After the war the racecourse re-opened, and the event returned in 1947 on a new date – Boxing Day.
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The race is scheduled to take place each year during the King George VI Chase meeting on Boxing Day.
The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the King George VI Chase meeting on Boxing Day.
Other important festivals are the Galway Races - a hugely popular mixed (NH and flat) meeting in Ireland, Punchestown Festival - the Irish equivalent of the Cheltenham Festival, The Tingle Creek at Sandown Park Racecourse, the Scottish Grand National at Ayr Racecourse, King George VI Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse, the Welsh National at Chepstow Racecourse, and the Irish National at Fairyhouse Racecourse.