{"id":12046,"date":"2024-10-09T11:54:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=12046"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:14:19","slug":"chepstow-races-returns-over-the-jumps-with-popular-persian-war-novices-hurdle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/chepstow-races-returns-over-the-jumps-with-popular-persian-war-novices-hurdle\/","title":{"rendered":"Chepstow Races Return Over The Jumps With Popular Persian War Novices’ Hurdle Two-Day Fixture"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s Chepstow races two-day fixture over Friday and Saturday marks the ‘real’ start of the jumps season for many horse racing fans, as the Welsh track gets geared up for one of its biggest fixtures on the calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jump Racing Is Back: As Chepstow Races Stages Two-Day Persian War Meeting This Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Of course the Welsh Grand National fixture over the Christmas period is the biggest meeting for Chepstow races<\/strong> each season – but this week’s Persian War Novices’ Hurdle card is not a million miles off.<\/p>\n

With horse racing<\/a> fans tackling mostly turf flat action since May, for many this week’s two-day Chepstow meeting signals the ‘proper’ start of the new National Hunt season. Despite the actual campaign beginning back in July.<\/p>\n

Yes, there is summer jumping to keep the hedge-hoppers going, but really the main jumping season runs from October to April – which is where you’ll find all the big fixtures like the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day, the Cheltenham Festival in March and, of course, the Grand National meeting at Aintree in April.<\/p>\n

Others consider the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby, which this year will be run on Saturday 2nd November, to be another curtain-raiser jumps season race. Just don’t tell Chepstow that.<\/p>\n

Regardless what your views are – the one thing that is clear is that Friday and Saturday’s Chepstow jumping card takes a significant leap up in terms of quality. Not only with the horses on show – but also the trainer and jockeys.<\/p>\n

These include the 14-time Champion Jumps Trainer Paul Nicholls, who loves to support this week’s Chepstow meeting and has won the Persian War Novices’ Hurdle four times since 2016. Including 12 months ago with Captain Teague (watch below).<\/p>\n

However, Nicholls is leaving it to the rest this year – he’s not got a runner.<\/p>\n