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Peterborough Chase
2024
Owner Mr P Davies.svg Owner Sir Alex Ferguson.svg Owner Mr Gordon Hall.svg
DjeloProtektoratGinny's Destiny
Previous years
2022
Owner Mrs Johnny De La Hey.svg Owner Millers Bank Partnership.svg Owner Mr A N Solomons.svg
Pic D'OrhyMillers BankFirst Flow
2021
Owner Mr A N Solomons.svg Owner My Racing Manager Friends.svg Owner Mr Terry Warner.svg
First FlowFunambule SivolaEldorado Allen
2020-2011
2020
Owner Mr J E Potter.svg Owner Mr Paul Murphy.svg Owner Mr John French.svg
Mister FisherKalashnikovClondaw Castle
2019
Owner Mr S Munir.svg Owner Mr Jonathan Dale.svg Owner Mrs Julien Turner and Mr Andrew Merriam.svg
Top NotchKauto RikoLa Bague Au Roi
2018
Owner Mrs Julie Martin.svg Owner Crossed Fingers Partnership.svg Owner Mrs Jane Williams.svg
CharbelGod's OwnTea For Two
2017
Owner Mr S Munir.svg Owner Mr A D Spence.svg Owner Mr B N Fulton.svg
Top NotchJosses HillPtit Zig
2016
Owner Mr A D Spence.svg Owner Mrs Jane Williams.svg Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
Josses HillTea For TwoMore of That
2015
Owner Mr J Hales.svg Owner Falcons Line Ltd.svg Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg
Al FerofPepite RoseWishfull Thinking
2014
Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg Owner Mr Edward Melville.svg Owner Mr R J H Geffen.svg
Wishfull ThinkingEduardWonderful Charm
2013
Owner Jimmy Nesbitt Partnership.svg Owner Mr M Boothright.svg Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg
Riverside TheatreChampion CourtCaptain Chris
2012
Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg Owner Mr Anthony Knott.svg Owner The Johnson and Stewart Families.svg
MenorahHunt BallGhizao
2011
Owner Mr Jared Sullivan.svg Owner Mrs T P Radford.svg Owner Mrs S Smith.svg
GauvainSomersbyMr Moonshine
2010-2001
2010
Owner Power Panels Electrical Systems Ltd.svg Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner The Not Over Big Partnership.svg
TartakBreedsbreezeHerecomesthetruth
2009
Owner Mr Paul Green.svg Owner Power Panels Electrical Systems Ltd.svg Owner Mr Trevor Hemmings.svg
Deep PurpleTartakAlbertas Run
2008
Owner Mr David Wesley Yates.svg Owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd.svg Owner Mr Richard Longley.svg
Monet's GardenSnoopy LoopyMister McGoldrick
2007
Owner Mrs T P Radford.svg Owner Mrs Monica Hackett.svg (at)-white.svg
Racing DemonNatalOnly two ran
2006
Owner Mrs T P Radford.svg Owner Mr C G Roach.svg Owner Mr M G St Quinton.svg
Racing DemonThisthatandtotherMonkerhostin
2005
Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner Mr M G St Quinton.svg Owner Mr C G Roach.svg
ImpekMonkerhostinThisthatandtother
2004
Owner The Stewart Family.svg Owner Mr Peter Partridge.svg Owner Mrs Jill Eynon.svg
Le Roi MiguelFarmer JackHot Shots
2003
Owner Mrs F Montauban.svg Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner Mr Paul K Barber.svg
Jair Du CochetBest MateValley Henry
2002
Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner Francis Videaud.svg Owner Thurloe Thoroughbreds.svg
Best MateDouze DouzeGeos
2001
Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner Thurloe Thoroughbreds.svg Owner Mr B G Hellyer.svg
Edredon BleuGeosYoung Spartacus
2000-1991
2000
Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner Sir R. Ogden.svg Owner Seasons Holidays.svg
Edredon BleuFadalkoThe Outback Way
1999
Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner Andy Peake and David Jackson.svg Owner Lady Harris.svg
Edredon BleuOr RoyalMulligan
1998
Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg Owner Mrs Harry J Duffey.svg Owner Mr D A Johnson.svg
Edredon BleuBertoneOr Royal
1997
Owner Mr J Hales.svg Owner Mr C G Roach.svg Owner Mr Jim Lewis.svg
One ManViking FlagshipCamitrov
1996
Owner J B Sumner.svg Owner Starlight Racing.svg Owner Mr J E Brown.svg
Dublin FlyerGales CavalierKadi
1995
Owner Mrs P Sherwood.svg Owner M Ward-Thomas.svg Owner R H Baines.svg
TravadoMartha's SonDocklands Express
1994
Owner P J Hartigan.svg Owner R F Eliot.svg Owner S R Webb.svg
Martha's SonDeep SensationEgypt Mill Prince
1993
Owner Mrs Michael Ennever.svg Owner R F Eliot.svg Owner Geoff Hubbard Racing.svg
TravadoDeep SensationBrandeston
1992
Owner J E H Collins.svg Owner Geoff Hubbard Racing.svg Owner Whitcombe Manor Racing Stables Limited.svg
Remittance ManEmsee-HSirrah Jay
1991
Owner Mr B A Kilpatrick.svg Owner S G Griffiths.svg Owner R Burridge.svg
Sabin Du LoirNorton's CoinDesert Orchid
1990-1987
1990
Owner Major A K Barlow.svg Owner Maurice Pinto.svg Owner Geoff Hubbard Racing.svg
Pegwell BayComandanteCuddy Dale
1989
Owner N B Mason (farms) Ltd.svg Owner Mrs Helen Plumbly.svg Owner S Powell.svg
Clever FollyRepingtonSouthernair
1988
Owner Mrs P E Townley.svg Owner Geoff Hubbard Racing.svg (at)-white.svg
Townley StoneClay HillOnly two finished
1987
Owner Mr Paul Green.svg Owner Mrs P E Townley.svg Owner J E Clayton.svg
Very PromisingTownley StoneKathies Lad
 

The Peterborough Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Huntingdon over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles, 3 furlongs and 189 yards, or 3,995 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. The race is currently scheduled in December. In 2019, the race's total prize fund was £65,000.

A race called the Peterborough Handicap Chase, over three miles, was first run on Tuesday 2 December 1969. It was a new meeting with Huntingdon's fixture allocation having been increased from six days to nine days for the 1969/70 season. It remained a three-mile handicap chase until 1977, after which it became a conditions chase over 2+1⁄2 miles.

The first running as a 2+1⁄2-mile conditions chase was in 1978 when it was run as the F A Standen Chase. It was first run under the name of the Peterborough Chase in 1979.

From its inception in 1969 it was always run on a Tuesday until 1997. It was moved to a Saturday in 1998 and remained so until 2007. In 2008 it was first run on a Thursday. The race was on a Sunday for the first time in 2014.

The only year the race was not run was in 1982 when the meeting was abandoned due to fog. In 1985 it was run as the Waterloo Meadows Centenary Chase.

The most successful horse in the race's history is Edredon Bleu, who won four consecutive runnings between 1998 and 2001. Wayward Lad (1981, 1983), Travado (1993, 1995),Racing Demon (2006, 2007) and Top Notch (2017, 2019) are the only other multiple winners of the race. The 2018 running was titled the Edredon Bleu Chase to honour the horse, who died in October 2018.

Courtesy of Edredon Bleu's four wins, Racing Demon's two victories and additional successes from triple-Gold Cup winner Best Mate (2002) and Impek (2005), Henrietta Knight is the joint most successful trainer of the Peterborough Chase, winning a total of eight renewals. Nicky Henderson has also trained eight winners, while Captain Tim Forster has trained four winners.

Desert Orchid, lining-up in the penultimate race of his long career, finished third in the 1991 Peterborough Chase. Ridden by Richard Dunwoody, the 12-year-old veteran finished third to Sabin Du Loir, beaten four lengths.

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Leading trainer (8 wins):

Winners since 1978

Year
Winner
SP
Jockey
Trainer
1978 Purdo 2/7f, 3 ran Bob Davies Nick Gaselee
1979 Chumson 100/30, 4 ran Oliver Sherwood [a] Fred Winter
1980 Border Incident 4/7f, 8 ran Ron Barry Richard Head
1981 Wayward Lad 1/4f, 4 ran Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson
1982Abandoned due to fog
1983 Wayward Lad 4/11f, 4 ran Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson
1984 Carved Opal 5/1, 5 ran John Francome Fred Winter
1985 The Mighty Mac 6/4, 6 ran Graham Bradley Mrs Monica Dickinson
1986 Western Sunset 7/2, 3 ran Hywel Davies Tim Forster
1987 Very Promising 2/7f, 3 ran Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1988 Townley Stone 4/5f, 3 ran George Mernagh John Webber
1989 Clever Folly 5/4f, 3 ran Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1990 Pegwell Bay 11/10f, 3 ran Jamie Railton Tim Forster
1991 Sabin du Loir 4/7f, 4 ran Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Remittance Man 1/5f, 4 ran Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson
1993 Travado 8/13f, 4 ran Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson
1994 Martha's Son 2/1, 4 ran Rodney Farrant Tim Forster
1995 Travado 5/2, 7 ran Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson
1996 Dublin Flyer 4/9f, 6 ran Brendan Powell Tim Forster
1997 One Man 13/8f, 6 ran Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards
1998 Edredon Bleu 5/1, 6 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
1999 Edredon Bleu 11/8f, 4 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2000 Edredon Bleu 100/30, 5 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2001 Edredon Bleu 10/11f, 4 ran Norman Williamson Henrietta Knight
2002 Best Mate 8/15f, 5 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2003 Jair du Cochet 100/30, 6 ran Jacques Ricou Guillaume Macaire
2004 Le Roi Miguel 15/8f, 8 ran Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2005 Impek 5/1, 11 ran Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight
2006 Racing Demon 13/8f, 5 ran Graham Lee Henrietta Knight
2007 Racing Demon 1/4f, 2 ran Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight
2008 Monet's Garden 5/1, 10 ran Davy Condon Nicky Richards
2009 Deep Purple 12/1, 7 ran Paul Moloney Evan Williams
2010 Tartak [b] 11/4, 7 ran Paddy Brennan Tom George
2011 Gauvain 15/2, 8 ran Noel Fehily Nick Williams
2012 Menorah [c] 7/2, 5 ran Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2013 Riverside Theatre 9/4f, 7 ran Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2014 Wishfull Thinking 13/2, 6 ran Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2015 Al Ferof 9/4, 5 ran Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2016Josses Hill7/4F, 5 ran Noel Fehily Nicky Henderson
2017Top Notch [d] 4/9F, 4 ran Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2018Charbel13/8F, 9 ran Noel Fehily Kim Bailey
2019Top Notch15/8F, 6 ran Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2020Mister Fisher [e] 9/2, 8 ran Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2021First Flow12/1, 6 ranDavid BassKim Bailey
2022Pic D'Orhy9/4, 7 ran Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
[f] no race 2023
2024Djelo2/1, 5 ran Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams
  1. ↑ amateur jockey
  2. ↑ The 2010 running took place at Newbury
  3. ↑ The 2012 running took place at Kempton Park after the original Huntingdon fixture was abandoned due to a frozen track
  4. ↑ The 2017 running took place over 2m 5½f at Taunton after the original fixture was abandoned due to snow
  5. ↑ The 2020 running took place at Cheltenham after the original fixture was abandoned due to flooding
  6. ↑ The 2023 running was abandoned due to a watelogged course

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