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Horse Racing - National Hunt Courses - Aintree
The home of the most famous steeplechase in the world, the Grand National, it is seven miles from the centre of Liverpool and is located on the A59, just one mile from the M57 and M58. The course was opened in 1829, but steeplechasing did not start until 1839 and the National itself was first run 10 years later.
Characteristics
The Mildmay course is about one and a half miles. This 1m3f course is flat with conventional fences. There is a run in of 260y. A major feature of the Mildmay course is its sharpness and the fences there are stiffer than used to be the case.
Left handed
Tight
Flat
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Bangor
Cartmel
Fontwell
Newton Abbott
Stratford
Front runners are favoured.
The hurdles are quite commonplace and form horses with a decent speed figure have to be scrutinised in handicap hurdles and favourites opposed.
National Course
Characteristics
2m2f flat course with stiff fences and long run in (494y) with an elbow. It is totally flat.
Is the home of the Grand National.
The fences are the stiffest and most solid in the UK.
Fences come thick and fast and there are no hiding places on this speed oriented track. It suits strong travellers as a general rule.
Left handed
Galloping (very)
Flat
Big fences (the biggest)
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None
Improving horses not burdened with too much weight should be followed.
At the national meeting follow fresh horses that didn't run at Cheltenham.
The hurdles are quite commonplace which people tend to forget as there are not many hurdle races here, form horses with a decent speed figure have to be scrutinised in handicap hurdles and favourites opposed.
In all chase races the market usually gets it right as favourites and second favourites do well.
| Distance | Race Type | Tightness | Bends | Obstacles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m | Chase | Tight | 5 | 12 |
| 2m 4f | Chase | Tight | 6 | 16 |
| 3m 1f | Chase | Tight | 8 | 19 |
National Course
| Distance | Race Type | Tightness | Bends | Obstacles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m110y | Hurdle | Tight | 5 | 9 |
| 2m110y | NHF | Tight | 5 | 0 |
| 2m1f | NHF | Tight | 5 | 0 |
| 2m1f | Hurdle | Tight | 5 | 9 |
| 2m1f110y | Chase | Tight | 3 | 14 |
| 2m4f | Hurdle | Tight | 6 | 11 |
| 2m5f110y | Chase | Tight | 4 | 18 |
| 2m6f | Chase | Tight | 4 | 18 |
| 3m110y | Hurdle | Tight | 8 | 13 |
| 3m2f | Chase | Tight | 8 | 22 |
| 3m3f | Chase | Tight | 5 | 22 |
| 4m4f | Chase | Tight | 7 | 30 |