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Oddschecker Handicap Chase

Steeplechase horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Premier Handicap
horse race	Oddschecker Handicap Chase
location	Cheltenham Racecourse,
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
race type	Steeplechase
sponsor	Oddschecker
website	Cheltenham
distance	3 miles 3 furlongs 71 yards (5,496 metres)
surface	Turf
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	Handicap
Maximum: 11 st 12 lb
purse	£75,000 (2025)
1st: £42,713

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Maximum: 11 st 12 lb 1st: £42,713 |} The Oddschecker Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Cheltenham Racecourse in November, over a distance of about 3 miles and 3½ furlongs (3 miles 3 furlongs and 71 yards, or 5,496 metres).

History

From 1987 to 1998 the race was known as the Flowers Original Handicap Chase. The 1999 running was known as the Hoegaarden Handicap Chase. From 2000 to 2002 it was sponsored by Intervet and known as the Intervet Trophy. The 2003 race was run under the name of the Open Trophy. The race was sponsored by Servo from 2004 to 2009, Morson Group in 2010 and Rewards4Racing in 2011. In 2012 it was renamed the Henrietta Knight Handicap Chase in honour of Henrietta Knight, a recently retired trainer whose training successes included winning three Cheltenham Gold Cups with Best Mate. From 2013 to 2015 the race was sponsored by the Murphy Group.

Records since 1987

Most successful horse:

Stormez – (2002, 2004)

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Tony McCoy – Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Innox (2005), Galaxy Rock (2011)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Martin Pipe – Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Stormez (2002, 2004)
Widest winning margin – Joe Lively (2008) – 14 lengths
Narrowest winning margin – Hati Roy (2001), My Will (2006), Galant Nuit (2009) – ½ length
Most runners – 16, in 2005
Fewest runners – 4, in 1992 and 1996

Winners since 1987

Year
Winner
Age
Weight
Jockey
Trainer

1987	Knock Hill	11	10-00	George Mernagh	John Webber
1988	Run And Skip	10	11-07	Peter Scudamore	John Spearing
1989	Royal Cedar	8	10-01	Richard Dunwoody	John McConnochie
1990	Topsham Bay	7	10-07	Hywel Davies	David Barons
1991	Ace of Spies	10	09-09	Adrian Maguire	Gill Jones
1992	Belmount Captain	7	10-03	Richard Guest	Toby Balding
1993	Royal Athlete	10	12-00	Graham Bradley	Jenny Pitman
1994	Gold Cap	9	10-00	Richard Dunwoody	Philip Hobbs
1995	Willsford	12	12-00	Warren Marston	Jenny Pitman
1996	Evangelica	6	10-00	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
1997	Banjo	7	11-02	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1998	Tennessee Twist	8	10-00	Norman Williamson	Jenny Pitman
1999	Hanakham	10	11-10	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
2000	Foxchapel King	7	10-05	Shay Barry	Mouse Morris
2001	Hati Roy	8	10-13	Jim Culloty	Henrietta Knight
2002	Stormez	5	10-06	Barry Geraghty	Martin Pipe
2003	Shardam	6	10-02	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2004	Stormez	7	11-05	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2005	Innox	9	10-06	Tony McCoy	François Doumen
2006	My Will	6	11-06	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2007	Sir Rembrandt	11	10-02	James White	Victor Dartnall
2008	Joe Lively	9	10-03	Joe Tizzard	Colin Tizzard
2009	Galant Nuit	5	10-00	Graham Lee	Ferdy Murphy
2010	Midnight Chase	8	11-09	Dougie Costello	Neil Mulholland
2011	Galaxy Rock	7	10-10	Tony McCoy	Jonjo O'Neill
2012	Monbeg Dude	7	10-00	Jamie Moore	Michael Scudamore
2013	Alvarado	8	10-00	Paul Moloney	Fergal O'Brien
2014	Sam Winner	7	11-12	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls
2015	Sausalito Sunrise	7	11-03	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2016	Viconte Du Noyer	7	10-13	Harry Cobden	Colin Tizzard
2017	Perfect Candidate	10	10-12	Paddy Brennan	Fergal O'Brien
2018	Rock the Kasbah	8	10-13	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2019	West Approach	9	11-01	Robbie Power	Colin Tizzard
2020	Ramses De Teillee	8	11-05	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe
2021	Yala Enki	7	11-12	Bryony Frost	Paul Nicholls
2022	Does He Know	7	12-00	David Bass	Kim Bailey
2023	Malina Girl	6	11-07	Sean Flanagan	Gavin Cromwell
2024	Abuffalosoldier	7	10-03	Sean Bowen	Warren Greatrex
2025	Marble Sands	9	10-05	Kielan Woods	David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

References

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