Oaksey Chase
Appearance
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Black Corton | Gold Present | San Benedeto |
The Oaksey Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 6½ furlongs (2 miles, 6 furlongs and 164 yards, or 4,576 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
The race was first run in 2014 as a Listed race, and was raised to Grade 2 status in 2016.[1] The title commemorates John Oaksey (1929 - 2012), an amateur jockey and journalist who rode the winner of the 1958 Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown Park.
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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2014 | Menorah | 9 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
2015 | Menorah | 10 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
2016 | Menorah | 11 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
2017 | Menorah | 12 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
2018 | Top Notch | 7 | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson |
2019 | Black Corton | 8 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
no race 2020 [a] |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Aintree's two mile novices' hurdle elevated to Grade 1 status as the BHA announces upgrades to Jump Pattern races for 2015/16 / 07 Jul 15". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.