Grade 1 race | |
Location | Sandown Park Racecourse Esher, England |
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Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | Close Brothers Group |
Website | Sandown Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile 7 furlongs 119 yards (3,126 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 11 st 1 lb (4yo) 11 st 7 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse | £80,000 (2022) 1st: £45,560 |
2024 | ||
L'eau Du Sud | Touch Me Not | Down Memory Lane |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Le Patron | Colonel Harry | JPR One |
2022 | ||
Jonbon | Boothill | Unexpected Party |
2021 | ||
Edwardstone | War Lord | Third Time Lucki |
2020-2011 | ||
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2020 | ||
Allmankind | Hitman | Ga Law |
2019 | ||
Esprit Du Large | Nube Negra | Grand Sancy |
2018 | ||
Dynamite Dollars | Ornua | Lalor |
2017 | ||
Sceau Royal | North Hill Harvey | Finian's Oscar |
2016 | ||
Altior | Charbel | Max Ward |
2015 | ||
Ar Mad | Bristol De Mai | As De Mee |
2014 | ||
Vibrato Valtat | Dunraven Storm | Irish Saint |
2013 | ||
Hinterland | Grandouet | Taquin Du Seuil |
2012 | ||
Captain Conan | Hinterland | Third Intention |
2011 | ||
Al Ferof | For Non Stop | Lancetto |
1990-1987 | ||
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1990 | ||
Acre Hill | L B Laughs | General James |
1989 | ||
Deep Flash | Wink Gulliver | Fuego Boy |
1988 | ||
The Dragon Master | Southernair | I'm Bad |
1987 | ||
Ballyhane | Sassanoco | Amrullah |
The Henry VIII Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 119 yards, or 3,126 metres), and during its running there are thirteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in early December.
The event is named after Henry VIII, who commandeered Esher (the location of Sandown Park) as a royal hunting ground in the sixteenth century. In its analysis of the 2007 running, the Racing Post described the Henry VIII Novices' Chase as: "A race that has a very high standing in the calendar thanks to the exploits of past winners and subsequent Grade 1 stars like Direct Route, Decoupage, Fondmort, Impek, Thisthatandtother, Contraband and Racing Demon." It was raised to Grade 1 status in 2011 having previously been contested at Grade 2 level.
Leading jockey since 1987 (3 wins):
Leading trainer since 1987 (7 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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1987 | Ballyhane | 6 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
1988 | The Dragon Master | 6 | George Mernagh | Robert Waley-Cohen |
1989 | Deep Flash | 6 | Tom Morgan | John Edwards |
1990 | Acre Hill | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | Nicky Henderson |
1991 | Peanuts Pet | 6 | Trevor Wall | Bryan McMahon |
1992 | Wonder Man | 7 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
1993 | Baydon Star | 6 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
1994 | Sound Reveille | 6 | Graham Bradley | Charlie Brooks |
1995 | Certainly Strong | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
1996 | Mulligan | 6 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
1997 | Direct Route | 6 | Tony McCoy | Howard Johnson |
1998 | Dines | 6 | Tony McCoy | Paul Nicholls |
1999 | Decoupage | 7 | Norman Williamson | Charles Egerton |
2000 | Crocadee [a] | 7 | Paul Flynn | Venetia Williams |
2001 | Fondmort | 5 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
2002 | Impek | 6 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight |
2003 | Thisthatandtother | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2004 | Contraband | 6 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
2005 | Racing Demon | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Henrietta Knight |
2006 | Fair Along | 4 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
2007 | Marodima | 4 | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls |
2008 | Araldur | 4 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
2009 | Somersby | 5 | Tony McCoy | Henrietta Knight |
no race 2010 [b] | ||||
2011 | Al Ferof | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2012 | Captain Conan | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2013 | Hinterland | 5 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls |
2014 | Vibrato Valtat | 5 | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls |
2015 | Ar Mad | 5 | Joshua Moore | Gary Moore |
2016 | Altior | 6 | Noel Fehily | Nicky Henderson |
2017 | Sceau Royal | 5 | Daryl Jacob | Alan King |
2018 | Dynamite Dollars | 5 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
2019 | Esprit Du Large | 5 | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams |
2020 | Allmankind | 4 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
2021 | Edwardstone | 7 | Tom Cannon | Alan King |
2022 | Jonbon | 6 | Aidan Coleman | Nicky Henderson |
2023 | La Patron | 5 | David Noonan | Gary Moore |
2024 | L'Eau Du Sud | 6 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
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