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Lightning Novices' Chase
2023
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Tommy's OscarBoothillSince Day One
Previous years
2022
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Third Time LuckiDo Your JobOnly two finished
2021
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ShishkinEldorado AllenEst Illic
2020-2011
2020
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Mister FisherAl DancerLisp
2019
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Dynamite DollarsBallywoodRavenhill Road
2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2012
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2010-2001
2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2002
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2001
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2000-1991
2000
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1998
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1996
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1995
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1993
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1992
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1991
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1990-1988
1990
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1989
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1988
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The Lightning Novices' 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 Lingfield Park over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.

The race was first run in 1979 and was originally held at Ascot, contested over a distance of 2 miles. It was switched to alternative venues for a three-year period beginning in 2005, and it returned to Ascot with a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong in 2008. The race was transferred to Doncaster in 2010, and at the same time its length was cut by 110 yards. It was run in late January or early February.

In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced that the race would be moved to Lingfield Park and would be run one week earlier as part of a restructure of the 2023/24 programme. [1]

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1979Dramatist8Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn
1980Beacon Light9Bob TurnellAndy Turnell
1981Double Bluff8 John Francome Fred Winter
1982Abandoned because of snow
1983Starfen7 Tim Easterby [lower-alpha 1] Peter Easterby
1984Norton Cross6Alan Brown Peter Easterby
1985Abandoned because of snow and frost
1986Pearlyman7Paul BartonJohn Edwards
1987Abandoned because of snow and frost
1988 Saffron Lord 6 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford
1989 Sabin du Loir 10 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1990 Cashew King 7Trevor Wall Bryan McMahon
1991 Uncle Ernie 6 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald
1992 Deep Sensation 7 Declan Murphy Josh Gifford
1993 Valiant Boy 7 Russ Garritty Steve Kettlewell
1994Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course
1995 Gales Cavalier 7 Mark Dwyer David Gandolfo
1996 Certainly Strong 6 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1997Abandoned due to frost
1998 Wade Road 7 Jason Titley Henrietta Knight
1999Abandoned due to fog
2000 Bellator 7 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2001 Exit to Wave 5 Norman Williamson Paul Nicholls
2002 Il'Athou 6 Henry Oliver Simon Sherwood
no race 2003 [lower-alpha 2]
2004 Bal de Nuit [lower-alpha 3] 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2005 My Will [lower-alpha 3] 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2006 Foreman [lower-alpha 3] 8 Tony McCoy Thierry Doumen
2007 Another Promise [lower-alpha 3] 8 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy
2008 Wee Robbie 8 Noel Fehily Nick Gifford
2009 Panjo Bere 6 Jamie Moore Gary L. Moore
2010 Woolcombe Folly 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
no race 2011 [lower-alpha 4]
2012 Kid Cassidy 6 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson
no race 2013 [lower-alpha 4]
2014 Valdez 7 Robert Thornton Alan King
2015 Three Kingdoms 6 Tony McCoy John Ferguson
2016 Vaniteux 7 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2017 Forest Bihan 6 Aidan Coleman Brian Ellison
2018 Sceau Royal 6 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King
2019Dynamite Dollars6Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2020Mister Fisher6James Bowen Nicky Henderson
2021 Shishkin 7 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2022Third Time Lucki7 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2023Tommy's Oscar8Danny McMenaminAnn Hamilton
2024JPR One7Brendan PowellJoe Tizzard
  1. amateur jockey
  2. The 2003 running was abandoned because of frost and snow
  3. 1 2 3 4 The race was run at Ascot in 2004, Uttoxeter in 2005, Lingfield Park in 2006, and Huntingdon in 2007
  4. 1 2 The 2011 and 2013 runnings were abandoned because of frost

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References

  1. "Package of changes agreed to help strengthen performance of British Jump racing". British Horseracing Authority. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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