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Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
Ungraded race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated2005
Race typeChase
SponsorGlenfarclas
WebsiteCheltenham
Race information
Distance3m 7f (6,236 metres)
SurfaceTurf
QualificationFive-years-old and up
Purse£50,000 (2014)
1st: £31,280
Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
2016
Pink and mauve (quartered), mauve sleeves, white cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Mauve, white hoops, halved sleeves, mauve cap
Any Currency Josies Orders Bless The Wings
Previous years
2015
Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap Pink and mauve (quartered), mauve sleeves, white cap Purple, yellow chevron and cap
Rivage D'Or Any Currency Uncle Junior
2014
Red, royal blue stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap Pink and mauve (quartered), mauve sleeves, white cap Red and white (halved), emerald green sleeves, white cap
Balthazar King Any Currency Big Shu
2013
Red and white (halved), emerald green sleeves, white cap Purple, orange seams, purple cap, orange star Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
Big Shu Shakervilz Outlaw Pete
2012
Red, royal blue stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap Black, royal blue chevron and sleeves Chocolate, royal blue sleeves, white cap
Balthazar King A New Story Wedger Pardy
2011
Emerald green, yellow chevron and sleeves, red cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, emerald green and yellow quartered cap Black, royal blue chevrons and sleeves, black cap
Sizing Australia Garde Champetre A New Story
2010
Black, royal blue chevrons and sleeves, black cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Light blue and royal blue diabolo, light blue sleeves and cap
A New Story L'Ami Lacdoudal
2009
Emerald green, orange hoops, emerald green and yellow quartered cap Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap Emerald Green, Orange Hoops, Emerald Green cap, White star
Garde Champetre L'Ami Drombeag
2008
EMERALD GREEN and ORANGE HOOPED, green and yellow quartered cap Emerald Green, Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Royal Blue star Black, Royal Blue chevrons and sleeves, Black cap
Garde Champetre Native Jack A New Story
2007
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Black, light blue star, light blue sleeves, black stars, light blue cap Black and white (halved), red sleeves and cap
Heads Onthe Ground Silver Birch Le Duc
2006
BLACK and WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, quartered cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, quarteredcap
Native Jack Spot Thedifference Buailtes And Fadas
2005
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Emerald green and orange (quartered), orange sleeves and cap Light Blue, Royal Blue sash, sleeves and cap
Spot Thedifference Luzcadou Mrs Be
 

The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase is a National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Cross-Country Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 7 furlongs (6,236 metres), and during its running there are thirty-two obstacles to be cleared. It was originally run as a handicap race before being changed to a conditions race from the 2016 running,[1] [2] and it is scheduled to take place each year on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in March.

The event was established when a fourth day was added to the Cheltenham Festival in 2005. It is now one of three cross-country chases held at Cheltenham – the others take place in November and December. All three were originally sponsored by Sporting Index, and in the 2007–08 season they were backed by BGC. The whisky distillery Glenfarclas began supporting the series in 2008–09.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Garde Champetre – 2008, 2009
  • Balthazar King - 2012, 2014

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Nina Carberry – Heads Onthe Ground (2007), Garde Champetre (2008, 2009), Josies Orders (2016)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Enda Bolger – Spot Thedifference (2005), Heads Onthe Ground (2007), Garde Champetre (2008, 2009), Josies Orders (2016)

Winners

  • Weights given in stones and pounds; Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr", "Miss" etc.
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
2005 Spot Thedifference 12 11-12 Mr J. T. McNamara Enda Bolger
2006 Native Jack 12 10-08 Davy Russell Philip Rothwell
2007 Heads Onthe Ground 10 10-02 Miss Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2008 Garde Champetre 9 10-13 Miss Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2009 Garde Champetre 10 11-12 Miss Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2010 A New Story 12 09-07 Adrian Heskin Michael Hourigan
2011 Sizing Australia 9 10-09 Andrew Lynch Henry De Bromhead
2012 Balthazar King 8 10-09 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2013 Big Shu 8 10-05 Barry Cash Peter Maher
2014 Balthazar King 10 11-12 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2015 Rivage d'Or 10 10-10 Davy Russell Tony Martin
2016 Josies Orders [1] 8 11-04 Miss Nina Carberry Enda Bolger

1 Any Currency finished first in 2016 but was disqualified after a banned substance was detected in a post-race urine test.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Changes announced to the new season at Cheltenham". Weatherbys. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ^ http://racecaller.com/horse-racing-forum/cheltenham-day-2/cross-country-chase-trends-2016-1455994861/post/785970
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