Relkeel Hurdle Relkeel Hurdle The Relkeel Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs , and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on New Year's Day. The event is named after Relkeel, a three-time winner of Cheltenham's Bula Hurdle in the late 1990s. The Relkeel Hurdle was given Grade 2 status in 2006. The race was
Liverpool Hurdle Thistlecrack in 2016. The 1989 running was abandoned because of snow. ---- Liverpool Hurdle The Liverpool Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. over a distance of about 3 miles and ½ furlong , and during its running there are thirteen hurdles to be jumped.. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early April. The event was established in 1974, and it was originally held at Ascot. During the first part of its history it was called the Long Distance Hurdle, and