Oddschecker Handicap Chase
The Oddschecker Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Cheltenham Racecourse in November, over a distance of about 3 miles and 3½ furlongs (3 miles 3 furlongs and 71 yards, or 5,496 metres).
| Class | Premier Handicap |
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| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Oddschecker |
| Website | Cheltenham |
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| Distance | 3 miles 3 furlongs 71 yards (5,496 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap Maximum: 11 st 12 lb |
| Purse | £75,000 (2025) 1st: £42,713 |
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| Malina Girl | Cloudy Glen | Guetapan Collonges |
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| Does He Know | Eva's Oskar | Back On The Lash |
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| Yala Enki | The Mighty Don | Empire De Maulde |
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| Ramses De Teillee | Yala Enki | Big River |
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| West Approach | Achille | Potters Legend |
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| Rock The Kasbah | Royal Vacation | Coneygree |
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| Perfect Candidate | Vicente | Three Faces West |
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| Viconte Du Noyer | Warrantor | Minella Rocco |
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| Sausalito Sunrise | Upswing | Knockanrawley |
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| Sam Winner | The Druids Nephew | Saint Are |
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| Alvarado | Knockara Beau | Bradley |
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| Monbeg Dude | Bradley | Viking Blond |
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| Galaxy Rock | Ballyfitz | Carruthers |
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| Midnight Chase | Any Currency | Junior |
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| Galant Nuit | Don't Push It | Hello Bud |
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| Joe Lively | Halcon Genelardais | Beat The Boys |
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| Sir Rembrandt | Cornish Sett | L'ami |
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| My Will | Idle Talk | Run For Paddy |
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| Innox | Lou Du Moulin Mas | Control Man |
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| Stormez | Ballycassidy | Lord Noelie |
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| Shardam | Stormez | Montayral |
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| Stormez | Southern Star | Good Shuil |
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| Hati Roy | Beau | Earthmover |
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| Foxchapel King | Earthmover | Beau |
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| Hanakham | Callisoe Bay | Baronet |
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| Tennessee Twist | Strong Chairman | Yahmi |
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| Banjo | What A Hand | Coome Hill |
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| Evangelica | Copper Mine | Martomick |
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| Willsford | Earth Summit | Flyer's Nap |
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| Gold Cap | Dakyns Boy | Christmas Gorse |
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| Royal Athlete | What's The Crack | Dakyns Boy |
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| Belmount Captain | Arctic Call | Seagram |
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| Ace Of Spies | Master Bob | Bigsun |
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| Topsham Bay | Bigsun | Golden Minstrel |
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| Royal Cedar | Bajan Sunshine | The Langholm Dyer |
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| Run And Skip | The Langholm Dyer | Eton Rouge |
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| Knock Hill | The Langholm Dyer | West Tip |
The Oddschecker Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Cheltenham Racecourse in November, over a distance of about 3 miles and 3½ furlongs (3 miles 3 furlongs and 71 yards, or 5,496 metres).
History
[edit]From 1987 to 1998 the race was known as the Flowers Original Handicap Chase. The 1999 running was known as the Hoegaarden Handicap Chase. From 2000 to 2002 it was sponsored by Intervet and known as the Intervet Trophy. The 2003 race was run under the name of the Open Trophy. The race was sponsored by Servo from 2004 to 2009, Morson Group in 2010 and Rewards4Racing in 2011. In 2012 it was renamed the Henrietta Knight Handicap Chase in honour of Henrietta Knight, a recently retired trainer whose training successes included winning three Cheltenham Gold Cups with Best Mate. From 2013 to 2015 the race was sponsored by the Murphy Group.
Records since 1987
[edit]Most successful horse:
- Stormez – (2002, 2004)
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Tony McCoy – Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Innox (2005), Galaxy Rock (2011)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Martin Pipe – Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Stormez (2002, 2004)
- Widest winning margin – Joe Lively (2008) – 14 lengths
- Narrowest winning margin – Hati Roy (2001), My Will (2006), Galant Nuit (2009) – ½ length
- Most runners – 16, in 2005
- Fewest runners – 4, in 1992 and 1996
Winners since 1987
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
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| 1987 | Knock Hill | 11 | 10–00 | George Mernagh | John Webber |
| 1988 | Run And Skip | 10 | 11–07 | Peter Scudamore | John Spearing |
| 1989 | Royal Cedar | 8 | 10–01 | Richard Dunwoody | John McConnochie |
| 1990 | Topsham Bay | 7 | 10–07 | Hywel Davies | David Barons |
| 1991 | Ace of Spies | 10 | 09-09 | Adrian Maguire | Gill Jones |
| 1992 | Belmount Captain | 7 | 10–03 | Richard Guest | Toby Balding |
| 1993 | Royal Athlete | 10 | 12–00 | Graham Bradley | Jenny Pitman |
| 1994 | Gold Cap | 9 | 10–00 | Richard Dunwoody | Philip Hobbs |
| 1995 | Willsford | 12 | 12–00 | Warren Marston | Jenny Pitman |
| 1996 | Evangelica | 6 | 10–00 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 1997 | Banjo | 7 | 11–02 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1998 | Tennessee Twist | 8 | 10–00 | Norman Williamson | Jenny Pitman |
| 1999 | Hanakham | 10 | 11–10 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2000 | Foxchapel King | 7 | 10–05 | Shay Barry | Mouse Morris |
| 2001 | Hati Roy | 8 | 10–13 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight |
| 2002 | Stormez | 5 | 10–06 | Barry Geraghty | Martin Pipe |
| 2003 | Shardam | 6 | 10–02 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2004 | Stormez | 7 | 11–05 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2005 | Innox | 9 | 10–06 | Tony McCoy | François Doumen |
| 2006 | My Will | 6 | 11–06 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Sir Rembrandt | 11 | 10–02 | James White | Victor Dartnall |
| 2008 | Joe Lively | 9 | 10–03 | Joe Tizzard | Colin Tizzard |
| 2009 | Galant Nuit | 5 | 10–00 | Graham Lee | Ferdy Murphy |
| 2010 | Midnight Chase | 8 | 11–09 | Dougie Costello | Neil Mulholland |
| 2011 | Galaxy Rock | 7 | 10-10 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2012 | Monbeg Dude | 7 | 10–00 | Jamie Moore | Michael Scudamore |
| 2013 | Alvarado | 8 | 10–00 | Paul Moloney | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2014 | Sam Winner | 7 | 11–12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2015 | Sausalito Sunrise | 7 | 11–03 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2016 | Viconte Du Noyer | 7 | 10–13 | Harry Cobden | Colin Tizzard |
| 2017 | Perfect Candidate | 10 | 10–12 | Paddy Brennan | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2018 | Rock the Kasbah | 8 | 10–13 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2019 | West Approach | 9 | 11–01 | Robbie Power | Colin Tizzard |
| 2020 | Ramses De Teillee | 8 | 11–05 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2021 | Yala Enki | 7 | 11–12 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2022 | Does He Know | 7 | 12–00 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
| 2023 | Malina Girl | 6 | 11–07 | Sean Flanagan | Gavin Cromwell |
| 2024 | Abuffalosoldier | 7 | 10–03 | Sean Bowen | Warren Greatrex |
| 2025 | Marble Sands | 9 | 10–05 | Kielan Woods | David Killahena & Graeme McPherson |