Racing Post Chase

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The Racing Post Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late February.

The event was first run in 1988, and throughout its history it has been sponsored by the Racing Post. The race often serves as a trial for the Grand National, and two horses have won both races in the same year. Both of these horses, Rhyme 'n' Reason (1988) and Rough Quest (1996), also competed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup between their victories.

[edit] Winners

• Weights given in stones and pounds.

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer
1988	Rhyme 'n' Reason	9	10-11	Brendan Powell	David Elsworth
1989	Bonanza Boy	8	11-01	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
1990	Desert Orchid	11	12-03	Richard Dunwoody	David Elsworth
1991	Docklands Express	9	10-07	Anthony Tory	Kim Bailey
1992	Docklands Express	10	11-10	Anthony Tory	Kim Bailey
1993	Zeta's Lad	10	10-10	John White	John Upson
1994	Antonin	6	10-04	John Burke	Sue Bramall
1995	Val d'Alene	8	11-02	Adam Kondrat	François Doumen
1996	Rough Quest	10	10-08	Richard Dunwoody	Terry Casey
1997	Mudahim	11	10-02	Rodney Farrant	Jenny Pitman
1998	Super Tactics	10	10-10	Andrew Thornton	Robert Alner
1999	Dr Leunt	8	11-05	Richard Dunwoody	Philip Hobbs
2000	Gloria Victis	6	11-10	Richard Johnson	Martin Pipe
2001	Young Spartacus	8	11-03	Richard Johnson	Henry Daly
2002	Gunther McBride	7	10-03	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2003	La Landiere	8	11-07	Warren Marston	Richard Phillips
2004	Marlborough	12	11-12	Ruby Walsh	Nicky Henderson
2005	Farmer Jack	9	11-12	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2006	Innox [1]	10	11-00	Tony McCoy	François Doumen
2007	Simon	8	11-05	Andrew Thornton	John Spearing
2008	Gungadu	8	11-12	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2009	Nacarat	8	10-13	Tony McCoy	Tom George

¹  The 2006 race took place at Sandown Park as Kempton was closed for redevelopment.

[edit] References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races