Classic Chase
Appearance
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Kimberlite Candy | Captain Chaos | Petite Power |
The Classic Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Warwick over a distance of about 3 miles and 5 furlongs (3 miles 5 furlongs and 54 yards, or 5,883 metres), and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The present event was introduced in 2004, although a similar race, the Warwick (Brooke Bond Oxo) National Chase, had been previously staged until 2000. As with its predecessor, the Classic Chase is usually contested by several horses which subsequently compete in the Grand National. The 2017 winner, One For Arthur, went on to win the Grand National.
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | Clarification | 7 | 10-00 | Jeremy Glover | Roddy Armytage |
1975 | Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course | ||||
1976 | Jolly's Clump | 10 | 10-06 | Ian Watkinson | Harry Thomson Jones |
1977 | Cornish Princess | 9 | 10-02 | Richard Hoare[a] | W Turner |
1978 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
1979 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
1980 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
1981 | Colonel Christy | 6 | 09–10 | Gerry Gracey | Hugh O'Neill |
1982 | Loving Words | 9 | 10-10 | Richard Hoare | John Thorne |
1983 | Bonum Omen | 9 | 10–13 | Kevin Mooney | Fulke Walwyn |
1984 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
1985 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
1986 | Knock Hill | 10 | 10-05 | Anthony Webber | John Webber |
1987 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
1988 | Abandoned because of snow | ||||
1989 | Memberson | 11 | 10-07 | Guy Upton[a] | Peter Dufosee |
1990 | Midnight Madness | 12 | 11-01 | Rodi Greene | Dai Bloomfield |
1991 | Aquilifer | 11 | 11-07 | Jonothon Lower | Martin Pipe |
1992 | Woodgate | 11 | 10-09 | Carl Llewellyn | Tim Forster |
1993 | Fiddlers Pike | 12 | 10–11 | Rosemary Henderson[a] | Rosemary Henderson |
1994 | Moorcroft Boy | 9 | 10-10 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
1995 | Willsford | 12 | 10-07 | Warren Marston | Jenny Pitman |
1996 | Full of Oats | 10 | 09-07 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight |
1998 | A N C Express | 10 | 10–11 | Tom Jenks | Jeff King |
2000 | Choisty | 10 | 10-00 | Paul W Flynn | H Edward Haynes |
2004 | Southern Star | 9 | 10-01 | Graham Lee | Henrietta Knight |
2005 | Baron Windrush | 7 | 10-03 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
2006 | Eurotrek | 10 | 10-09 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2007 | Ladalko | 8 | 11-01 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2008 | D'Argent | 11 | 11-07 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
no race 2009–10 [b] | |||||
2011 | West End Rocker | 9 | 10–11 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
2012 | Hey Big Spender | 9 | 11–12 | Joe Tizzard | Colin Tizzard |
2013 | Rigadin de Beauchene | 8 | 10-03 | Robbie Dunne | Venetia Williams |
2014 | Shotgun Paddy | 7 | 11-07 | Leighton Aspell | Emma Lavelle |
2015 | Hawkes Point | 10 | 10–12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
2016 | Russe Blanc | 9 | 10-07 | Charlie Poste | Kerry Lee |
2017 | One For Arthur | 8 | 10–11 | Derek Fox | Lucinda Russell |
2018 | Milansbar | 11 | 11-02 | Bryony Frost | Neil King |
2019 | Impulsive Star | 9 | 09-12 | Sam Waley-Cohen[a] | Neil Mulholland |
2020 | Kimberlite Candy | 8 | 11-04 | Richie McLernon | Tom Lacey |
See also
References
- pedigreequery.com – Classic Handicap Chase – Warwick.
- 2000 – "Warwick National Chase" (2000).
- breakingnews.ie – "Warwick abandoned" (2009).
- bbc.co.uk – "Weather prospects for racing" (2010).