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RSA Chase
Grade 1 race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Race typeChase
SponsorRSA Insurance Group
WebsiteCheltenham
Race information
Distance3m ½f (4,929 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFive-years-old and up
Weight11 st 2 lb (5yo);
11 st 4 lb (6yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for mares
Purse£150,000 (2014)
1st: £85,425
RSA Chase
2017
Light blue and yellow check, orange and black hooped sleeves and cap Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap Black and beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, beige cap
Might Bite Whisper Bellshill
Previous years
2016
Red, white star, red sleeves, black stars, white cap, red star Black and beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, beige cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
Blaklion Shaneshill More of That
2015
Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap White, dark blue cross belts, red and white check sleeves, red cap Maroon, White star, armlets and cap
Don Poli Southfield Theatre Wounded Warrior
2014
Purple and yellow stripes, black sleeves and cap Grey and maroon diamonds, grey sleeves, grey cap, red diamonds Grey, grey and black check cap
O'Faolains Boy Smad Place Morning Assembly
2013
Purple, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow cap Emerald green, red sleeves, check cap Grey, white epaulets
Lord Windermere Lyreen Legend Hadrian's Approach
2012
Navy blue, scarlet stripe and cap Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap Royal blue, white hoops and sleeves, white cap, royal blue stars
Bobs Worth First Lieutenant Call The Police
2011
Dark blue, yellow striped sleeves Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Royal blue, yellow hoop, dark blue sleeves, royal blue and yellow quartered cap
Bostons Angel Jessies Dream Wayward Prince
2010-2001
2010
Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap Brown, orange sleeves, quartered cap
Weapon's Amnesty Burton Port Long Run
2009
Red, white hooped sleeves, red cap, white spots Crazy quilt Black and light blue (quartered), black sleeves, white cap
Cooldine Horner Woods Massini's Maguire
2008
Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap Light Blue, Orange chevrons, Light Blue sleeves and cap Black, Orange diamond, Black sleeves, White armlets, check cap
Albertas Run Roll Along Battlecry
2007
Purple, grey hooped sleeves YELLOW, black braces, yellow and white quartered cap Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
Denman Snowy Morning According To John
2006
Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap Red and grey stripes, red sleeves, grey armlets, red cap Pink and grey diamonds, pink cap
Star De Mohaison Idle Talk Darkness
2005
Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves and cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Red, white cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
Trabolgan Comply Or Die Cornish Rebel
2004
Green, white chevron, striped cap Maroon and light blue (quartered), maroon sleeves Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Rule Supreme Royal Emperor Our Vic
2003
Emerald green, purple cross belts, purple cap Black, yellow cross belts and sleeves Red, black stars, red sleeves, red cap, white stars
One Knight Jair Du Cochet Barrow Drive
2002
Dark blue, lilac sleeves, lilac and white quartered cap Yellow, brown cross belts, blue sleeves, blue and yellow quartered cap Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves and cap
Hussard Collonges Iznogoud Chives
2000-1991
2000
Emerald Green, Dark Blue diamond and diamond on cap White, dark blue diamond, blue sleeves, white armlets, quartered cap Black and white stripes, emerald green and white striped sleeves
Lord Noelie Alexander Banquet Toto Toscato
1999
Blue, red epaulets, red sleeves, white chevrons, blue cap, red star Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, Pink cap Blue, yellow chevron, pink cap
Looks Like Trouble Lord of the River Billingsgate
1998
Red, white hooped sleeves, red cap, white spots Black, white hoops, spots on sleeves, hooped cap Black, black and white quartered cap
Florida Pearl Escartefigue Fulip
1997
Orange, purple chevrons and armlets, white cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Red, black star, spots on sleeves and star on cap
Hanakham Eudipe Djeddah
1996
White, black stars, white sleeves, black cap Light blue, black sleeves, red seams, black and light blue quartered cap Blue, white star and sleeves, striped cap
Nahthen Lad Mr Mulligan Do Rightly
1995
Royal Blue, large Red spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Red spots, Red cap Pink, white hoop, royal blue cap Black, white hoops, spots on sleeves, hooped cap
Brief Gale Harcon Banjo
1994
Orange, black and white hooped cap Black, emerald green spots on cap Black, gold cross and stripe on cap
Monsieur Le Cure Martomick Crystal Spirit
1993
Dark Blue, Yellow stripe, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and star on Yellow cap White, black hollow box, halved sleeves, black cap Royal blue and white check, white sleeves and cap
Young Hustler Superior Finish Its A Cracker
1992
Red, yellow star, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, red star Royal blue, red braces and cap Maroon, yellow epaulets, armlets and star on cap
Miinnehoma Bradbury Star Run For Free
1991
Black and white stripes, emerald green and white striped sleeves Emerald green and yellow check, yellow sleeves and cap Dark blue, white triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
Rolling Ball Esha Ness What's The Crack
1990-1988
1990
Orange, black star, striped sleeves, star on cap Blue, yellow stripe Royal blue, emerald green epaulets and armlets
Garrison Savannah The Committee Chatam
1989
White, red disc, sleeves and spots on cap White, dark green epaulets and star on cap White and yellow stripes, royal blue sleeves and cap
Envopak Token Nick The Brief Brown Windsor
1988
Pink, blue seams, hooped cap Red, white cap, green diamond Yellow, red chevrons, yellow sleeves, red cap
The West Awake Bob Tisdall Yeoman Broker
 

The RSA Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 110 yards (4,929 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.

History

The event was formerly known as the Broadway Novices' Chase, but since the mid-1960s it has been run under various sponsored titles. From 1964 to 1973 it was sponsored by the Tote, and it was called the Totalisator Champion Novices' Chase. Since then it has been backed by its present sponsor, RSA Insurance Group, and its predecessors Sun Alliance (1974–1996) and Royal & SunAlliance (1997–2008).

Several winners of the race have subsequently achieved victory in the most prestigious chase in the National Hunt calendar, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The most recent was Lord Windermere, the winner of the latter event in 2014.

Records

Leading jockey since 1946 (5 wins):

  • Pat Taaffe – Coneyburrow (1953), Solfen (1960), Grallagh Cnoc (1961), Arkle (1963), Proud Tarquin (1970)

Leading trainer since 1946 (4 wins):

  • Fulke Walwyn – Mountain Prince (1948, div. 2), On View (1951), Glenbeigh (1954), Mandarin (1957)
  • Willie Mullins – Florida Pearl (1998), Rule Supreme (2004), Cooldine (2009), Don Poli (2015)

Winners since 1946

  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
  • Separate divisions of the race indicated by (1) and (2).
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1946 Birthlaw 11 Ted Vinall Tommy Rayson
1947 no race 1947 [1]
1948 (1) Blakely Grove 7 Joe Maguire Ivor Anthony
1948 (2) Mountain Prince 9 Bryan Marshall Fulke Walwyn
1949 (1) Glen Fire 6 Mr J. Spencer Syd Mercer
1949 (2) Comeragh 8 D. Kelly Noel Furlong
1950 (1) Manicou 5 Lord Mildmay Peter Cazalet
1950 (2) Arctic Gold 5 Glen Kelly Gerald Balding
1951 On View 8 Bryan Marshall Fulke Walwyn
1952 Good and Plenty 8 Jimmy Power Jack Fawcus
1953 Coneyburrow 7 Pat Taaffe Joe Osbourne
1954 Glenbeigh 8 Dave Dick Fulke Walwyn
1955 Great Eliza 7 B. Cooper Danny Morgan
1956 Polar Flight 6 Tommy Cusack George Spann
1957 Mandarin 6 Michael Scudamore Fulke Walwyn
1958 Just Awake 6 Arthur Freeman Peter Cazalet
1959 Mac Joy 7 Arthur Freeman Ken Bailey
1960 Solfen 8 Pat Taaffe Willie O'Grady
1961 Grallagh Cnoc 7 Pat Taaffe Joe Osbourne
1962 Caduval 7 Laurie Morgan Bogden Lubecki
1963 Arkle 6 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1964 Buona Notte 7 Johnny Haine Bob Turnell
1965 Arkloin 6 Liam McLoughlin Tom Dreaper
1966 Different Class 6 David Mould Peter Cazalet
1967 Border Jet 7 Josh Gifford Ryan Price
1968 Herring Gull 6 Joe Crowley Paddy Mullins
1969 Spanish Steps 6 John Cook Edward Courage
1970 Proud Tarquin 7 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1971 Tantalum 7 David Nicholson Michael Pope
1972 Clever Scot 7 David Mould Harry Thomson Jones
1973 Killiney 7 Richard Pitman Fred Winter
1974 Ten Up 7 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper
1975 Pengrail 7 John Francome Fred Winter
1976 Tied Cottage 8 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore
1977 Gay Spartan 6 Michael Dickinson Tony Dickinson
1978 Sweet Joe 6 Steve Smith Eccles Harry Thomson Jones
1979 Master Smudge 7 Richard Hoare Arthur Barrow
1980 Lacson 8 Steve Knight Bob Hawker
1981 Lesley Ann 7 Colin Brown David Elsworth
1982 Brown Chamberlin 7 John Francome Fred Winter
1983 Canny Danny 7 Niall Madden Jimmy FitzGerald
1984 A Kinsman 8 Geordie Dun John Brockbank
1985 Antarctic Bay 8 Frank Berry Pat Hughes
1986 Cross Master 9 Reg Crank Tom Bill
1987 Kildimo 7 Graham Bradley Toby Balding
1988 The West Awake 7 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1989 Envopak Token 8 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford
1990 Garrison Savannah 7 Ben de Haan Jenny Pitman
1991 Rolling Ball 8 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Miinnehoma 9 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1993 Young Hustler 6 Peter Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies
1994 Monsieur Le Cure 8 Peter Niven John Edwards
1995 Brief Gale 8 Philip Hide Josh Gifford
1996 Nahthen Lad 7 Warren Marston Jenny Pitman
1997 Hanakham 8 Richard Dunwoody Ron Hodges
1998 Florida Pearl 6 Richard Dunwoody Willie Mullins
1999 Looks Like Trouble 7 Paul Carberry Noel Chance
2000 Lord Noelie 7 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2001 no race 2001 [2]
2002 Hussard Collonges 7 Russ Garritty Peter Beaumont
2003 One Knight 7 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2004 Rule Supreme 8 David Casey Willie Mullins
2005 Trabolgan 7 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2006 Star de Mohaison 5 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls
2007 Denman 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Albertas Run 7 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2009 Cooldine 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2010 Weapon's Amnesty 7 Davy Russell Charles Byrnes
2011 Bostons Angel 7 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2012 Bobs Worth 7 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2013 Lord Windermere 7 Davy Russell Jim Culloty
2014 O'Faolain's Boy 7 Barry Geraghty Rebecca Curtis
2015 Don Poli 6 Bryan Cooper Willie Mullins
2016 Blaklion 7 Ryan Hatch Nigel Twiston-Davies
2017 Might Bite 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson

1 The 1947 edition was abandoned due to snow and frost.
2 The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis.

See also

References

  • cheltenham.co.uk – Media information pack (2010).
  • pedigreequery.com – Royal & SunAlliance Chase – Cheltenham.
  • Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 60. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
  • Race Recordings [1]
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