steeplechase
noun
a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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However, I will not go back, but will steeplechase it across the country to Wrexham, which must be towards the north-east.”
From Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery by George Henry Borrow