National Hunt racing
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National Hunt racing is a form of horse racing, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland, in which horses compete over obstacles such as fences and hurdles across varying distances.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Hunt racing canonical | 21 |
| National Hunt | 6 |
| British National Hunt racing calendar | 2 |
| British National Hunt season | 1 |
| British National Hunt season finale | 1 |
| United Kingdom National Hunt racing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2338608 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Hunt racing Context triple: [Newbury Racecourse, hasRaceType, National Hunt racing]
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A.
Steeplechase
Steeplechase is a unique multi-track steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, themed around horse racing and known for its side-by-side racing layout.
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B.
Welsh Grand National
The Welsh Grand National is a prestigious long-distance steeplechase horse race run annually in Wales, forming part of the United Kingdom’s major National Hunt racing calendar.
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C.
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred is a 1976 studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, known for its polished pop-rock sound and collaborations with members of The Eagles.
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D.
Tingle Creek Chase
Tingle Creek Chase is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Britain, renowned as one of the season’s leading two-mile chases.
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E.
Catterick Racecourse
Catterick Racecourse is a well-known thoroughbred horse racing venue in northern England, hosting flat and jump races throughout the year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Hunt racing Target entity description: National Hunt racing is a form of horse racing, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland, in which horses compete over obstacles such as fences and hurdles across varying distances.
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A.
Steeplechase
Steeplechase is a unique multi-track steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, themed around horse racing and known for its side-by-side racing layout.
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B.
Welsh Grand National
The Welsh Grand National is a prestigious long-distance steeplechase horse race run annually in Wales, forming part of the United Kingdom’s major National Hunt racing calendar.
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C.
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred is a 1976 studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, known for its polished pop-rock sound and collaborations with members of The Eagles.
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D.
Tingle Creek Chase
Tingle Creek Chase is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Britain, renowned as one of the season’s leading two-mile chases.
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E.
Catterick Racecourse
Catterick Racecourse is a well-known thoroughbred horse racing venue in northern England, hosting flat and jump races throughout the year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equestrian sport
ⓘ
horse racing discipline ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | jump racing ⓘ |
| bettingIsIntegralTo | National Hunt racing self-link ⓘ |
| countryOfPrimaryPractice |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emphasizesQuality |
endurance
ⓘ
jumping ability ⓘ stamina ⓘ |
| governingBodyInIreland | Horse Racing Ireland ⓘ |
| governingBodyInUK | British Horseracing Authority ⓘ |
| hasMajorFestival |
Grand National
ⓘ
surface form:
Aintree Grand National meeting
Cheltenham Festival ⓘ Punchestown Racecourse ⓘ
surface form:
Punchestown Festival
|
| hasObstacleType |
brush hurdles
ⓘ
fences ⓘ hurdles ⓘ national fences ⓘ open ditches ⓘ water jumps ⓘ |
| hasPrestigiousRace |
Arkle Challenge Trophy
ⓘ
Champion Hurdle ⓘ The Cheltenham Gold Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Cheltenham Gold Cup
Grand National ⓘ Irish Grand National ⓘ King George VI Chase ⓘ Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle ⓘ Queen Mother Champion Chase ⓘ RSA Chase ⓘ Ryanair Chase ⓘ Stayers’ Hurdle ⓘ
surface form:
Stayers' Hurdle
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Novices' Hurdle
|
| hasRaceGradingSystem |
Grade 1
ⓘ
Grade 2 ⓘ Grade 3 ⓘ Listed race ⓘ |
| hasRaceType |
National Hunt flat race
ⓘ
beginners chase ⓘ handicap chase ⓘ hurdle race ⓘ maiden hurdle ⓘ novice chase ⓘ novice hurdle ⓘ steeplechase ⓘ |
| hasRiskFactor | higher fall and injury rate than Flat racing ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | turf ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from steeplechasing in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Flat racing ⓘ |
| mainSeasonInIreland | autumn to spring ⓘ |
| mainSeasonInUK | autumn to spring ⓘ |
| originatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| requiresOfficial |
handicappers
ⓘ
starters ⓘ stewards ⓘ |
| typicalDistanceRange | about 2 miles to over 4 miles ⓘ |
| typicalHorseAgeRange | 4 years and older ⓘ |
| usesHorseType |
National Hunt horse
ⓘ
Thoroughbred ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: National Hunt racing Description of subject: National Hunt racing is a form of horse racing, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland, in which horses compete over obstacles such as fences and hurdles across varying distances.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British National Hunt season finale
this entity surface form:
National Hunt
this entity surface form:
National Hunt
this entity surface form:
British National Hunt racing calendar
this entity surface form:
British National Hunt season
subject surface form:
Paul Nolan (Irish jockey)
subject surface form:
Hennessy Gold Cup
this entity surface form:
British National Hunt racing calendar
this entity surface form:
National Hunt
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom National Hunt racing
subject surface form:
Cheltenham Gold Cup
this entity surface form:
National Hunt
this entity surface form:
National Hunt
subject surface form:
Market Rasen Racecourse
this entity surface form:
National Hunt