Thyestes Chase
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Thyestes Chase is a prestigious Irish National Hunt handicap steeplechase run annually at Gowran Park, often seen as an important trial for major staying chases.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thyestes Chase canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | National Hunt steeplechase ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| discipline | National Hunt racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distance |
about 3 miles and 1 furlong
ⓘ
approximately 5,000 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Horse Racing Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1954 ⓘ |
| location | Gowran Park Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Thyestes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
a racehorse called Thyestes ⓘ |
| notableRole |
trial for major staying chases
ⓘ
trial for the Aintree Grand National ⓘ trial for the Irish Grand National ⓘ |
| numberOfFences | 17 ⓘ |
| qualification | five-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | Grade A handicap ⓘ |
| racecourse | Gowran Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceType |
handicap
ⓘ
handicap steeplechase ⓘ steeplechase ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | staying chase ⓘ |
| region | County Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduling | held annually ⓘ |
| significance | one of Ireland’s leading staying handicap chases ⓘ |
| status | prestigious Irish handicap chase ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| track | left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | January ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.