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Oaksey Chase
2024
Owner Mr E R Hanbury.svg Owner The Footie Partnership.svg Owner Mr Ged Mason.svg
Fantastic LadyGa LawHitman
Previous years
2023
Owner T J McDonald.svg Owner Mr A N Solomons.svg Owner Mr E R Hanbury.svg
HewickFirst FlowFantastic Lady
2022
Owner Mr A Brooks.svg Owner Mr J E Potter.svg Owner Crossed Fingers Partnership.svg
Saint CalvadosMister FisherErne River
2021
Owner Mr P J Vogt.svg Owner Mr J E Potter.svg Owner Mr R Kelvin-Hughes.svg
FrodonMister FisherBorn Survivor
2020-2014
2019
Owner The Brooks Family and J Kyle.svg Owner Mr J D Cotton.svg Owner Mr P J Vogt.svg
Black CortonGold PresentSan Benedeto
2018
Owner Mr S Munir.svg Owner Mrs Johnny De La Hey.svg Owner Major Christopher Hanbury.svg
Top NotchArt MauresqueO O Seven
2017
Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg Owner Galloping On The South Downs Partnership.svg Owner Mr A D Spence.svg
MenorahTraffic FluideJosses Hill
2016
Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg Owner Gigginstown House Stud.svg Owner The Johnson and Stewart Families.svg
MenorahValseur LidoRocky Creek
2015
Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg Owner Mr J Hales.svg Owner Mr R G Tizzard.svg
MenorahAl FerofThird Intention
2014
Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg Owner Mr N Mustoe.svg Owner Atlantic Equine.svg
MenorahGullinburstiHunt Ball
 

The Oaksey Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 6½ furlongs (2 miles, 6 furlongs and 164 yards, or 4,576 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.

The race was first run in 2014 as a Listed race, and was raised to Grade 2 status in 2016. [1] The title commemorates John Oaksey (1929 - 2012), an amateur jockey and journalist who rode the winner of the 1958 Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown Park.

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainer
2014Menorah9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2015Menorah10 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2016Menorah11 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2017Menorah12 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2018Top Notch7 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2019Black Corton8 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 1]
2021Frodon9 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls
2022Saint Calvados9Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2023 Hewick 8 Rachael Blackmore Shark Hanlon
2024Fantastic Lady9 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
  1. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom [2]

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References

  1. "Aintree's two mile novices' hurdle elevated to Grade 1 status as the BHA announces upgrades to Jump Pattern races for 2015/16 / 07 Jul 15". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.