2016

TF9228 : A horses view of a chase fence at Fakenham Racecourse

taken 9 years ago, near to Pudding Norton, Norfolk, England

A horses view of a chase fence at Fakenham Racecourse
A horses view of a chase fence at Fakenham Racecourse
This fence is on the home straight with the winning post just beyond the fence in the distance.
There are 3 types of races that take place on National Hunt racecourses.
A chase takes place over larger fixed fences, such as this one, which will not fall over if hit by a horse.
A hurdle race takes place over lower more forgiving fences which are usually hurdles or gates covered in brushwood that are hammered into the ground and will fall over if a horse hits them too hard.
A National Hunt flat race, as the name suggests, does not involve jumping any fences and is often known as a bumper race and usually involves less experienced horses and are run as the last race at most race meetings.

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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Primary Subject: Racecourse other tags: Grandstands Grandstand Fence National Hunt Horse Racing Norfolk Racecourse Fence National Hunt Fence Horse Race Course Chase Fence Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Chase Fence [5] · Winning Post [3] ·
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TF9228, 82 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Richard Humphrey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 May, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 9237 2884 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:49.3651N 0:51.2151E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TF 9238 2888
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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