1 Early in the Year
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Haydock Park in Merseyside includes classy National Hunt and Flat racing throughout the year.

Type of Racing: Flat & NH

NH Highlights: The Grade 1 Betfair Chase at Haydock is the pinnacle of their National Hunt season, the race happens in November often on testing room conditions and has been won by excellent chasers like Kauto Star, Cue Card, Silviniaco Conti and Bristol De Mai over the last few years.

On the same day as the Betfair Chase is the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle, another race which can be really requiring and attracts large fields, but finding the winners can be extremely gratifying. Early in the year, we have the Peter Marsh Chase, a race that can feature some of the leading three milers.

In February, Haydock hosts a Grand National Trial; nevertheless, the kind of the winner of this has actually been questionable. During May, Haydock hosts a noteworthy occasion outside of the regular jumps season - the Swinton Handicap Hurdle. This race normally draws in an excellent number of competitors and takes location on the same day as the Far away Handicap Hurdle.

Flat Highlights: The Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup in September is one of the most prominent occasion. Worth over ₤ 150k, the race brings in the leading sprinters from around Europe and on the exact same day, there is the Old Borough Cup, a class 2 handicap run over one mile and 6 furlongs.

In July, we get to see the fillies and mares in the Group 2 Lancashire Oaks, which has actually existed given that 1939 and has been won by the similarity Alpinista, who went on to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe the list below year. That racecard also includes the class two handicap, the Old Newton Cup, which typically tosses up a decent-priced winner.

In terms of heritage handicaps, the Silver Bowl is contested in May and is restricted to three-year-old runners, which can bring in decent-sized fields. On the exact same card are a couple of Group 2 races in the Sandy Lane Stakes and the .