New Posts For Thread: Why is there no Grade 1 Chases over an extended 3 Miles during the season??(apart from the GC)https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gcThe Betfair Chase,The Lexus,The King George etc are all only 3 Miles,Yet the Race they all aspire to win is the Gold Cup which is over 3m 2f,But my question is..Why is there no other Grade 1 Chases during the season over the same distance as the GC??Cheers for that stron,now read the Title of this threadhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514684953#514684953Cheers for that stron,now read the Title of this threadFri, 06 Jan 2012 19:01:11 -0600https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514675773#514675773Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:44:51 -0600OK OTS, I'll play. From the Rules of Racing "41.4 No steeple chase or hurdle race may be run over a distance of less than two miles."https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514674609#514674609OK OTS, I'll play. From the Rules of Racing "41.4 No steeple chase or hurdle race may be run over a distance of less than two miles."Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:23:31 -0600What are jumps?i only know it as NHhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514672999#514672999What are jumps?i only know it as NHFri, 06 Jan 2012 13:50:22 -0600Are bumpers over jumps?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514637325#514637325Are bumpers over jumps?Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:04:23 -0600Really,i must have been imagining them mini bumpers over the last few yearshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514637245#514637245Really,i must have been imagining them mini bumpers over the last few yearsThu, 05 Jan 2012 17:02:12 -0600Because two miles is the minimum trip for any race over jumps.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514580687#514580687Because two miles is the minimum trip for any race over jumps.Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:46:06 -0600*That was supposed to say Why are Champion Hurdle Trials not run over 1m 6fhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514580027#514580027*That was supposed to say Why are Champion Hurdle Trials not run over 1m 6fWed, 04 Jan 2012 11:31:08 -0600SeaTheStars,So why are Champion Hurdle Trials run over 1m 6f,Same for The Champion chase,World Hurdle etc??https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514579973#514579973SeaTheStars,So why are Champion Hurdle Trials run over 1m 6f,Same for The Champion chase,World Hurdle etc??Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:29:53 -0600Simple Gold Cup is the ultimate test every other race bows to it so it stays the longest grade 1 for staying chasers.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28804809/why-is-there-no-grade-1-chases-over-an-extended-3-miles-during-the-seasonapart-from-the-gc?post_id=514359983#514359983Simple Gold Cup is the ultimate test every other race bows to it so it stays the longest grade 1 for staying chasers.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:57:33 -0600