The Biggest Horse Racing Fixtures In February 2023

12/04/2024
2 min. read
February 2023 biggest racing meetings
Steve Mullington
By Steve Mullington

With the Dublin Racing Festival dominating the first weekend of February’s National Hunt racing calendar, we take a look at all the feature races you can expect to see throughout the course of the month.

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There’s even some top class all-weather action taking place in February too, with lots of sports betting opportunities available.

February 4th 2023 

Leopardstown

  • The Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1).

  • The Spring Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • The Goffs Arkle Novice Steeplechase (Grade 1)

  • The Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)

  • The I.N.H. (C&G) Flat Race (Grade 2)

Wetherby

  • Towton Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Sandown

  • Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

February 5th 2023 

Leopardstown

  • The Novice Steeplechase (Grade 1)

  • The Dublin Steeplechase (Grade 1)

  • The Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • The Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • The Coolmore N.H. Sires ‘Santiago’ Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2)

February 11th 2023

Newbury

  • Denman Chase (Grade 2)

  • Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2)

  • Betfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap)

Naas

  • Opera Hat Mares Chase (Listed)

February 12th 2023

  • Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • Ten Up Novices’ Chase (Grade 2)

February 16th 2023

Clonmel

  • Powerstown Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

February 18th 2023

Ascot

  • Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

  • Ascot Chase (Grade 1)

Haydock

  • Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • Grand National Trial Chase (Premier Handicap)

  • Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Wincanton

  • Kingwell Hurdle

Gowran

  • Red Mills Chase (Grade 2)

  • Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Grade 3)

February 19th 2023

Punchestown

  • Apples Jade Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed)

  • Grand National Trial Handicap Chase

February 22nd 2023

Punchestown

  • Quevega Mares Hurdle

February 23rd 2023

Thurles

  • Michael Purcell Novices Hurdle (Grade 3)

February 25th 2023

Kempton

  • Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • Pendil Novices’ Chase (Grade 2)

  • Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • Coral Trophy Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)

Fairyhouse

  • Bobbyjo Chase Grade 3

  • Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle Grade 3

Lingfield

  • Winter Derby Stakes (Group 3)

  • Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed)

February 26th 2023

Naas

  • Johnstown Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • Nas Na Riogh Novice Handicap Chase 

  • Newlands Chase (Grade 3)

February’s Antepost suggestions:

  • Nathaniel Lacy Solicitors Novice Hurdle: Sandor Clegane (E/W @ 13/2)

  • Spring Juvenile Hurdle: Lossiemouth (WIN @ 8/13)

  • Irish Arkle: Banbridge (E/W @ 11/2)

  • Irish Gold Cup: Conflated (E/W @ 8/1)

  • Novice Steeplechase: Flame Bearer (E/W @14/1)

  • Dublin Chase: Blue Lord (WIN @ 8/11 in our live betting)

  • Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle: Facile Vega (WIN @ 2/5)

  • Irish Champion Hurdle: Honeysuckle (WIN @ 5/2)

  • Betfair Hurdle: Teddy Blue (E/W 16/1) & No Ordinary Joe (E/W @ 10/1)

*Credit for all of the photos in this article belongs to AP Photo*

 

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Steve Mullington
Steve Mullington

Steven is a sports and horse racing enthusiast and is a member of the Horseracing Writers and Photographers Association (HWPA) in the United Kingdom.

He is a regular visitor to Paris Longchamp for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and a lifelong fan of the Aintree Grand National, a subject he writes about 52 weeks of the year. Last year he reached the impressive milestone of attending the last 30 renewals of the Grand National.

Steven graduated from the University Of Lancaster in 1996 with a B.A (Hons) in Urban Policy & Race Relations (major) with Contemporary Religions & Belief Systems (minor) and still wonders if any of these help him find the winners?

He writes for a number of websites and online publications and you can sometimes hear him at the weekend discussing racing on a number of local radio stations.