December Novices' Chase

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The December Novices' Chase was a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which was open to horses aged four years or older. It was run at Doncaster over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 214 yards or 4,828 metres), and during its running there were eighteen fences to be jumped. The race was for novice chasers, and it was scheduled to take place each year in December.

The race was first run in 1988. Prior to 2014 it was run at Lingfield Park and was the only National Hunt event run at the course with graded status. It was transferred to Doncaster by Arena Racing Company, the owner of both courses. The Summit Juvenile Hurdle used to be contested on the same day at Lingfield but was transferred to Doncaster in 2010 – the two races were both run at the same meeting again until 2022. [1]

In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced the removal of the race from the 2023/24 programme. [2]

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1988 Nick the Brief 6Tom CostelloJohn Costello
no race 1989
1990 Sparkling Flame 6 John White Nicky Henderson
1991 River Bounty 5 Robbie Supple John Upson
1992 Midnight Caller 6 Mark Richards Simon Sherwood
1993 Martomick 6 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey
1994Abandoned due to unsafe state of chase course
1995Abandoned due to snow
1996 Foodbroker Star 6 Leighton Aspell Josh Gifford
1997 Fiddling the Facts 6 Norman Williamson Nicky Henderson
1998 Executive King 7 Andrew Thornton Geoff Hubbard
1999 Be My Mot 7 Jamie Goldstein Gardie Grissell
2000Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course
2001Abandoned due to frost
no race 2002
2003 Lord Sam 7 Andrew Thornton Victor Dartnall
2004 L'Ami 5 Dean Gallagher François Doumen
no race 2005–06 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]
2007 Verasi 6 Jamie Moore Gary L. Moore
no race 2008 [lower-alpha 2]
2009 Burton Port 5 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
no race 2010–11 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 1]
2012Court in Motion7 Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle
2013Black Thunder6 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls
2014 Virak 5 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls
2015Southfield Royale5 Wayne Hutchinson Neil Mulholland
2016Present Man6Jack Sherwood Paul Nicholls
2017 Keeper Hill 6 Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex
2018Rocky's Treasure7David BassKim Bailey
2019Sam Spinner7Joe ColliverJedd O'Keeffe
2020Hurricane Harvey6 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien
2021Threeunderthrufive6Adrian Heskin Paul Nicholls
no race 2022 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 The 2005, 2011 and 2022 runnings were abandoned because of frost
  2. 1 2 The 2006 and 2008 editions were abandoned due to waterlogging
  3. The 2010 running was abandoned due to snow

See also

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References


  1. "Arc move Grade Two Chase". racinguk.com. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.