Altcar Novices' Chase
Appearance
2018 | ||
Testify | Lake View Lad | Only two finished |
The Altcar Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or above. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 203 yards, or 4,099 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The race was first run in 1996. Between 2000 and 2005 the race was run over a distance of 2 miles and 6 furlongs, before being switched back to its current distance in 2006. From 2012 to 2016 it was run under various sponsored titles.
Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Nahthen Lad | Warren Marston | Jenny Pitman | ||
1997 | Simply Dashing | Richard Dunwoody | Mick Easterby | ||
1998 | Diwali Dancer | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | ||
1999 | Fourth in Line | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams | ||
2000 | Toto Toscato | Richard Johnson | Alan King | ||
no race 2001 | |||||
2002 | Ifni Du Luc | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | ||
2003 | It Takes Time | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | ||
2004 | Our Armageddon | Liam McGrath | Richard Guest | ||
2005 | Jazz D'Estruval | Tony Dobbin | Nicky Richards | ||
2006 | Don't Be Shy | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe | ||
2007 | My Way de Solzen | Robert Thornton | Alan King | ||
no race 2008 | |||||
2009 | Will Be Done | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. | ||
2010 | Diamond Harry | Barry Geraghty | Nick Williams | ||
no race 2011[1] | |||||
2012 | Our Mick | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. | ||
no race 2013 [2] | |||||
2014 | Taquin Du Seuil | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill | ||
2015 | Wakanda | Danny Cook | Sue Smith | ||
2016 | Bristol De Mai | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies | ||
2017 | Waiting Patiently | Brian Hughes | Malcolm Jefferson | ||
2018 | Testify | Will Kennedy | Donald McCain, Jr. |
1 The 2011 race was abandoned due to frost.
2 The 2013 race was abandoned due to snow.