Market Rasen Racecourse is a
National Hunt
In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: ...
racecourse in the town of
Market Rasen
Market Rasen ( ) is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The River Rase runs through it east to west, approximately north-east from Lincoln, east from Gainsborough, 14 miles (23 km) west of Lo ...
, in
Lincolnshire
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,
England
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.
The course is a right-handed oval with a circumference of around one-and-a-quarter miles. Although
National Hunt
In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: ...
racing is traditionally a winter sport, Market Rasen stages a year-round programme of racing.
Its most high-profile fixture is the Summer Plate meeting, normally staged on the third Saturday in July. This features the two-and-a-quarter miles Summer
Hurdle
A hurdle (UK English, limited US English) is a moveable section of light fence. In the United States, terms such as "panel", "pipe panel" or simply "fence section" are used to describe moveable sections of fencing intended for agricultural us ...
and the eponymous Summer Plate, a two-and-three-quarter miles
chase
Chase or CHASE may refer to:
Businesses
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* Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in England
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, both of which are among the most valuable National Hunt races staged in Britain during the summer months.
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Notable races
* Prelude Handicap Hurdle
* Prelude Handicap Chase
* Summer Handicap Hurdle
* Summer Plate
References
External links
Official websiteCourse guide on GG.COMCourse guide on At The Races
Horse racing venues in England
Market Rasen
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