Coral and The Jockey Club partner to offer significant prize money increases at Kempton Park feature meetings

“The Coral Chase has a distinguished roll of honour, with the likes of Desert Orchid and Rough Quest winners of the race in its pomp, and with £150,000 now up for grabs we are throwing a gauntlet down to connections of highly rated three-mile chasers to target this historic race, especially as 12 out of the last 20 renewals have been won by horses carrying 11 stone or more.

“The Lanzarote Hurdle used to be one of the big betting handicaps of the jump season, and we hope that this injection of prize money up to £100,000 will see it deliver a competitive and high quality contest for racegoers and punters at home to enjoy.

“Jump racing is hugely important to Coral and we want to invest our money where we can make a difference to, and support, the sport.”

Leading Jumps trainer Tom George said:

“I’m delighted to see the increase in prize money, and whilst there is a way to go in terms of day to day racing this is definitely news to be welcomed.

“Kempton Park is a great track and it’s one that has been lucky for us. It suits winter horses who like decent ground and it’s an important track for the yard, providing the best ground in the winter months.

“As for the races themselves the Coral Chase is certainly a possibility for Clondaw Castle. He’s fine after his run in the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park and is having a bit of a break now before we bring him back in the spring for the better ground.”

Barney Clifford, Regional Head of Racing and Clerk of the Course at Kempton Park, said:

“We are delighted to be working with Coral at two of our feature days of Jump racing and our thanks goes to them for their significant contribution to increased prize money at both fixtures.

“While the largest increases are to the feature contests, it should also be noted that all races on the card at both fixtures have more prize money on offer in 2022 due to additional in-house investment, which I am sure will be appreciated by all as the industry continues its recovery from the challenges of the last couple of years.

“We look set for two top-class days of competition over Jumps and I’m sure we will unearth a future star or two as has been the case on countless occasions at these two fixtures down the years.”

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