Home to racing since 1759, Stratford hosts 17 national hunt cards throughout the summer, with the course’s Champion Hunter Chase seen as behind only the Aintree and Cheltenham versions when it comes to prestige.
The course often favours speed horses that can get into a nice rhythm out in front, due to the course’s stiff fences and relatively short home straight. Some of the bigger yards frequent the track with their summer jumpers with Nicky Henderson and Dan Skelton both having notable success there.