{"id":14569,"date":"2021-04-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/?p=14569"},"modified":"2024-05-31T06:24:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:24:49","slug":"weatherbys-champion-standard-open-nh-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/sports\/horse-racing\/grand-national\/weatherbys-champion-standard-open-nh-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Weatherbys Champion Standard Open NH Flat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Established in 1987, The Weatherbys Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat was known as The Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race before Weatherbys Racing Bank became the sponsor in 2014. The NH Flat was initially sponsored by John Smith\u2019s until 2013 and was given its Grade Two level at the beginning of John Smith\u2019s sponsorship in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The race is held in early April each year at the Aintree Grand National and is open to horses between four and six years of age. This flat race is 2 miles and one furlong in distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/td>April 8th, 2022<\/td><\/tr>
Start Time (GMT)<\/strong><\/td>17:15<\/td><\/tr>
Distance<\/strong><\/td>2m 1f<\/td><\/tr>
Type<\/strong><\/td>NH Flat Race<\/td><\/tr>
Prize<\/strong><\/td>\u00a345,000<\/td><\/tr>
Where to Watch<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Horse\u2019s Age<\/strong><\/td>4 – 6 years<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Grand National Festival Day 2:<\/a> Champion Standard Open NH Flat<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Weatherbys Champion Standard Open NH Flat: Recent Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/strong><\/td>Horse<\/strong><\/td>Jockey<\/strong><\/td>Trainer<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>Rowland Ward<\/td>Charlie Hammond<\/td>Stuart Edmunds<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>N\/A<\/td>N\/A<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>McFabulous<\/td>Harry Cobden<\/td>Paul Nicholls<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>Portrush Ted<\/td>Gavin Sheehan<\/td>Warren Greatrex<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>Lalor<\/td>Richard Johnson<\/td>Richard Woollacott<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>Bacardys<\/td>Patrick Mullins<\/td>Willie Mullins<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
The 2020 Grand National Festival did not take place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Weatherbys Champion Standard Open NH Flat Tips, Predictions, and Previews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Note: the tips below refer to the 2021 Grand National Festival; updated previews will be available on the week of the 2022 Festival.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an impressive winning debut at Taunton, THE WIDDOW MAKER is fancied for another step forward here for trainer Colin Tizzard. He did that with a minimum of fuss, beating the same runner-up as Copperless did a week later with more ease. Olly Murphy\u2019s ride is favourite for this but, with Harry Kimber taking 7lb off, The Widdow Maker looks a better option. Leoncavallo ran a fine race at Cheltenham last month after a layoff and the Cesarewitch sixth should be suited down in trip and coming to this venue. He\u2019s lively player for David Pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selection: The Widdow Maker<\/strong> @ 17\/2<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next Race:<\/strong> Gaskells Handicap Hurdle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Established in 1987, The Weatherbys Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat was known as The Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race before Weatherbys Racing Bank became the sponsor in 2014. The NH Flat was initially sponsored by John Smith\u2019s until 2013 and was given its Grade Two level at the beginning of John Smith\u2019s sponsorship […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500],"tags":[690],"class_list":["post-14569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grand-national","tag-aintree-racecourse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14569"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39772,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14569\/revisions\/39772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}