Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase
The Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain for amateur riders which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (2 miles, 5 furlongs and 19 yards, or 4,242 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
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| Top Wood | Burning Ambition | Road To Riches |
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| Balnaslow | Bear's Affair | Greensalt |
| 2017 | ||
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| Dineur | Balnaslow | Big Fella Thanks |
| 2016 | ||
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| On The Fringe | Dineur | Mendip Express |
| 2015 | ||
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| On The Fringe | Pacha Du Polder | Last Time D'albain |
| 2014 | ||
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| Warne | Tartan Snow | Mossey Joe |
| 2013 | ||
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| Tartan Snow | Cool Friend | Rash Move |
| 2012 | ||
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| Cloudy Lane | Roulez Cool | Herons Well |
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| Baby Run | Boxer Georg | Offshore Account |
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| Silver Adonis | Moncadou | Blu Teen |
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| Trust Fund | Christy Beamish | Having A Cut |
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| Christy Beamish | Katarino | Holy Joe |
| 2007 | ||
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| Scots Grey | Pak Jack | Where Now |
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| Katarino | Christy Beamish | Beachcomber Bay |
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| Katarino | Caught at Dawn | Montifault |
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| Forest Gunner | Sikander A Azam | Gun'N Roses II |
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| Divet Hill | General Wolfe | I'm The Man |
The Foxhunters' is one of only three races run over the Grand National fences at the Aintree Festival, the other two races being the Topham Chase and the Grand National itself. The race is currently sponsored by Randox Laboratories.
The race was originally run over the full Grand National distance.
Records
Most successful horse since 1946 (3 wins):
- Credit Call – 1972, 1975, 1976
Leading jockey since 1946 (3 wins):
- Sam Waley-Cohen – Katarino (2005, 2006), Warne (2014)
Leading trainer since 1946 (4 wins):
- Arthur Stephenson – Sea Knight (1963, 1965), Credit Call (1972, 1975)
Winners
- All amateur jockeys.
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1947 | Lucky Purchase | 9 | J Nichols | S Banks |
| 1948 | San Michele | 8 | G Cunard | G Cunard |
| 1949 | Ballyhartfield | 10 | J Straker | J Makin |
| 1950 | Hillmere | 17 | P Brookshaw | L Dalton |
| 1951 | Candy II | 9 | R Brewis | R Brewis |
| 1952 | Pampeenne II | 9 | H Alexander | H Alexander |
| 1953 | Solo Call | 9 | M Brewis | M Brewis |
| 1954 | Dark Stranger | 9 | J Bosley | L Colville |
| 1955 | Happymint | 10 | A Moralee | J Wight |
| 1956 | Mr Shanks | 9 | J Everitt | J Keith |
| 1957 | Colledge Master | 7 | Laurie Morgan | Laurie Morgan |
| 1958 | Surprise Packet | 9 | T Johnson | Mrs S Richards |
| 1959 | Merryman II | 8 | C Scott | Neville Crump |
| 1960 | April Queen | 9 | J Daniell | M Fear |
| 1961 | Colledge Master | 11 | Laurie Morgan | Laurie Morgan |
| 1962 | Dominion | 10 | C Foulkes | K Beeston |
| 1963 | Sea Knight | 8 | P Nicholson | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1964 | Aerial III | 8 | J Daniell | Roddy Armytage |
| 1965 | Sea Knight | 10 | P Nicholson | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1966 | Sulbaltern | 12 | John Lawrence | C Alexander |
| 1967 | Minto Burn | 11 | B Surtees | Miss B Johnson |
| 1968 | Juan | 12 | P Wills | P Wills |
| 1969 | Bitter Lemon | 8 | V Rowe | V Rowe |
| 1970 | Lismateige | 7 | A Wates | P Wates |
| 1971 | Bright Willow | 10 | R Chugg | G Cure |
| 1972 | Credit Call | 8 | C Collins | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1973 | Bullock's Horn | 10 | Lord Oaksey | Bob Turnell |
| 1974 | Lord Fortune | 11 | D Edmunds | Mrs J Brutton |
| 1975 | Credit Call | 11 | J Newton | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1976 | Credit Call | 12 | J Newton | Mrs R Newton |
| 1977 | Happy Warrior | 10 | Nicky Henderson | Fred Winter |
| 1978 | Spartan Missile | 6 | John Thorne | John Thorne |
| 1979 | Spartan Missile | 7 | John Thorne | John Thorne |
| 1980 | Rolls Rambler | 9 | Oliver Sherwood | Fred Winter |
| 1981 | Grittar | 8 | Dick Saunders | Frank Gilman |
| 1982 | Lone Soldier | 10 | Peter Greenall | J Docker |
| 1983 | Atha Cliath | 8 | Willie Mullins | Paddy Mullins |
| 1984 | Gayle Warning | 10 | A Dudgeon | J Dudgeon |
| 1985 | City Boy | 10 | Tim Thomson Jones | Mrs J Mann |
| 1986 | Eliogarty | 11 | Caroline Beasley | David Murray Smith |
| 1987 | Border Burg | 10 | A Hill | James Delahooke |
| 1988 | Newnham | 11 | Simon Andrews | Michael A Johnson |
| 1989 | Call Collect | 8 | Raymund Martin | Raymund S Martin |
| 1990 | Lean Ar Aghaidh | 13 | D Gray | Stan Mellor |
| 1991 | Double Turn | 10 | P Harding-Jones | John Jenkins |
| 1992 | Gee-A | 13 | Paul Murphy | Geoff Hubbard |
| 1993 | Double Silk | 9 | Ron Treloggen | Reg Wilkins |
| 1994 | Killeshin | 8 | G Brown | John Manners |
| 1995 | Sheer Jest | 10 | A Hill | W J Warner |
| 1996 | Rolling Ball | 13 | Richard Ford | Steve Brookshaw |
| 1997 | Blue Cheek | 11 | Robert Thornton | J Mahon |
| 1998 | Cavalero | 9 | A Charles-Jones | John Manners |
| 1999 | Elegant Lord | 11 | Philip Fenton | Enda Bolger |
| 2000 | Bells Life | 11 | David O'Meara | Philip Hobbs |
| 2001 | Gunner Welburn | 9 | J M Pritchard | Caroline Bailey |
| 2002 | Torduff Express | 11 | Polly Gundry | Paul Nicholls |
| 2003 | Divet Hill | 9 | Dale Jewett | Ann Hamilton |
| 2004 | Forest Gunner | 10 | Carrie Ford | Richard Ford |
| 2005 | Katarino | 10 | Sam Waley-Cohen | Robert Waley-Cohen |
| 2006 | Katarino | 11 | Sam Waley-Cohen | Robert Waley-Cohen |
| 2007 | Scots Grey | 12 | Richard Burton | Nicky Henderson |
| 2008 | Christy Beamish | 11 | Joshua Guerriero | Paul Jones |
| 2009 | Trust Fund | 11 | T Greenall | Richard Barber |
| 2010 | Silver Adonis | 9 | T Weston | Richard Newland |
| 2011 | Baby Run | 11 | Willie Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2012 | Cloudy Lane | 12 | Richard Harding | Donald McCain |
| 2013 | Tartan Snow | 13 | Jamie Hamilton | Stuart Coltherd |
| 2014 | Warne | 10 | Sam Waley-Cohen | Brian Hamilton |
| 2015 | On The Fringe | 10 | Nina Carberry | Enda Bolger |
| 2016 | On The Fringe | 11 | Jamie Codd | Enda Bolger |
| 2017 | Dineur | 11 | James King | Mickey Bowen |
| 2018 | Balnaslow | 11 | Derek O'Connor | Graham John McKeever |
| 2019 | Top Wood | 12 | Tabitha Worsley | Kelly Morgan |
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- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[1]
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References
- "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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