The Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race is a Grade 2
National Hunt
National Hunt Racing, also known as Jump Racing, is a form of horse racing particular to many European countries, including, but not limited to: France, Great Britain and Ireland. Jump Racing requires horses to jump over fences and ditches.
In ...
flat race National Hunt flat races, informally known as bumper races, are a type of flat racing but run under National Hunt racing rules in Britain and Ireland.
National Hunt flat races were created on 15 July 1891 when a conference between the stewards of ...
in Great Britain which is open to horses aged from four to six years. It is run at
Aintree
Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, northeast of Liverpool city centre. In 2011 the parish had a p ...
over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (2 miles and 209 yards, or 3,410 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year during the
Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839, it ...
meeting in early April.
The event was established in 1987, and it was given Grade 2 status in 1995. It was sponsored by
John Smith's
John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England, produces beers including John Smith's, the highest selling bitter in the United Kingdom since the mid-1990s.
The majority of John Smith's sales are of the nitrogenated Extra Smooth ...
from 2005 to 2013 and by
Weatherbys Racing Bank since 2014. The field sometimes includes horses which ran previously in the
Champion Bumper
The Champion Bumper is a Grade 1 National Hunt flat race in Great Britain which is open to racing horses aged four to six years. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 m ...
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Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
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Sam Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies (born 15 October 1992) is a British National Hunt racing jockey who has multiple Grade 1 and Cheltenham Festival wins to his name.
Background
Twiston-Davies comes from a racing background. His father is trainer Nigel Twiston-D ...
- ''
The New One (2012), Ballybolley (2014) ''
Leading
trainer (4 wins):
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Nigel Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies (born 16 May 1957, Crickhowell) is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables at Naunton, Gloucestershire.
He began training in 1981 and sent out his first winner, Last of the Fo ...
– ''King's Road (1998), The Cool Guy (2005),
The New One (2012), Ballybolley (2014)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total di ...
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List of British National Hunt races
A list of notable National Hunt racing, National Hunt Horse racing, horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority, including all races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or Premier Han ...
References
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Racing Post
''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing, and sports betting publisher published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 60,629 ...
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aintree.co.uk– ''2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide''.
pedigreequery.com– ''John Smith's Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race – Aintree''.
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National Hunt races in Great Britain
Aintree Racecourse
National Hunt flat races
Horse races established in 1987
1987 establishments in England