NorthWest Masters > Saturday - Haydock Park
Haydock Park is one of the leading dual-purpose courses in Britain, and has a real jump-racing heritage. The honours boards for all Haydock's major races are littered with the names of jump racing's stars, and it has long held a position as a top class-jumping track.
The Betfair Chase is now firmly established as the first of the seasons leading races for staying chasers and is the highlight of the Northwest Racing Masters with a support card at Haydock Park that includes the betfairpoker.com Hurdle, the most valuable three mile handicap hurdle run in Britain, and the Newton Novices' Hurdle, an early target for this season's top novice hurdlers. With Aintree the following day, the Northwest Racing Masters promises to be one of the pre-Christmas highlights of the jump-racing season.
Kauto Star winner of last year's race went on to win the King Gorge VI Chase and the Cheltenham Gold Cup securing the £1million bonus on offer from Betfair. The sponsors are once again offering this fantastic bonus to any horse that wins the Betfair Chase, either the King George VI Chase at Kempton or the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown and the Gold Cup at Cheltenham, in the current season.
All the leading chasers will be in the Northwest for the Racing Masters, and the Betfair Chase promises to be a clash between the stars of jump racing.