Oaksey Chase
The Oaksey Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 6½ furlongs (2 miles, 6 furlongs and 164 yards, or 4,576 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April. The race was first run in 2014 as a Listed race, and was raised to Grade 2 status in 2016. The title commemorates John Oaksey (1929 - 2012), an amateur jockey and journalist who rode the winner of the 1958 Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown Park.
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| Gaelic Warrior | Appreciate It | Ga Law |
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| Fantastic Lady | Ga Law | Hitman |
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| Hewick | First Flow | Fantastic Lady |
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| Saint Calvados | Mister Fisher | Erne River |
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| Frodon | Mister Fisher | Born Survivor |
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| Black Corton | Gold Present | San Benedeto |
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| Top Notch | Art Mauresque | O O Seven |
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| Menorah | Traffic Fluide | Josses Hill |
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| Menorah | Valseur Lido | Rocky Creek |
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| Menorah | Al Ferof | Third Intention |
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| Menorah | Gullinbursti | Hunt Ball |
The Oaksey Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 6½ furlongs (2 miles, 6 furlongs and 164 yards, or 4,576 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
The race was first run in 2014 as a Listed race, and was raised to Grade 2 status in 2016.[1] The title commemorates John Oaksey (1929 - 2012), an amateur jockey and journalist who rode the winner of the 1958 Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown Park.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Menorah – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Richard Johnson – Menorah (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Philip Hobbs – Menorah (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2014 | Menorah | 9 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2015 | Menorah | 10 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2016 | Menorah | 11 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2017 | Menorah | 12 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2018 | Top Notch | 7 | Daryl Jacob | Nicky Henderson |
| 2019 | Black Corton | 8 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
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| 2021 | Frodon | 9 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2022 | Saint Calvados | 9 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2023 | Hewick | 8 | Rachael Blackmore | Shark Hanlon |
| 2024 | Fantastic Lady | 9 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2025 | Gaelic Warrior | 7 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aintree's two mile novices' hurdle elevated to Grade 1 status as the BHA announces upgrades to Jump Pattern races for 2015/16 / 07 Jul 15". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.