bet365 News Team
The National Hunt season in Britain essentially runs all year round, but the meat of the campaign takes place from October through until April.
The autumn brings a changing of the guard from Flat racing to jumps, with some major meetings in October signalling the sway.
From there, the jumps campaign builds nicely towards a spring crescendo via the major festivals at Cheltenham and Aintree before the season-ending bet365-sponsored Finale Meeting at Sandown in late April.
October
- Cheltenham Showcase Meeting (Cheltenham) - 24th - 25th October
November
- bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Wetherby) - 1st November
- Haldon Gold Cup (Exeter) - 7th November
- Elite Hurdle (Wincanton) - 8th November
- Cheltenham November Meeting (Cheltenham) - 14th - 16th November
- 1965 Chase (Ascot) - 22nd November
- Betfair Chase (Haydock) - 22nd November
- Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Newcastle) - 29th November
December
- Tingle Creek (Sandown) - 6th December
- Christmas Meeting (Cheltenham) - 12th & 13th December
- Long Walk Hurdle (Ascot) - 20th December
- Christmas Hurdle (Kempton) - 26th December
- King George VI Chase (Kempton) - 26th December
- Welsh Grand National (Chepstow) - 27th December
January
- Classic Chase (Warwick) - 10th January
- Clarence House Chase (Ascot) - 17th January
- Festival Trials Day (Cheltenham) - 24th January
February
- Denman Chase (Newbury) - 7th February
- Ascot Chase (Ascot) - 14th February
- Grand National Trial (Haydock) - 14th February
March
- Imperial Cup (Sandown) - 7th March
- Cheltenham Festival (Cheltenham) - 10th - 13th March
- Midlands Grand National (Uttoxeter) - 14th March
April
- Grand National Festival (Aintree) - 2nd - 4th April
- Scottish Champion Hurdle (Ayr) - 11th April
- Scottish Grand National (Ayr) - 11th April
- Irish Grand National (Fairyhouse) - 20th April
- bet365 Jump Finale (Sandown) - 25th April
