December Novices' Chase

The December Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Lingfield Park over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December. It is presently the only National Hunt event run at Lingfield Park which has graded status. T... More

The December Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Lingfield Park over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December. It is presently the only National Hunt event run at Lingfield Park which has graded status. The Summit Juvenile Hurdle was formerly contested on the same day but was transferred to Doncaster in 2010. The 2005 and 2011 runnings were abandoned because of frost. The 2006 and 2008 editions were abandoned due to waterlogging. The 2010 running was abandoned due to snow.

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