Two weeks after the Showcase Meeting came to an end, Cheltenham racecourse stages another important autumn festival, as the November Meeting is played out behind closed doors.
Over the three days, eight Graded races will be handed out, along with three Listed prizes and several lucrative handicaps. Check out the dates and cards for the 2020 November Meeting below.
2020 November Meeting Day One - Friday 13th November
Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase (Class 2) 2m
2:25pm
SSS Super Alloys Supports Racing Welfare Novices' Chase (Class 2) 2m4f
3:00pm
Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (Class 2) 3m6f
3:35pm
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices'
Hurdle) 2m5f
4:05pm
Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) 2m½f
Cheltenham's November Meeting - Day One Preview
Four of the six races on Friday's card at Cheltenham will be shown live on ITV Racing. The main event will certainly be the Cross Country Handicap Chase, where Tiger Roll and Easysland go head-to-head once again.
Gordon Elliott's two-time Grand National winner, and four-time Cheltenham Festival winner, succumbed to his younger rival in the Cross Country Chase back in March. Easysland's rating was hiked up by 15-pounds following that 17-length success, but he'll still be in receipt of four pounds from Tiger Roll when they meet again on Friday.
Does He Know will then look to back up that victory at the Showcase Meeting in the Hyde Novices' Hurdle. Kim Bailey's charge will have to concede three-pounds to dangerous rivals like The Grand Visir, Grand Mogul and Midnight River, who finished second behind Does He Know here last month.
The brilliantly-named Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap could see talented sorts like Magic Saint, Fanion D'Estruval and On The Slopes square off. Philip Hobbs' Sporting John could then make his chasing debut in the prelude to the Cross Country.
2020 November Meeting Day Two - Saturday 14th November
Time
Title
12:30pm
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle
(Registered as the Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle) (Grade 2) 2m½f
1:05pm
South West Syndicate Handicap Chase (Conditional Jockeys' and Amateur
Riders' Race) (Class 3) 3m1f
1:40pm
From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Registered as
the November) 2m
2:15pm
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m4f
2:50pm
Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 3m
3:25pm
Paddy Power First Millionaire Qualifier Intermediate Handicap Hurdle
(Class 3) 2m5f
3:55pm
Karndean Designflooring Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
(Listed) 2m½f
Cheltenham's November Meeting - Day Two Preview
The ITV Racing team will again pitch up at Cheltenham on Saturday, ready to bring us the best of the action on Paddy Power Gold Cup day.
Last year's winner, Happy Diva will return to try and defend her crown. Kerry Lee's mare will face stiff competition from Cheltenham Festival winners Simply The Bets and Siruh Du Lac, as well as the likes of Saint Sonnet, Al Dancer, Mister Fisher and Slate House.
Fusil Raffles will put his unbeaten record over fences on the line in the November Novices' Chase. Nicky Henderson's star could face quality rivals like Protektorat, Eldorado Allen and Quel Destin, who will make his chasing debut in Grade Two company.
Gordon Elliott's Duffle Coat could carry the tag of favouritism into the opener, the Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle. Elliott's unbeaten three-year-old will have to give weight to a dangerous bunch of home challengers, with Hell Red, Cabot Cliffs and Overpriced Mixer likely to run.
Tea Clipper tops the betting for first of two Listed races on Saturday, the Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle. The card on day two of the November Meeting draws to a close with a Listed Bumper for mares, and punters can look forward to a thrilling battle between two unbeaten forts in Elle Est Belle and Ishkhara Lady.
Happy Diva winning last year's BetVictor Gold Cup. (Getty)
2020 November Meeting Day Three - Sunday 15th November
Planteur At Chapel Stud Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 3m3½f
2:25pm
Shloer Chase (Registered as the Cheltenham Chase) (Grade 2) 2m
3:00pm
Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m½f
3:35pm
Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Registered as the Sharp Novices'
Hurdle) (Grade 2) 2m½f
4:05pm
High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
(Listed Race) 2m½f
Cheltenham's November Meeting - Day Three Preview
The first of four Graded races on the third and final day of the November Meeting will see many of the sports best staying chasers go head-to-head. Discorama looks likely to carry the tag of favouritism into the Chapel Stud Handicap, with the likes of Yala Enki, West Approach and Captain Drake also fancied.
Viewers will then take in a stunning renewal of the Shloer Chase, where Defi Du Seuil returns to defend his crown. Philip Hobbs' stable star will have a handful of quality opponents to content with, including Put The Kettle On, Riders Onthe Storm and Rouge Vif.
Edwardstone will then look to continue Alan King's run of good form in the Unibet Greatwood Handicap. Ballyandy could carry top-weight into this competitive two-miler, as with talented sorts like Sebastopol, Proschema and Thyme White also likely to garner support.
The final Graded race on Sunday is the Sharp Novices' Hurdle, where Third Time Lucki will put his unbeaten hurdles career on the line. Promising novices like The Big Breakaway and Happygolucky could run in the opening novices' chase on the card, before Cheltenham's November Meeting comes to a close with a thrilling Listed bumper.
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