Becher Chase
Grade 3 race | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
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Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | William Hill |
Website | Aintree Becher Chase |
Race information | |
Distance | 3 miles 1 furlong 188 yards (5,201 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Six-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £120,000 (2020) 1st: £67,356 |
2021 | ||
Snow Leopardess | Hill Sixteen | Checkitout |
Previous years | ||
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2020 | ||
Vieux Lion Rouge | Kimberlite Candy | Le Breuil |
2019 | ||
Walk In The Mill | Kimberlite Candy | Alpha Des Obeaux |
2018 | ||
Walk In The Mill | Vieux Lion Rouge | Ultragold |
2017 | ||
Blaklion | The Last Samuri | Highland Lodge |
2016 | ||
Vieux Lion Rouge | Highland Lodge | The Last Samuri |
2015 | ||
Highland Lodge | Dare To Endeavour | Dolatulo |
2014 | ||
Oscar Time | Mendip Express | Saint Are |
2013 | ||
Chance Du Roy | Baby Run | Mr Moonshine |
2012 | ||
Hello Bud | Join Together | Big Fella Thanks |
2011 | ||
West End Rocker | Niche Market | Ballyvesey |
2010 | ||
Hello Bud | Royal Rosa | One Cool Cookie |
2009 | ||
Vic Venturi | Keenan's Future | Royal Rosa |
2008 | ||
Black Apalachi | Mr Pointment | Oulart |
2007 | ||
Mr Pointment | Bewleys Berry | Pak Jack |
2006 | ||
Eurotrek | Bewleys Berry | Dunbrody Millar |
2005 | ||
Garvivonnian | Le Duc | Just in Debt |
2004 | ||
Silver Birch | Just in Debt | Smarty |
2003 | ||
Clan Royal | Amberleigh House | Ardent Scout |
The Becher Chase is a Grade Three National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs (3 miles 1 furlong and 188 yards, or 5,201 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November or December.
It is run over the same fences as Aintree's most famous race, the Grand National, and it serves as an early-season trial for that event. Two winners have gone on to win the Grand National; Amberleigh House and Silver Birch. Earth Summit won the race in 1998 following his Grand National win the previous April.
One of the obstacles jumped is Becher's Brook, which is named in memory of Martin Becher (1799–1864). The Becher Chase was established in 1992, when a new race meeting was introduced at Aintree. For the twenty years prior to this, the Grand National meeting had been the venue's only horse racing fixture of the year. The Becher Chase was upgraded to Grade Three by the British Horseracing Board from its 2014 running.[1]
Records[]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Into The Red – 1994, 1996
- Hello Bud - 2010, 2012
- Walk In The Mill - 2018, 2019
- Vieux Lion Rouge - 2016, 2020
Most successful jockey (2 wins):
- Chris Maude - Indian Tonic (1993), Young Hustler (1995)
- Tony Dobbin - Into The Red (1996), Feels Like Gold (1999)
- Sam Twiston-Davies - Hello Bud (2010, 2012)
- James Best - Walk In The Mill (2018, 2019)
Most successful trainer (6 wins):
- Nigel Twiston-Davies - Indian Tonic (1993), Young Hustler (1995), Earth Summit (1998), Hello Bud (2010, 2012), Blaklion (2017)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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1992 | 12 | 10-03 | Sue Smith | ||
1993 | 7 | 10-06 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | ||
1994 | Into the Red | 10 | 10-04 | ||
1995 | 8 | 12-00 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | ||
1996 | Into the Red | 12 | 10-00 | Tony Dobbin | Mary Reveley |
1997 | 8 | 10-00 | Philip Hobbs | ||
1998 | Earth Summit | 10 | 12-00 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | |
1999 | 11 | 10-00 | Tony Dobbin | Nicky Richards | |
2000 | 9 | 12-00 | Peter Beaumont | ||
2001 | Amberleigh House | 9 | 10-09 | Ginger McCain | |
2002 | 10 | 09-11 | Sue Smith | ||
2003 | 8 | 10–12 | Jonjo O'Neill | ||
2004 | Silver Birch | 7 | 10-01 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2005 | 10 | 10-04 | |||
2006 | 10 | 11-07 | Paul Nicholls | ||
2007 | 8 | 11-05 | Paul Nicholls | ||
2008 | 9 | 10-05 | Dessie Hughes | ||
2009 | 9 | 11–12 | Dessie Hughes | ||
2010 | 12 | 10-05 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies | |
2011 | 9 | 10–10 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | |
2012 | 14 | 10-00 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies | |
2013 | 9 | 10-06 | Tom O'Brien | Philip Hobbs | |
2014 | Oscar Time | 13 | 10–12 | Sam Waley-Cohen[a] | Robert Waley-Cohen |
2015 | 9 | 10-00 | |||
2016 | Vieux Lion Rouge | 7 | 10-09 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
2017 | 8 | 11-06 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | ||
2018 | Walk In The Mill | 8 | 10-03 | James Best | Robert Walford |
2019 | Walk In The Mill | 9 | 10-08 | James Best | Robert Walford |
2020 | Vieux Lion Rouge | 11 | 10-07 | Conor O'Farrell | David Pipe |
2021 | Snow Leopardess | 9 | 10-04 | Aidan Coleman | Charlie Longsdon |
- ^ amateur rider
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "British Horseracing Authority Announces Upgrades to Jump Pattern Races for 2013/14". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- aintree.co.uk – 2009 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Becher Chase – Aintree.
External links[]
- National Hunt races in Great Britain
- Aintree Racecourse
- National Hunt chases
- Recurring sporting events established in 1992
- 1992 establishments in England