Swinley Chase

The Swinley Chase is a National Hunt listed handicap chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,790 metres), and during its running there are twenty fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in February.

Swinley Chase
2020
Ballyoptic Valtor Regal Encore

The race was first run in 2011, but it is effectively a reincarnation of the Whitbread Trial Handicap Chase (later the Crispin Handicap), which was first run in 1966 and last run in 1994. It is currently sponsored by Keltbray and prior to 2017 it was sponsored by Weatherbys and Appletiser.

Winners

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1966Highland Wedding910–12O McNallyToby Balding
1967No Race
1968Regal John1010–11Josh GiffordRyan Price
1969Abandoned because of frost
1970French Tan811-09Pat TaaffeA Watson (Ir)
1971The Laird1011-10Jeff KingBob Turnell
1972Prairie Dog810-01Barry BroganFulke Walwyn
1973Balinese811-01Andy TurnellBob Turnell
1974Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1975Ten Up811–06Tommy CarberryJim Dreaper (Ir)
1976April Seventh1011-07Andy TurnellBob Turnell
1977Ghost Writer1011-05Bill SmithFulke Walwyn
1978Abandoned because of frost
1979Abandoned because of snow
1980Master Spy1110–11Tim Thomson Jones[lower-alpha 1]Tim Forster
1981Aldaniti1111-07Bob ChampionJosh Gifford
1982Cavity Hunter910-03Robert EarnshawMichael Dickinson
1983Abandoned because of frost
1984Tracys Special710-05Steve KnightAndy Turnell
1985Greenwood Lad810-06Richard RoweJosh Gifford
1986Brunton Park810-04Graham BradleyMonica Dickinson
1987Castle Warden1009-12Mark Richards[lower-alpha 1]John Edwards
1988 Aquilifer 8 10-03 Paul Croucher David Murray Smith
1989 Proud Pilgrim 10 10-09 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald
1990 Ten of Spades 10 10-00 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn
1992 Combermere 8 10-10 Peter Scudamore Richard Frost
1993 Very Very Ordinary 7 11-03 Adrian Maguire John Upson
1994 Dubacilla 8 12-00 Dean Gallagher Henry Cole
1995–2010 No Race
2011 Iconoclast 10 10-04 Paul Moloney A M Hales
2012 Massini's Maguire 11 10–13 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2013 Vino Griego 8 11-03 Jamie Moore Gary Moore
2014 Restless Harry 10 10-07 Charlie Poste Robert Dickin
2015 Carole's Destrier 7 11-00 Barry Geraghty Neil Mulholland
2016 Sausalito Sunrise 8 11-10 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs
2017 Tenor Nivernais 10 11-07 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams
2018 Regal Encore 10 11-05 Richie McLernon Anthony Honeyball
2019 Calipto 9 10-08 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams
2020 Ballyoptic 10 11-10 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies
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See also

References

  • Racing Post
  • Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93. Portway Press. 1993. p. 149.
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