Cheltenham Festival
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The 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??
But my question is..Why is there no other Grade 1 Chases during the season over the same distance as the GC??
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Dont know. There are many Grade 3 handicaps over the trip though.
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My guess is it's to help protect the Gold Cup as the pinnacle of the sport, but it's a good question.
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the track layouts of the top tracks probably don't lend themselves to it happening...it's not just a simple case of everyone walking back 2 furlongs is it....it would mean shifting fences about all over the place
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Simple Gold Cup is the ultimate test every other race bows to it so it stays the longest grade 1 for staying chasers.
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Simple Gold Cup is the ultimate test every other race bows to it so it stays the longest grade 1 for staying chasers.
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SeaTheStars,So why are Champion Hurdle Trials run over 1m 6f,Same for The Champion chase,World Hurdle etc??
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*That was supposed to say Why are Champion Hurdle Trials not run over 1m 6f
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Because two miles is the minimum trip for any race over jumps.
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Really,i must have been imagining them mini bumpers over the last few years
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Are bumpers over jumps?
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What are jumps?
i only know it as NH |
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OK 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." |
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Cheers for that stron,now read the Title of this thread
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