Denman Chase

Denman Chase
2024
Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, black star White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap Yellow, red star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, red star
Shishkin Hitman Protektorat
Previous years
2023
Purple, yellow stripe, striped cap White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap White and royal blue diamonds, royal blue and white chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap, white diamonds
Zanza Hitman Does He Know
2022
Yellow, black chevron, check cap Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Dark green, white chevron, light green sleeves, dark green and white check cap
Eldorado Allen Royale Pagaille Clan Des Obeaux
2021
Yellow, royal blue spots White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap Purple and yellow diabolo, yellow sleeves and cap
Secret Investor Clan Des Obeaux Kalashnikov
2020-2011
2020
Red and purple (quartered), yellow sleeves, red cap Yellow, royal blue spots Light blue and yellow check, orange and black hooped sleeves and cap
Native River Secret Investor Might Bite
2019
White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap Red, white star, red sleeves, black stars, white cap, red star
Clan Des Obeaux Terrefort Ballyhill
2018
Red and purple (quartered), yellow sleeves, red cap Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap Black and white (halved), red sleeves and cap
Native River Cloudy Dream Saphir Du Rheu
2017
Red and purple (quartered), yellow sleeves, red cap Pink, large purple spots, hooped sleeves Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap
Native River Le Mercurey Bristol De Mai
2016
Red, dark blue disc, halved sleeves Red and white check, black and white check sleeves, royal blue cap Royal blue, red star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
Houblon Des Obeaux The Giant Bolster Splash of Ginge
2015
Red, white chevrons on sleeves, white cap Red, dark blue disc, halved sleeves Yellow, red star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, red star
Coneygree Houblon Des Obeaux Unioniste
2014
Maroon, yellow chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap Yellow, red star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, red star Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap
Harry Topper Al Ferof Katenko
2013
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Silviniaco Conti The Giant Bolster Menorah
2012
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Long Run Burton Port What A Friend
2011
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Noland What A Friend Fair Along
2010-2000
2010
Pink, large purple spots, hooped sleeves Orange and royal blue (quartered), hooped sleeves Black, light blue star, light blue sleeves, black stars, light blue cap
Tricky Trickster Niche Market Air Force One
2009
Purple, yellow triple diamond, yellow sleeves, red armlets, red cap Purple, grey hooped sleeves Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap
Madison Du Berlais Denman Albertas Run
2008
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Denman Regal Heights Celestial Gold
2007
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Kauto Star L'ami Royal Auclair
2005
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Farmer Jack Strong Flow Celestial Gold
2004
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Shooting Light Irish Hussar Keen Leader
2003
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Valley Henry Chives Truckers Tavern
2002
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Bacchanal Native Emperor Deano's Beeno
2001
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Shotgun Willy First Gold Kingsmark
2000
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See More Business Macgeorge Tresor De Mai
 

The Denman Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 7½ furlongs (2 miles 7 furlongs and 86 yards, or 4,706 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.

The event was originally named the Aon Chase, after its first sponsors Aon Group Ltd, and it was first run in 2000. It was promoted to Listed status in 2002, and to Grade 2 level in 2003. The planned running in 2009 was abandoned at Newbury because of snow, and so the race was switched to an alternative venue, Kempton Park. The rearranged event was titled the Levy Board Chase. In 2012 the sponsorship was taken over by Betfair and renamed the Denman Chase in honour of Denman, who won the race in 2008 and also won two Hennessy Gold Cups at Newbury.

The race serves as one of the principal trials for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Four horses have won both events in the same year – Kauto Star (2007), Denman (2008), Coneygree (2015) and Native River (2018).

Records

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Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Richard JohnsonShooting Light (2004), Farmer Jack (2005), Coneygree (2015), Native River (2018)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

  • Paul Nicholls (horse racing)See More Business (2000), Shotgun Willy (2001), Valley Henry (2003), Kauto Star (2007), Denman (2008), Tricky Trickster (2010), Noland (2011), Silvianaco Conti (2013), Clan Des Obeaux (2019), Secret Investor (2021)

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
2000 See More Business 10 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls
2001 Shotgun Willy 7 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
2002 Bacchanal 8 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2003 Valley Henry 8 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls
2004 Shooting Light 11 Richard Johnson Martin Pipe
2005 Farmer Jack 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2006 no race 2006 [a]
2007 Kauto Star 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Denman 8 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls
2009 Madison du Berlais [b] 8 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2010 Tricky Trickster 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2011 Noland 10 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls
2012 Long Run 7 Sam Waley-Cohen[c] Nicky Henderson
2013 Silviniaco Conti 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2014 Harry Topper 7 Jason Maguire Kim Bailey
2015 Coneygree 8 Richard Johnson Mark Bradstock
2016 Houblon des Obeaux 9 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams
2017 Native River 7 Aidan Coleman Colin Tizzard
2018 Native River 8 Richard Johnson Colin Tizzard
2019 Clan Des Obeaux[d] 7 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2020 Native River 10 Jonjo O’Neill Jr Colin Tizzard
2021 Secret Investor 9 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls
2022 Eldorado Allen 8 Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard
2023 Zanza 9 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs
2024 Shishkin 10 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
  1. ^ The race was abandoned in 2006 because of frost
  2. ^ The 2009 running took place at Kempton Park
  3. ^ amateur jockey
  4. ^ The 2019 race took place at Ascot after the original Newbury fixture was cancelled because of an equine influenza outbreak

See also

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References

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  • Race Recordings [1]