With March half way through, it is not long before The Grand National will make a start at the Aintree racecourse. But until then there are still plenty of horse racing events taking place in Great Britain that you can enjoy.
The world of horse racing never truly sleeps. This Sunday will be, as it is often the case, quieter compared to weekdays, yet there are two horse race meetings going on.
Horse Races on 16 March 2025
There are two major horse race meetings taking place on Sunday, 16 March 2025. Below you will find the race card details, but before you plunge into it, let’s take a look at the race courses.
Market Rasen
- Location: Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
- Race type: jump race
- Activity period: all year round
Chepstow
- Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Race type: mixed
- Activity period: all year round
Market Rasen
Going: good (good to soft in places)
Steward: Greg Pearson, Louise Moore
Stewards’ panel chair: Peter Crafts
The following races are scheduled at Market Rasen for Sunday, 16 March:
| Time | Race | Distance | Conditions |
| 1:52 pm | THE JOIN RACING TV NOW EBF JUNIOR ‘NATIONAL HUNT’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 4) (GBB RACE) (CL 4) | TWO MILES ABOUT HALF A FURLONG
(2m 125yds) |
4YO £9,000.00 |
| 2:22 pm | THE WATCH ON RACING TV MAIDEN HURDLE RACE (CLASS 4) (GBB RACE) (CL 4) | TWO MILES ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF FURLONGS
(2m 4f 139yds) |
4YO+ £7,000.00 |
| 2:52 pm | THE BET AT racingtv.com HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 5) (CL 5) | TWO MILES ABOUT ONE FURLONGS
(2m 1f 43yds) |
5YO+ £9,500.00 Rating 0-100 |
| 3:22 pm | THE WATCH RACE REPLAYS AT racingtv.com NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 5) (CL 5) | TWO MILES ABOUT TWO AND A HALF FURLONGS
(2m 2f 140yds) |
4YO+ £7,000.00 Rating 0-100 |
| 3:57 pm | THE 100% RACINGTV PROFITS BACK TO RACING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 4) (CL 4) | TWO MILES ABOUT SEVEN FURLONGS
(2m 7f 16yds) |
4YO+ £11,000.00 Rating 0-110 |
| 4:32 pm | THE GET DAILY TIPS AT racingtv.com MARES’ HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 4) (Challenger Mares’ Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB RACE) (CL 4) | about THREE MILES
(2m 7f 191yds) |
5YO+ £12,500.00 Rating 0-120 |
| 5:07 pm | THE VISIT racingtv.com OPEN MAIDEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE (CLASS 5) (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB RACE) (CL 5) | TWO MILES ABOUT HALF A FURLONG
(2m 125yds) |
4-6YO £4,000.00 |
Chepstow
Going: good to soft
Steward: Fergus Sweeney, Tomas O’Brien
Stewards’ panel chair: Simon Eliot
The following races are scheduled at Chepstow for Sunday, 16 March:
| Time | Race | Distance | Conditions |
| 2:02 pm | THE CAPITAL WINDSCREENS SUPPORTS BREAST CANCER CHARITY MARES’ MAIDEN HURDLE RACE (CLASS 4) (GBB RACE) (CL 4) | TWO MILES ABOUT THREE AND A HALF FURLONGS
(2m 3f 100yds) |
4YO+ £7,700.00 |
| 2:32 pm | THE CAPITAL WINDSCREENS SUPPORTS PROSTATE CANCER CHARITY MAIDEN HURDLE RACE (CLASS 4) (GBB RACE) (CL 4) | TWO MILES SEVEN AND A HALF FURLONGS
(2m 7f 131yds) |
4YO+ £7,700.00 |
| 3:02 pm | THE CAPITAL WINDSCREENS SUPPORTS AUTISM CHARITY HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 4) (GBB RACE) (CL 4) | TWO MILES ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF FURLONGS
(2m 7f 131yds) |
5YO+ £8,900.00 Rating 0-110 |
| 3:37 pm | THE CAPITAL WINDSCREENS SUPPORTS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CHARITY MARES’ HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 3) (Challenger Mares’ Hurdle Series Qualifier) (CL 3) | TWO MILES ABOUT THREE AND A HALF FURLONGS
(2m 3f 100yds) |
4YO+ £10,700.00 Rating 0-125 |
| 4:12 pm | THE CAPITAL WINDSCREENS NOVICES’ HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 4) (GBB RACE) (CL 4) | about TWO MILES
(2m 11yds) |
5YO+ £8,900.00 Rating 0-120 |
| 4:47 pm | THE AARON JAMES SUPPORTING PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 5) (CL 5) | TWO MILES ABOUT THREE AND A HALF FURLONGS
(2m 3f 98yds) |
5YO+ £6,150.00 Rating 0-100 |
| 5:17 pm | THE TERRY’S BIRTHDAY OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE (CLASS 5) (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB RACE) (CL 5) | about TWO MILES
(2m 11yds) |
4-6YO £4,500.00 |
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