Castleford Chase

Castleford Chase
2014
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The Castleford Chase is a National Hunt handicap chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Wetherby Racecourse in late December.[1] There are twelve fences to be jumped in the race.

The Castleford Chase's recent history has seen a number of changes in conditions and status. Until 1989 it was run as a limited handicap. In 1990 it was upgraded to a Grade 1 race and run as a conditions chase for the first time. From 1998 it reverted to a limited handicap and was downgraded to Grade 2 status. In 2006 it was replaced as a Grade 2 chase in the calendar by Kempton Park's newly inaugurated Desert Orchid Chase and became a handicap chase for horses rated between 0 and 145.

Recent Winners

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1975 Tingle Creek 9 12-00 Ian Watkinson Harry Thomson Jones
1976 Skryne 6 11-07 Ron Barry P Bailey
1977 Crofton Hall 8 11-00 Jonjo O'Neill J Dixon
1978 Lord Greystoke 7 10-11 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards
1979 Rathgorman 7 11-02 Ken Whyte Tony Dickinson
1980 Rathgorman 8 11-10 Ken Whyte Michael Dickinson
1981 Abandoned because of snow and frost
1982 Little Bay 7 10-08 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards
1983 Badsworth Boy 8 12-00 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson
1984 Ryeman 7 11-10 Graham Bradley Mrs Monica Dickinson
1985 Our Fun 8 10-11 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford
1986 Little Bay 11 11-07 Phil Tuck Gordon W. Richards
1987 Pearlyman 8 12-07 Tom Morgan John Edwards
1988 Midnight Count 8 12-02 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford
1989 Ida's Delight 10 10-07 Brian Storey J I A Charlton
1990 Waterloo Boy 7 11-10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1991 Waterloo Boy 8 11-10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1992 Katabatic 9 11-10 Simon McNeill Andy Turnell
1993 Abandoned because of snow
1994 Viking Flagship 7 11-10 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1995 Abandoned
1996 Abandoned
1997 Viking Flagship 10 11-10 Richard Johnson David Nicholson
1998 Cumbrian Challenge 9 12-06 Richie McGrath Tim Easterby
1999 Nordance Prince 8 10-06 Tony Dobbin Venetia Williams
2000 Function Dream 8 10-00 Anthony Ross Mary Reveley
2001 Turgeonev 6 13-00 Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby
2002 Geos 7 10-12 John Kavanagh Nicky Henderson
2003 Kadarann 6 11-08 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
2004 Abandoned
2005 Mister McGoldrick 8 11-08 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith
2006 Calatagan 7 11-11 Tom Dreaper Malcolm Jefferson
2007 Calatagan 8 11-02 Tom Dreaper Malcolm Jefferson
2008 Santa's Son 8 11-06 Peter Buchanan Howard Johnson
2009 Abandoned
2010 Abandoned
2011 Charingworth 8 10-00 Lucy Alexander Ferdy Murphy
2012 Drumshambo 6 11-12 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams
2013 Pepite Rose 6 11-02 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams
2014 Upsilon Bleu 6 11-06 James Reveley Pauline Robson

References

  1. ↑ "Wetherby". Northern Echo. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

See also

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