| National Hunt Grade One Races for the 2009 | | | | Fighting Fifth Hurdle - The Fighting Fifth Hurdle is |
| 2010 UK National Hunt Season properly get under | | | | run at Newcastle in November and is the ffirst leg |
| way in October when it will be safe to say that all | | | | of the Hurdling Triple Crown; the other two races |
| of its stars will be taking their first runs of the | | | | being the Christmas Hurdle and the Champion |
| season in their annual bid to prepare themselves | | | | Hurdle. The name is taken from the nickname of |
| for Cheltenham in march or the Grand National in | | | | the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and was |
| April. Before those two legendary events take | | | | inaugurated into the National Hunt calendar in 1978. |
| place, there are several Grade One races | | | | Some of its notable winners include the great |
| (reviewed below) to be run in 2009 which should | | | | Kribensis, who was the last winner of the Hurdling |
| provide tremendous sport starting in November | | | | Triple Crown Other winners include three tem |
| with the Betfair Chase. | | | | Champion Hurdler, Sea Pigeon, who won the race |
| The Betfair Chase - This Grade One race and is | | | | twice and Punjabi who won last year and went on |
| the fourth most valuable steeplechases in the | | | | to win the Champion Hurdle. |
| country behind, the Grand National, Cheltenham | | | | Tingle Creek Chase - This race takes place at |
| Gold Cup and the Queen Mother Champion Chase. | | | | Sandown Park in early December and is raced |
| It takes place at Haydock Park and is the first | | | | over 2 miles with thirteen fences to be jumped. It |
| race of the Betfair Million, which offers a million | | | | is highly suitable gauge for those who will be |
| pounds to any of the first three home in the race | | | | running in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at |
| who then goes on to finish first or second in any | | | | Cheltenham. Many who have won this prestigious |
| race at Cheltenham but who then must go on to | | | | race have gone on to win the Queen Mother, |
| win the Grand national at Aintree. It is a very tall | | | | including Master Minded who won both races last |
| order, but National Hunt fans will get an early | | | | year, Kauto Star won the race twice and has |
| season chance to look over some of those that | | | | gone on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice |
| will be at the Cheltenham and Aintree meetings. | | | | and the King George Chase, three times. Other |
| Past winners of the race include Kauto Star who | | | | legendary winners have been Moscow Flyer and |
| won in both 2006 and 2007 and snoopy loopy | | | | Flagships Uberalles. |
| who won last year. | | | | |