Jumps racing is very popular in Britain, with the public flocking in droves to the major festivals - especially The Cheltenham Festival in March. Although prize money is less than that available for flat racing, it's no less competitive.

Betting on flat racing is high around Christmas for the Boxing Day meeting at Kempton, then rises slowly towards the Cheltenham Festival in March, where all the best horses meet to decide who's the best in Europe.

Below is a list of all the major national hunt races in Europe. Click on a race to read more information, and to see live odds and previous winners.

January
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	Dipper Novices Chase	5yo+	2m5f
	Tolworth Hurdle	5yo	2m½f
	Punchestown Juvenile Hurdle	4yo	2m
	Pierse Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Leamington Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m5f
	Totesport Classic Chase	5yo+	3m5f
	Victor Chandler Chase	5yo+	2m
	Champion Hurdle Trial	4yo+	2m
	Peter Marsh Chase	5yo+	3m
	Warfield Mares Only Hurdle	4yo+	3m
	Holloways Hurdle	4yo+	2m½
	Rossington Main Novices Hurdle	4yo	2m
	Altcar Novices Chase	4yo+	2m4f
	Irish Champion Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Cleeve Hurdle	5yo+	3m
	Cotswold Chase	5yo+	3m1½f
	Lightning Novices Chase	5yo+	2m1f
	Classic Novices Hurdle	4yo	2m 41/2f
	Finesse Novices Hurdle	4yo	2m1f
	River Don Novices Hurdle	5yo+	3m
February
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	Scilly Isles Chase	5yo+	2m4½f
	Contenders Hurdle	5yo+	2m½
	Towton Novices Chase	5yo+	3m1f
	Irish Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup	5yo+	3m
	Aon Chase	5yo+	3m
	Totesport Trophy	5yo+	2m½f
	Game Spirit Chase	5yo+	2m1f
	Kingmaker Novices Chase	5yo+	2m
	Kingwell Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Reynoldstown Novice Chase	5yo+	3m
	Ascot Chase	5YO+	2m3½f
	Blue Square Gold Cup	5yo+	3m4½f
	Prestige Novices Hurdle	5yo+	3m1f
	Rendelsham Hurdle	4yo+	3m
	Racing Post Chase	5yo+	3m
	Dovecote Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Adonis Juvenile Novice Hurdle	4yo	2m
	Pendil Novices Chase	5yo+	2m41/2f
	National Spirit Hurdle	5yo+	2m4f
March
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	Premier Kelso Hurdle	4yo+	2m 2f
	Newbury Gold Cup	5yo+	2m4f
	Champion Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Arkle Challenge Trophy	5yo	2m
	Supreme Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m½f
	Cross Country Chase	5yo+	3m7f
	William Hill Trophy	5yo+	3m½f
	Mares Only Hurdle	5yo+	2m4½f
	Queen Mother Champion Chase	5yo+	2m
	Champion Bumper	4-6yo	2m½f
	Cheltenham Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m5f
	Royal Sun Alliance Chase	5yo+	3m½f
	Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle	4yo	2m½f
	Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle	5yo+	2m5f
	Cheltenham National Hunt Chase	5yo+	4m
	Stayers World Hurdle	4yo+	3m
	Ryanair Chase	5yo+	2m5f
	Cheltenham Novices Handicap Chase	5yo+	2m5f
	Racing Post Plate	5yo+	2m5f
	Kim Muir Challenge Cup	5yo+	3m½f
	Pertemps Handicap Hurdle	5yo+	3m
	Cheltenham Gold Cup	5yo+	3m2f
	Triumph Hurdle	4yo	2m1f
	Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup	5yo+	3m½f
	Novices Hurdle Final	4yo+	3m
	Grand Annual Handicap Chase	5yo	2m½f
	County Handicap Hurdle	5yo+	2m1f
	Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle	2m 41/2f	Open
April
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle	5yo+	2m
	Punchestown Champion Novice Chase	5yo+	3m1f
	Punchestown Champion Bumper	4-7yo	2m
	Punchestown Novice Chase	5yo+	2m
	Irish Grand National	5yo+	3m5f
	Liverpool Hurdle	4yo	3m
	Totesport Bowl	5yo	3m1f
	Anniversary 4YO Novice Hurdle	4yo	2m�
	Grand National Meeting
	Melling Chase	5yo+	2m4f
	Sefton Novice Hurdle	4yo+	3m
	Topham Chase	5yo+	2m5f
	Mildmay Novices Chase	4yo	3m 1f
	Top Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m 1/2 f
	Grand National	6yo+	4m4f
	Maghull Novices Chase	5yo	2m
	Aintree Hurdle	4yo+	2m4f
	Mersey Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m 4f
	Scottish Grand National	4yo+	4m½f
	Future Champions Novice Chase	5yo+	2m4f
	Scottish Champion Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Punchestown Festival 2009
	Punchestown Champion Chase	5yo+	2m
	Punchestown Gold Cup	5yo+	3m1f
	Punchestown World Series Hurdle	4yo+	3m
	Punchestown Champion Hurdle	5yo+	2m
	Bet365 Gold Cup	5yo+	3m5½f
	Celebration Chase	5yo+	2m
May
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	Punchestown Land Rover Novice Hurdle	4yo+	2m4f
	Punchestown Four Year Old Hurdle	4yo	2m
	Swinton Handicap Hurdle	5yo +	2m
	Pertemps Cup Champion Hunters Chase	5yo	3m4f
October
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	Persian War Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m4f
	Old Roan Chase	5yo+	2m4f
	Charlie Hall Chase	5yo+	3m1f
	John Smiths Hurdle	4yo+	3m1f
November
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	William Hill Gold Cup	4yo+	2m1½f
	Down Royal Champion Chase	5yo+	3m
	Elite Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Cheltenham Open Meeting
	Sharp Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m ½
	Paddy Power Gold Cup	4yo+	2m4½f
	Greatwood Handicap Hurdle	4yo+	2m ½f
	Cheltenham Novice Hurdle	4yo+	2m5f
	Independent Newspaper Novices Chase	4yo+	2m
	Punchestown Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Betfair Chase	5yo	3m
	Ascot Hurdle	4yo+	2m 3 ½f
	Becher Chase	5yo+	3m2f
	Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup	5yo+	3m2½f
	Long Distance Hurdle	4yo	3m1½f
	Fighting Fifth Hurdle	4yo	2m
	Drinmore Novice Chase	5yo+	2m4f
	Hattons Grace Hurdle	4yo+	2m4f
	Royal Bond Novice Hurdle	4yo+	2m
December
	Race Name	Ages	Dist
	Winter Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m4f
	Tingle Creek Chase	5yo+	2m
	Henry VIII Novices Chase	4yo+	2m
	John Durkan Memorial Chase	5yo	2m4f
	Peterborough Chase	5yo	2m4f
	Boylesports Gold Cup	4yo+	2m5f
	Boylesports International	4yo+	2m1f
	Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle	4yo+	3m
	Relkeel Hurdle	4yo+	2m 4f½
	Mitie Kennel Gate Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Noel Novices Chase	4yo+	2m3f
	Tommy Whittle Chase		3m
	Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	King George VI Chase	4yo+	3m
	Feltham Novices Chase	3yo	3m
	Christmas Hurdle	4yo	2m
	Durkan Juvenile Hurdle	3yo	2m
	Durkan Novice Chase	4yo+	2m1f
	Paddy Power Dial A Bet Chase	5yo+	2m1f
	Future Champions Novice Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Desert Orchid Chase
	Wayward Lad Novices Chase	4yo+	2m
	Welsh Grand National	5yo+	3m5f
	Finale Juvenile Hurdle	3yo	2m
	Knight Frank Novice Chase	4yo+	3m
	Long Walk Hurdle	4yo	3m1½f
	Lexus Chase	5yo+	3m
	December Hurdle	4yo+	2m
	Challow Novices Hurdle	4yo+	2m 5f