The Christmas clashes: the big races to enjoy over the festive period

The excitement you feel leading up to the Christmas period wouldn’t reach such a lofty level without numerous enthralling and informative horseracing fixtures between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day – that is a well-documented fact in my household.

Christmas is a time to bestow presents, show appreciation and gratitude to loved ones and reopen that tracker with a selection of festive treats lined up.

Crowds reach a seasonal high away from the showpiece meetings and new racing fans will emerge. There is no better feeling than seeing an action-packed schedule fill the void between two of our most anticipated bank holidays.