Ascot Chase
The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (2 miles, 5 furlongs and 85 yards, or 4,302 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February. The event was first run in 1995, as the Comet Chase, and its distance was originally set at 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (3,923 metres). This was modified slightly when the race was temporarily switched to Lingfield Park, and also upon its return to Ascot in 2007. The present length was introduced in 2008. The race was run on a Wednesday until 1998, moving to its current Saturday in 1999. It replaced the Whitbread Trial Handicap (3 miles 100 yards) on the Wednesday card, a race which was first run in 1966.
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| Jonbon | Pic D'Orhy | Blow Your Wad |
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| Pic D'Orhy | Corbetts Cross | Blue Lord |
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| Pic D'Orhy | L'Homme Presse | Ahoy Senor |
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| Shishkin | Pic D'Orhy | Fakir D'Oudairies |
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| Fakir D'Oudairies | Two For Gold | Fanion D'estruval |
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| Dashel Drasher | Master Tommytucker | Bennys King |
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| Riders Onthe Storm | Janika | Only two finished |
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| Cyrname | Waiting Patiently | Fox Norton |
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| Waiting Patiently | Cue Card | Frodon |
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| Cue Card | Shantou Flyer | Royal Regatta |
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| Silviniaco Conti | Dynaste | Royal Regatta |
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| Balder Succes | Ma Filleule | Ballycasey |
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| Captain Chris | Cloudy Too | Hunt Ball |
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| Cue Card | Captain Chris | Ghizao |
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| Riverside Theatre | Medermit | Gauvain |
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| Riverside Theatre | Gauvain | Deep Purple |
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| Monet's Garden | Albertas Run | The Sawyer |
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| Voy Por Ustedes | Gwanako | Tamarinbleu |
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| Kauto Star | Monet's Garden | Racing Demon |
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| Monet's Garden | Thisthatandtother | River City |
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| Our Vic | My Will | Fondmort |
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| It Takes Time | Ollie Magern | Hand Inn Hand |
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| Hand Inn Hand | Impek | See You Sometime |
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| Tiutchev | Geos | Tresor De Mai |
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| Tresor De Mai | Banker Count | Celibate |
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| Tiutchev | Celibate | The Outback Way |
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| Rockforce | Celibate | Strong Promise |
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| Teeton Mill | Senor El Betrutti | Super Coin |
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| One Man | Strong Promise | Senor El Betrutti |
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| Strong Promise | One Man | Sound Man |
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| Sound Man | Easy Buck | Storm Alert |
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| Martha's Son | Coulton | Amtrak Express |
The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (2 miles, 5 furlongs and 85 yards, or 4,302 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The event was first run in 1995, as the Comet Chase, and its distance was originally set at 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (3,923 metres). This was modified slightly when the race was temporarily switched to Lingfield Park, and also upon its return to Ascot in 2007. The present length was introduced in 2008.
The race was run on a Wednesday until 1998, moving to its current Saturday in 1999. It replaced the Whitbread Trial Handicap (3 miles 100 yards) on the Wednesday card, a race which was first run in 1966.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Tiutchev – 2001, 2003
- Monet's Garden – 2007, 2010
- Riverside Theatre – 2011, 2012
- Cue Card – 2013, 2017
- Pic d'Orhy - 2024, 2025
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Barry Geraghty – Monet's Garden (2010), Riverside Theatre (2011, 2012)
- Harry Cobden - Cyrname (2019), Pic d'Orhy (2024, 2025)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Paul Nicholls - Rockforce (2000), Kauto Star (2008), Silviniaco Conti (2016), Cyrname (2019), Pic D'Orhy (2024, 2025)
Winners
[edit]- ^ a b The 2005 and 2006 runnings took place at Lingfield Park as Ascot was closed for redevelopment
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- pedigreequery.com – Ascot Chase – Ascot.
External links
[edit]- Race Recordings (1995-2006) youtube.com