There’s a wonderful mix of prestigious jumps handicaps, star-filled Graded races and the final days of the turf Flat season packed into November’s Premier Racing fixtures.
The National Hunt season is in full swing and you can expect to see the highest-profile horses battling it on the track.
Here’s a look at November’s Premier Racing fixtures.
Ascot
Fireworks Family Spectacular Raceday, Saturday 1 November
Jump racing returns to Ascot with with a bang at the track’s Fireworks Spectacular Family Raceday.
The Sodexo Live! Gold Cup is the feature of a seven-race card. Last year’s Irish Grand National hero Haiti Couleurs is among the entries on what promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable day.
Alongside a post-racing fireworks display, there will be spooky-themed Halloween activities and fairground rides.
Wetherby
Bet365 Meeting Saturday, Saturday 1 November
The month’s Premier Racing meetings kick off with Wetherby’s biggest meeting of the year.
The bet365 Charlie Hall Chase has been won by some of the sport’s most popular horses in recent years, including Cue Card, Bristol De Mai and Bravemansgame.
Last season’s winner The Real Whacker, popular Irish chaser Hewick and Cheltenham Festival hero Protektorat are among this year’s entries.
The Grade 2 bet365 West Yorkshire Hurdle and bet365 Listed Mares’ Hurdle help form a quality supporting card.
Carlisle
Colin Parker Premier Raceday, Sunday 2 November
Carlisle hosts its biggest meeting of the year when the Colin Parker Intermediate Chase takes centre stage.
The Listed contest has been a stepping stone for top-class chasers like Grand National winner Many Clouds and Melling Chase hero Monet’s Garden.
It, again, promises to be the starting point to the season for some of the most exciting young chasers, with Handstands, Gidleigh Park and Resplendent Grey among this year’s entries.
Exeter
BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup Day, Friday 7 November
The Westcountry Weekend kicks off at Exeter with British racing’s highest course hosting its BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup day.
The big race has been won by some of the greatest chasers. Viking Flagship, Best Mate and Cue Card are all on the roll of honour. More recently, the Tizzard family have landed the Grade 2 prize three times in the last four years.
To celebrate the highlight of the season, Exeter Racecourse will be awarding spot prizes to visitors with a whole host of exciting prizes up for grabs.
Wincanton
Badger Beers Ladies Day, Saturday 8 November
There will be more than a touch of elegance on Badger Beer Ladies Day, as the Westcountry Weekend comes to a stylish climax.
The Badger Beer Chase was the race that helped launch Bryony Frost’s career. The Devon jockey won this race three times in six years in recent times and this season’s race promises to be another exciting contest.
The Boodles Rising Stars Chase and the BetMGM Elite Hurdle – both Grade 2 races – top the supporting contests.
There will be a parade of past winners of the Badger Beer Chase – including hugely-popular Frodon – and there’s some superb prizes up for grabs in the Style Awards.
Doncaster
November Handicap, Saturday 8 November
The curtain drops on the 2025 turf Flat season with the hugely-competitive Virgin Bet November Handicap.
The £70,000 prize will be the final Flat race of the year on turf. The Listed Wentworth Stakes and the Listed Gillies Stakes provide the support.
Cheltenham
The November Meeting, Friday 14 November to Sunday 16 November
Three days of stunning racing and superb entertainment is on the agenda at Cheltenham’s November Meeting.
It’s all kicks off with a celebration of rural life and top-class sport on Countryside Day.
The Grade 2 Shloer Chase is likely to feature some of the best two-miler chasers and is the big race on the card as the meeting makes a strong start.
Super Saturday is one of the most anticipated days of the season at the home of jumps racing. The prestigious Paddy Power Gold Cup tops the bill on an excellent afternoon of racing, which contains two Grade 2 novice races.
There will be a more relaxed atmosphere to Carnival Sunday, when Shetland pony racing and a mascot race will sit alongside the main action on the track.
The Unibet Greatwood Hurdle is the feature race on what is always a hugely-enjoyable day.
Haydock Park
Betfair Chase Day, Saturday 22 November
The first Grade 1 chase of the season takes place at Haydock when some of very best horses will battle it out for the prestigious prize.
The race’s roll of honour reads like a who’s who of top-class chasers since it was established 20 years ago. From Kauto Star and Imperial Commander to three-times winners Cue Card and Bristol De Mai, it has been responsible for some epic battles.
The Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle is among the supporting races.
Newbury
Coral Gold Cup Meeting, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November
The two-day Coral Gold Cup meeting is the pre-Christmas highlights for many racing fans.
It starts with the Grade 2 Coral Long Distance Hurdle when a memorable day’s racing will be followed by an unmissable after party.
The following day, the meeting’s signature race is one of the fiercest contested handicaps of the season. It has been won by Gold Cup heroes Native River, Bobs Worth and Denman over the last 16 years.
Newcastle
BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle Day, Saturday 29 November
Hurdling’s brightest star is likely to be the big attraction on Newcastle’s biggest jumps day.
Constitution Hill – winner of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle in 2022 – is on course to return to action in this year’s Grade 1 contest.
The BetMGM Rehearsal Chase is among the supporting races.
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