2008 Racing Post Chase Betting Guide
This site provides a comprehensive Racing Post Chase guide, with information on the history of the event, previous winners, the racecourse and horseracing betting.
The Racing Post Chase is one of the undisputed highlights of the National Hunt racing season. This Grade 3 National Hunt handicap chase is held at Kempton Park Racecourse each February.
The Racing Post Handicap Chase is recognised as the most formidable of the National Hunt races, with horses required to clear eighteen fences and to cover between 2 and 4½ miles. The minimum height of the fences is 4½ feet. Competing horses must be a minimum of five years old.
Like many of the premier Chase races, the Racing Post Chase is a handicapped event. Form horses are loaded with additional weight to level the field and make betting more competitive.
Winners of the Post Chase have gone on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National at Aintree, as well as the Irish Grand National, the Welsh National, the Whitbread Gold Cup, and the Cheltenham Festival.
National Hunt Racing
National Hunt racing is gaining in popularity as the seasonal counterpart to the more familiar Summer flat races. Events such as the Racing Post Handicap Chase attract huge television audiences and some of the finest horses and trainers in the sport. Millions of pounds in bets are typically gambled over the duration of these events.
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What distinguishes National Hunt racing from flat racing is the presence of obstacles of varying heights on the courses. All National Hunt races include fence or hurdle jumps with a minimum height of 3½ feet. With these obstacles taken on at high speed, the races offer unparalleled excitement and spectacle.
National Hunt races are contested by a variety of flat racing horses, as well as by horses specially trained to take on the exacting Hunt race tracks. Horses are not retired at an early age and are not required to be thoroughbred, making the races particularly appealing to trainers.
With National Hunt racing outdoing flat racing in the popularity stakes in Ireland, many of the winners of the most prestigious National Hunt events are trained and bred in the Emerald Isle. However, French horses are becoming increasingly competitive in the races.
2008 Racing Post Chase Betting
Lucifer, the David Pipe trained gelding, was widely touted as favourite for the 2007 Racing Post Handicap Chase crown. However, on the day, the race went to John Spearing’s Simon. A comprehensive list of previous winners can be found here.
With the Racing Post Chase marking its 20th year of competition, the 2008 Racing Post Chase betting markets look set to be lit up by the likes of the brilliant Kauto Star, Gold Cup winner at the Cheltenham Festival.
Check 2008 Racing Post Chase betting information for a Racing Post Chase guide and get ready to place your Racing Post Chase bets for 2008. Use William Hill - with 70 years of experience offering betting services - for all of your horse racing betting.
