Silver Trophy Handicap Chase
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The Silver Trophy Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards, or 4,139 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race. It is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.
The event was established in 1986, and its original distance was 2 miles and 4 furlongs. It was given Grade 2 status in 1991, and it was extended to its present length in 1993. For a period it was a conditions race, but it became a limited handicap in 2003.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Norton's Coin – 1989,1991
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Tony McCoy – Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Quazar (2005)
- Ruby Walsh – Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Martin Pipe – Beau Ranger (1988), Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Our Vic (2006)
- Paul Nicholls – Fadalko (2002), Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)
Winners
- ^ a b The 1995 and 1999 runnings took place at Sandown Park
- ^ The 2001 running was cancelled because of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak[1]
- ^ amateur rider
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- pedigreequery.com – Silver Trophy Chase – Cheltenham.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 70. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
External links
- Race Recordings [1]