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When you think of Boxing Day racing, most fans of UK and Irish racehorses have Kempton as their first thought. That is just one of 11 (ELEVEN) meetings that take place in the British Isles on 26 December. In other words, it’s not simply just about the King George VI Chase day and its six-race …

For just the second year in its storied history, Aintree Boxing Day races happen. After the Merseyside track just outside Liverpool served up plenty of drama in 2023, there’s another fine card of action on 26 December. The main event is the Grade 1 Formby Novices’ Hurdle. This race, formerly the Tolworth but transferred from …

The Kempton Park Boxing Day races represent the very best horse racing action in Britain on a huge day for the sport. There are not one, not two, but three Grade 1 events on the card, so expect to see some top equine stars turning out. Headlining proceedings is the King George VI Chase of …

A field of 11 runners go for the King George VI Chase of 2024 at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. Last year’s winner Hewick isn’t among them, but four other Irish raiders head over from the Emerald Isle. Joining those are three horses crossing the Channel from France. An international flavour to the King George …

The last ITV Racing Saturday action before Christmas comes from Ascot and Haydock with at least six races broadcast on terrestrial television. Headlining the card in Berkshire is the Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle, while Merseyside has the Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase. Supporting races on the schedule include a Listed novice hurdle for mares at …

Horse jumps the iconic Grand National fences at Aintree races on Saturday, 7 December in the feature Becher Chase. This Premier Handicap over around a mile or so shorter than the world’s most famous steeplechase takes centre stage on Merseyside during a seven-race card. Elsewhere on the Mildmay Course at the Liverpool venue, juvenile hurdlers …

Sandown races end another calendar year with its two-day Betfair Tingle Creek Festival fixture on Friday, 6 and Saturday, 7 December. Jonbon defending his crown in the meeting’s eponymous race is the highlight over the two days. Things kick off at the Esher venue on Friday with two Grade 2 races. While the Esher Novices’ …

There may be no Constitution Hill at Newcastle races again, but the 2024 Fighting Fifth Hurdle has a Nicky Henderson super-sub in Sir Gino. The four-year-old tackles regally-bred Irish challenger Mystical Power and others in the first Grade 1 hurdles event of the UK jumps season on Saturday, 30 November at Gosforth Park. Last term’s …

The two-day Winter Carnival at Newbury races is one of the classic fixtures during the core jumps season in the UK. Kicking off with the Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle on Friday, 29 November, the meeting concludes in Berkshire on Saturday, 30 November with one of the big betting races of the season. That is …

The Betfair Chase on Saturday, 23 November is the biggest of Haydock races over jumps. A field of nine has been declared for the first Grade 1 event of the core National Hunt season. That features the two previous winners of the Betfair Chase, Royale Pagaille and Bravemansgame. On the supporting card is a Premier …