🏇 They’re under starters orders at Kempton Park Racecourse for their first National Hunt fixture of 2027 and the ever-popular Coral Lanzarote Hurdle Day.
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With the 2026/2027 jumps season in full flow all roads this lead to Kempton Park this afternoon. The historic racecourse in Surrey, just 16 miles from central London, hosts a seven-race card. The opening race on Lanzarote Hurdle Day on Saturday 10 January is due off at 12.20pm. Lanzarote Hurdle Day tickets are on sale.
The first big race of the day is the Coral Silviniaco Conti Steeple Chase at 2.05pm. A Grade 2 race over fences with £80,000 in prize money at stake. The feature race of the day is at 2.40pm. The listed Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle raced over two miles and five furlongs is open to horse aged four years and older and with a £100,000 prize pot. The race is named after the racehorse Lanzarote who won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival in 1974. It took place for the first time in 1978. In 2026, Iberico Lord who won the latest edition of the race at odds of 22/1. Ridden by James Bowen and trained by Nicky Henderson, Iberico Lord beat Double Powerful and A Pai Nom who finished in second and third respectively.
LANZAROTE HURDLE DAY – TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL
🎟️ Tickets for the Lanzarote Hurdle Day are available via the ‘Get Tickets’ link.
🗝️ Gates open: 11am.
🏇 First race: 12.20pm.
🏇 Last race: 3.53pm.
🚊🚗 Travel tips: Kempton Park Racecourse is 16 miles from the city and 6 miles from Heathrow Airport. It is easily accessible by both rail and car. Kempton Park station is a 2-minute walk from the North Entrance and a 45 minute train journey from London Waterloo. Free parking in available in the centre of the course, accessible via Gate 6 on the A308 (Staines Road East). There is a charge of £5 per vehicle for parking in the main car park.
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