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Race Types

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:01 pm
by NickyM
Hello all,

if anybody could write the full names for various race types it would be greatly appreciated. Maybe some others have the same question. For example, hch, hcch etc. etc.

Re: Race Types

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:33 pm
by martinkil
Most Race types are covered as follows

(level)
nv - novice
md - maiden
sl - Selling
cl - Claimer

(handicap)
hc - handicap

(jump sort)
ch - chase
h - hurdle
nhf - National Hunt Flat race
ptp - Point to point

(grade)
g - Grade/Group 1,2 or 3 (Jumps/Flat)
l - Listed
ac - auction


(level)(handicap)(jump sort)(grade) - where each of the fields may be blank

nvhcchg3 - would be a "Novice handicap chase grade 3"
hchl - Handicap hurdle listed
l - listed flat race
hc - handicap flat race

Re: Race Types

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:33 pm
by NickyM
Thank you very much for your helpful answer!!

Re: Race Types

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:22 am
by martinkil
The format has been added to.
If the abbreviation ends with an "m" it means it's a mares only race (generally lower grade than when not mares only)

Re: Race Types

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:58 am
by martinkil
There's a racetype page - (which i'd forgotten about) that's been around since 2015 at least -

http://patternform.co.uk/moneyform_racetypes.htm