Aintree Autumn Racing
The William Hill Autumn Racing takes place at Aintree Racecourse every year at the beginning of November and offers 7 excellent races for horse racing fanatics to sink their teeth into.
Eyes are already on the Grand National prize just two meetings into Aintree’s National Hunt season, as elite horses, talented jockeys and experienced horse trainers are put to the test in a series of hurdles and steeplechases as well as a flat race to cap it off.
The Aintree Autumn Racing is scheduled to take place on Saturday the 6th of November 2021, just a few weeks after The Afternoon Racing and a month before The William Hill Becher Chase meeting.
The William Hill Extra Places Every Day EBF NH Novices Hurdle
The William Hill Extra Places Every Day EBF NH Novices Hurdle is a Class 4 National Hunt European Breeders Fund novices hurdle that will open Aintree’s Autumn Racing 2021.
Open to horses aged four and five years old, The EBF National Hunt Novices’ Hurdle course length is 2 miles and 4 furlongs, featuring a number of hurdles for the novices to jump.
8/15 strong favourite Wilde About Oscar won this race last time out, ridden by jockey Harry Skelton and trained by Dan Skelton. All 6 runners completed this race successfully with the highest-priced horse 20/1 Timeless Beauty finishing in third place.
The William Hill Extra Places Every Day EBF NH Novices Hurdle will begin at 12:25 on Saturday the 6th of November 2021.
The William Hill Play Responsibly Novices Limited Handicap Steeple Chase
The William Hill Play Responsibly Novices Limited Handicap Steeple Chase is a Class 3 National Hunt GBB handicap steeplechase for novices that features on the fixture list of Aintree Autumn Racing every year.
Open to horses aged 4 years and over, The William Hill Play Responsibly Novices Limited Handicap Steeple Chase measures a distance of 2 miles, 3 furlongs and 200 yards and consists of a high number of fences for the competitors to negotiate.
10/1 outsider Canelo won this race last November, ridden by jockey Thomas Bellamy and trained by Alan King. 9/4 race favourite Northofthewall fell two fences out in a race contested by 10 runners and completed by just 7.
The William Hill Play Responsibly Novices Limited Handicap Steeple Chase will begin at 13:00 on Saturday the 6th of November 2021.
The Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race
The Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race is a Class 2 National Hunt GBB handicap hurdle race that is run at The William Hill Autumn Racing at Aintree every November.
Open to horses aged six years and above, The Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race consists of a track distance of 3 miles and 149 yards featuring a number of hurdles along the way for the horses to jump.
12/1 outsider Unowhatimeanharry won this race in 2020, ridden by jockey Kevin Brogan and trained by Harry Fry. 7/2 race favourite Yes No Maybe So finished in third place in a race that was contested by 12 runners and completed by all.
The Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race is scheduled to commence at 13:35 on Saturday the 6th of November 2021 for Aintree’s Autumn Racing.
The Follow WillHillRacing on Twitter Steeple Chase
The Follow WillHillRacing on Twitter Steeple Chase is a Class 2 National Hunt steeplechase that sits perched in the centre of Aintree’s Autumn Racing every November.
For a share of this race’s £32,000 prize pool, horses must run 2 miles, 3 furlongs and 200 yards of Aintree Racecourse, jumping a number of fences along the way.
13/2 priced Modus won this race last year, ridden by jockey Jonjo O’Neill Jnr and trained by Paul Nicholls. Cool Mix and Bennys King were this race’s 4/1 joint-favourites who finished in third and fifth respectively in a race contended by 8 runners and completed successfully by 7.
The Follow WillHillRacing on Twitter Steeple Chase is scheduled as the fourth race of Aintree’s William Hill Autumn Racing meeting at 14:10 on Saturday the 6th of November 2021.
The WilliamHill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Hurdle Race
The WilliamHill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Hurdle Race is a Class 2 National Hunt hurdle race that commences the second half of The William Hill Autumn Racing at Aintree every November.
Open to horses aged 4 and above, The WilliamHill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Hurdle Race measures a total race distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs and includes a number of hurdles for the participants to vault.
10/3 third-favourite Summerville Boy won this race last November, ridden by jockey Jonathon Burke and trained by Tom George. 15/8 race favourite finished in second place in a race contended by 6 runners and completed by all.
The WilliamHill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Hurdle Race will commence at 14:40 on Saturday the 6th of November 2021.
The William Hill Lengthen #YourOdds Handicap Steeple Chase
The William Hill Lengthen #YourOdds Handicap Steeple Chase is a Class 3 National Hunt handicap steeplechase that serves as the penultimate race of Aintree’s Autumn Racing meeting every year.
£20,400 is on the line to be split proportionately between the first four horses to successfully run this race’s 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 176-yard distance while clearing a number of high fences.
3/1 race favourite The Big Bite won this race at Aintree’s Autumn Racing last November, ridden by jockey Jonathon Burke and trained by Henry Oliver. All 8 of the starting runners successfully completed this edition of the race.
The William Hill Lengthen #YourOdds Handicap Steeple Chase is scheduled to take place at 15:20 on Saturday the 6th of November 2021.
The William Hill Betting TV Junior Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
The William Hill Betting TV Junior Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race is a Class 4 National Hunt GBB race that concludes Aintree’s William Hill Autumn Racing every November.
Open exclusively to three-year-old horses, The William Hill Betting TV Junior Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race has a flat course length of 2 miles and 209 yards.
This race was won by 9/1 outsider I Like To Move It last November, ridden by jockey Sam Twiston-Davies and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. 11/10 Rock Legend finished fourth in this race that consisted of just 5 runners.
The William Hill Betting TV Junior Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race will conclude Aintree’s Autumn Racing at 15:50 on Saturday the 6th of November 2021.
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Odds
High competition between online betting sites for Aintree meetings drive odds through the roof, so whether you prefer to gamble on the favourites or the outsiders, The William Hill Autumn Racing at Aintree can be a very profitable occasion.
Prices rose as high as 200/1 at the 2020 Aintree Autumn Racing, where the biggest upset was in The Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race which was won by 12/1 outsider Unowhatimeanharry, ridden by jockey Kevin Brogan and trained by Harry Fry.


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