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Discover what’s on in the world of horse racing, from Cheltenham to Newbury – we highlight what’s coming up.

18 Declared for Virgin Bet Eider Handicap Chase

Suzanne Ashton
horse racing analysing jockey-trainer statistics in horse betting

Main players stand their ground as 18 declared for Virgin Bet Eider Handicap Chase A total of 18 horses will go to post on Saturday 22 February 2025 at Gosforth Park for the Virgin Bet Eider Handicap Chase which is run over 4m1½f and is worth £80,000. The thriving O’Connell goes in search of a four-timer in this contest for his Northern yard whose sole win in the Virgin Bet Eider came almost 20 years ago. The stats are in his favour too with six of the last seven renewals won by…

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QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot 2025

Suzanne Ashton
Grande Dame, winner of the Naas Racecourse Royal Ascot Trials Day British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes, under Ryan Moore. Image of horses racing on grass at Ascot with the race stands behind them

Five Group 1 races, plus new £250,000 two-year-old race scheduled for QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Champions Series to be discontinued, with focus on QIPCO British Champions Day, Club 26 and the Hall of Fame QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot will become the first British raceday to stage five Group 1 races following the upgrade of the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup. Prize money for the race will also be increased to £500,000 this year, bringing it into line with the Fillies & Mares and Sprint races.…

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National Hunt Legends Return for William Hill Super Saturday at Newbury

Suzanne Ashton
2024 Super Saturday Parade horses being paraded in the ring

Newbury Racecourse will be the place to be this Saturday as a stellar line-up of National Hunt legends will return to parade on William Hill Super Saturday, ahead of the highly anticipated Grade 2 William Hill Denman Chase. Fans will get the chance to see some of the most iconic racehorses of recent decades, including Altior, Sprinter Sacre, Native River, Coneygree, Splash of Ginge, and Kalashnikov, as they make their way around the paddock at 2pm. The parades, a highlight of the afternoon, offer a chance to pay tribute to…

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