, which offers one million pounds for one of the first three home in the race, which then on to the late first or second in a race at Cheltenham, but then go on to win the Grand National at Aintree. It is a very high order, but National Hunt fans will get a early season chance to look over some of those who will be at the Cheltenham and Aintree meetings. Previous winners of the race also Kauto Star who won in both 2006 and 2007 and snoopy loopy who won last year.
Fighting Fifth Hurdle - The Fighting fifth hurdle is performed in Newcastle in November and the ffirst Hurdling leg of the Triple Crown, the other two races is the Christmas Hurdle and the Champion Hurdle. The name is derived from the nickname of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and was inaugurated in the National Hunt calendar in 1978. Some of his notable The big winners were Krib Ensis, which was the last winner of the Triple Crown Hurdling Other winners are three tem Champion hurdler, Sea Pigeon, who won the race twice and the Punjabi won last year and went on to win the Champion Hurdle.
Tingle Creek Chase - The race takes place at Sandown Park in early December and ran more than 2 miles with thirteen fences to be jumped. The profile is suitable for those who will be implemented in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. Many who won this prestigious race have gone to the Queen Mother, including Master Minded who won both races last year's win, Kauto Star won the race twice and went on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and King George Chase twice, three times. Other winners are legendary Moscow Flyer and Flagships Uber Alles.
Long Walk Hurdle - This is the first Grade One Stayer's Hurdle race of the season taking place in December in Ascot. It is run over 3 miles and 1 Furlong and was first performed in 1965. It is the perfect form for the race to those included in the World Hurdle in check Cheltenham. Those horses who have won the long walk have gone on to win the World Hurdle in recent years, the My Way Solz in 2005 / 6 and the beautiful French horse, who Baracouda won the Long Walk four times and the World Hurdle, two times.
Christmas Hurdle - This is the second stage of the Hurdling Triple Crown and is held in Kempton Park Racecourse each year on Boxing Day. The most watched horse for this race is usually won by the Fighting Fifth Hurdle. But last season was won by Harchibald in winning the Punjabi denied Hurdling Triple Crown as Punjabi went to win the Champion Hurdle. Harchibald It was the second victory in the race. Other notable winners of this race also Intersky Falcon and Crèche Ensis.
VL King George Chase - The most eagerly followed steeple chase, except for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the King George is the highlight of the Boxing Day Festival in Kempton Park. It is a race that always seems to thrill ride and was won by a true legend of steeple chasing. Kauto Star won the race for the last three years and go for a record of four a row the same record of the great Desert Orchid who four times in five years and was second in the other. Kauto Star is also a winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice and is favored to to win for the third time this season. Other big names who won the race and went to a Gold Cup win include, Kicking King, Best Mate, The Fellow, More Business, Mill House and the great Arkle.
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