Towton Novices' Chase
The Towton 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 Wetherby over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 45 yards, or 4,869 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February.
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| Ballyoptic | Vintage Clouds | Shades Of Midnight |
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| Baywing | Calett Mad | Missed Approach |
| 2016 | ||
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| Blaklion | Definitely Red | Native River |
| 2015 | ||
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| Ned Stark | Kaki De La Pree | Straidnahanna |
| 2014 | ||
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| Ely Brown | Milborough | Strike Fast |
| 2013 | ||
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| Goulanes | Super Duty | Fentara |
| 2011 | ||
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| Wayward Prince | Cape Tribulation | Captain Americo |
| 2010 | ||
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| Weird Al | Knockara Beau | Mumbles Head |
| 2009 | ||
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| Kornati Kid | Will Be Done | Companero |
| 2007 | ||
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| Heltornic | Miko de Beauchene | Heez A Dreamer |
| 2006 | ||
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| Halcon Genelardais | Preacher Boy | Mort De Rire |
| 2005 | ||
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| Ollie Magern | King Harald | Undeniable |
| 2004 | ||
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| Royal Emperor | Native Emperor | Silver Knight |
| 2003 | ||
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| Keen Leader | Jungle Jinks | Haut Cercy |
The event is named after the village of Towton, which is located several miles to the south of Wetherby. It was first run in 1996, and the inaugural winner, Mr Mulligan, went on to win the following year's Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mr Mulligan | 8 | Richard Johnson | Noel Chance |
| 1997 | Abandoned due to snow | |||
| 1998 | Escartefigue | 6 | Richard Johnson | David Nicholson |
| 1999 | Kadou Nonantais | 6 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 2000 | Arctic Camper | 8 | Adrian Maguire | Venetia Williams |
| 2001 | Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course | |||
| 2002 | Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course | |||
| 2003 | Keen Leader | 7 | Liam Cooper | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2004 | Royal Emperor | 8 | Dominic Elsworth | Sue Smith |
| 2005 | Ollie Magern | 7 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2006 | Halcon Genelardais | 6 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
| 2007 | Heltornic | 7 | Graham Lee | Michael Scudamore |
| 2008 | Abandoned due to frost | |||
| 2009 | Kornati Kid | 7 | Tom O'Brien | Philip Hobbs |
| 2010 | Weird Al | 7 | Paddy Brennan | Ian Williams |
| 2011 | Wayward Prince | 7 | Dougie Costello | Ian Williams |
| no race 2012 [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| 2013 | Goulanes | 7 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2014 | Ely Brown | 9 | Noel Fehily | Charlie Longsdon |
| 2015 | Ned Stark | 7 | Denis O'Regan | Alan King |
| 2016 | Blaklion | 7 | Ryan Hatch | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2017 | Baywing | 8 | Ryan Day | Nicky Richards |
| 2018 | Ballyoptic | 9 | Tom Bellamy | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| no race 2019 [lower-alpha 2][1] | ||||
| 2020 | Newtide | 7 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
- The 2012 running was abandoned due to frost
- The 2019 running was abandoned due to frost
See also
- Horseracing in Great Britain
- List of British National Hunt races
References
- aberford.net – "Declared Runners" (2006).
- pedigreequery.com – Towton Novices' Chase – Wetherby.
- "William Hill Towton Novices' Chase". racingbetter.co.uk. 2 February 2019.
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