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GB & Ireland Feature Races in December 2019 December GB & Ireland Feature Races in December 2019 December 1st – FAIRYHOUSE December 15th – NAVAN baroneracing.com Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (3200m) Navan Novice Hurdle (4000m), baroneracing.com Drinmore Novice Chase (4000m baroneracing.com Hatton’s Grace Hurdle (4000m) December 26th – KEMPTON PARK Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (4800m) December 7th – SANDOWN Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (3200m) Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (3200m) Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices’ Chase (4800m) Henry VIII Novices’ Chase (3200m) Jumeirah Hotels And Resorts December Handicap Hurdle LEOPARDSTOWN (3200m) Racing Post Novice Chase (3400m) Betfair London National (6800m) Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle (3200m) AINTREE December 27th – LEOPARDSTOWN Randox Health Becher Chase (5200m) Paddy’s Rewards Club Steeplechase (3400m) Virgin Bet Grand Sefton Chase (4200m) Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (3200m) Virgin Bet Price Boosts Many Clouds Chase (5000m) Paddy Power Chase (4800m) NAVAN KEMPTON PARK Irish Stallion Farms EBF Klairon Davis Novice Chase (3400m) Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Chase (3200m) Foxrock Handicap Chase (4000m) Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase (3200m) December 8th – PUNCHESTOWN LIMERICK John Durkan Memorial Steeplechase (4000m) Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle (4600m) Voler La Vodette Mares Novice Hurdle (4000m) December 28th – NEWBURY HUNTINGDON Betway Challow Novices’ Hurdle (4100m) Fitzdares Peterborough Chase (4000m) LEOPARDSTOWN CORK Leopardstown Christmas Hurdle (4800m) Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase (3400m) Savills Chase (4800m) Kerry Group Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (3400m) Kerry Group Stayers Novices Hurdle (4800m) December 29th – LEOPARDSTOWN Neville Hotels Novice Chase (4800m) December 13th – CHELTENHAM Leopardstown December Hurdle (3200m) December Handicap Chase (5200m) LIMERICK December 14th – CHELTENHAM Irish Independent Hurdle (3200m) Caspian Caviar Gold Cup (4100m) Unibet International Hurdle (3400m) Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (4800m) JCB Triumph Trial (3400m) Correct at time of print 01/12/2019.
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