Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase

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Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase
Grade 3 race
LocationCheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated1834
Race typeChase
WebsiteCheltenham
Race information
Distance1m 7f 99y (3,499 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFive-years-old and up
WeightHandicap
Purse£82,500 (2021)
1st: £46,423
Grand Annual Chase
2021
Yellow, dark blue triple diamond and armlets Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Royal blue, white hoop and sleeves
Sky Pirate Entoucas Ibleo
Previous years
2020
Royal blue and white stripes, emerald green sleeves, white seams, emerald green cap, white star maroon, white star, white armlets and cap Dark blue and red (halved), dark blue sleeves, white cap
Chosen Mate Eclair De Beaufeu Us And Them
2019
Gold, black sleeves and cap with gold tassel Light blue, royal blue star, white and royal blue check sleeves and cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, emerald green cap, white star
Croco Bay Bun Doran Brelan D'As
2018
Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap White, black spots, black sleeves, white spots Dark blue and white diabolo, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap, red star
Le Prezien Gino Trail Top Gamble
2017
White, black striped sleeves and cap Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap Yellow, light blue hooped sleeves
Rock The World Gardefort Theinval
2016
Black and beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, beige cap Dark blue and white diamonds, white sleeves, red cap White, black striped sleeves and cap
Solar Impulse Dandridge Rock The World
2015
Red, black braces, black and red hooped sleeves, quartered cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, emerald green cap, white star Yellow, black sleeves and cap with yellow tassel
Next Sensation Eastlake Croco Bay
2014
Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, red cap Maroon, white chevron, striped sleeves and cap
Savello Ned Buntline Claret Cloak
2013
Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap Emerald Green, Yellow hoops, Emerald Green cap, White star Yellow, black chevron, check cap
Alderwood Kid Cassidy Oiseau de Nuit
2012
EMERALD GREEN and yellow HOOPED, Red cap Maroon, yellow cap, maroon spots Dark blue, maroon star, maroon cap
Bellvano Tanks For That Kumbeshwar
2011
Yellow, black chevron, check cap Black and red quartered, red and black halved sleeves, emerald green cap Light blue, pink chevrons, light blue sleeves, light blue cap, pink star
Oiseau de Nuit Askthemaster Leo's Lucky Star
2010-2001
2010
Emerald green, white stars, emerald green cap, white star Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap Navy blue, gold braid
Pigeon Island French Opera Consigliere
2009
Yellow, red spots Emerald green and white check, emerald green sleeves, white armlets and star on cap Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap
Oh Crick Moon Over Miami French Opera
2008
Maroon and White stripes, Maroon cap, White hoop Grey, White epaulets Red, White chevron and armlets, striped cap
Tiger Cry My Petra Calatagan
2007
Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves and cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, green cap, white star
Andreas Hasty Prince Ground Ball
2006
Dark blue, emerald green hoop, dark blue sleeves, quartered cap MAROON and WHITE STRIPES, maroon cap, white hoop Purple, yellow triple diamond, yellow sleeves, red armlets, red cap
Greenhope Tiger Cry Madison Du Berlais
2005
Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Black and Yellow diamonds, checked sleeves, Yellow cap White, large royal blue spots, royal blue cap
Fota Island Bambi De L'orme Caracciola
2004
Red, white cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Light blue, red stars on body and cap
St Pirran Ground Ball Reiziger
2003
Green, yellow sleeves, light blue cap Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap Royal blue, emerald green hollow box and sleeves
Palarshan Risk Accessor Dark'n Sharp
2002
BLACK and WHITE HOOPS, emerald green cap, white star Red, Yellow diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond Royal blue, emerald green hollow box and sleeves
Fadoudal Du Cochet Exit Swinger Dark'n Sharp
2000-1991
2000
Mauve and yellow check, yellow sleeves Pink and black stripes, diabolo on sleeves Terracotta, emerald green cap and tassel
Samakaan Green Green Desert Aghawadda Gold
1999
Grey, maroon triple diamond, grey sleeves, maroon seams, grey cap, maroon diamonds Yellow, light blue hoop Emerald Green, Red cross belts, striped sleeves, Red cap
Space Trucker Dines Hurricane Lamp
1998
Light blue and maroon stripes, light blue sleeves, hooped cap Black and yellow diabolo, yellow sleeves and cap Red, green chevrons, white sleeves, green armlets, white cap
Edredon Bleu Tidebrook Cumbrian Challenge
1997
Pink and grey diamonds, pink cap Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots White, light blue stars on body, red cap
Uncle Ernie Elzoba Perknapp
1996
Yellow, black chevron, check cap Red, emerald green cross of lorraine and sleeves Pink and grey diamonds, pink cap
Kibreet Easthorpe Uncle Ernie
1995
Blue, yellow diamond on body and cap Blue and white (halved), grey sleeves, pink cap Maroon and Red check, Red sleeves and cap
Sound Reveille Auburn Castle Around The Horn
1994
Orange, black diamond, black and orange hooped cap White, black sleeves, striped cap Dark blue, yellow sleeves, red and black striped cap
Snitton Lane Uncle Ernie Storm Alert
1993
Royal blue, large white spots and armlets Olive green, orange sleeves and cap Dark blue, yellow sleeves, red and black striped cap
Space Fair Shamana Storm Alert
1992
Cerise, white cross belts, black cap, white star White, royal blue chevron, sleeves and spots on cap Red and black stripes, white cap, red hoop
My Young Man Whatever You Like Wide Boy
1991
Eton blue, black sleeves, check cap Royal blue, white seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap Maroon, white sleeves, orange and white quartered cap
Aldino Star's Delight Another Coral
1990-1988
1990
Maroon and Red check, Red sleeves and cap Royal blue, orange sash, striped sleeves, quartered cap White, royal blue diamonds, white sleeves, white cap, blue spots
Katabatic Tresidder Gold Options
1989
Green and pink stripes, pink cap Emerald green, white sleeves, emerald green and white check cap Tan, black and green hooped sleeves, black cap
Pukka Major Clay Hill Ida's Delight
1988
Yellow, red chevron, striped sleeves, hooped cap Emerald green, white sleeves, emerald green and white check cap Emerald green, orange chevron and star on cap
Vodkatini Clay Hill Mr Key
 

The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 199 yards, or 3,199 metres), and during its running there are fourteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.

History[]

The Grand Annual is the oldest race at the Festival, and it is also the oldest chase in the present National Hunt calendar. It was first run in April 1834, and it was initially contested over three miles of open country at Andoversford, near Cheltenham. The race was discontinued in the 1860s, but it was revived at the turn of the century. During the early 1900s it took place at several different venues, including Melton Mowbray, Leicester and Warwick. It returned to Cheltenham in 1913.

The name of Johnny Henderson (1920–2003), a banker and racehorse owner, was added to the race's title in 2005. Henderson, the father of trainer Nicky, realized in the early 1960s that the racecourse at Cheltenham was attracting the interest of property developers. To safeguard its future, and that of the Festival, Henderson and other Jockey Club members formed the Racecourse Holdings Trust, and raised £240,000 to purchase the venue.[1]

The running order of the races at the Cheltenham Festival was altered slightly in 2009, and the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase became the last event on the final day. A further change for the 2019 meeting moved the race to become the penultimate race on the final day, switching places with the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.[2] The maximum number of runners in the race was reduced from 24 to 20 from the 2019 running after a British Horseracing Authority review into fatalities at the Cheltenham Festival; the 2018 running of the Grand Annual had seen three horses suffer fatal injuries.[3] In 2021 another change in the Festival running order saw the Grand Annual moved to the second day of the meeting and therefore switch from Cheltenham's New Course to the Old Course.

Records[]

Most successful horse since 1946 (2 wins):

  • Top Twenty – 1958, 1959
  • Dulwich – 1974, 1976

Leading jockey since 1946 (4 wins):

  • Graham Bradley – Pearlyman (1986), My Young Man (1992), Sound Reveille (1995), Uncle Ernie (1997)

Leading trainer since 1946 (4 wins):

  • Paul Nicholls – St Pirran (2004), Andreas (2007), Solar Impulse (2016), Le Prezien (2018)

Winners since 1946[]

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1946 6 11–12 Fulke Walwyn
1947 6 10-08
1948 7 10-03 Walter Nightingall
1949 no race 1949 [a]
1950 6 11-04
1951 6 10–11
1952 6 11-02 George Beeby
1953 6 10-00 Fulke Walwyn
1954 5 10-01
1955 no race 1955 [a]
1956 7 10-06
1957 7 10–12
1958 9 10-07
1959 10 12-06 Fred Winter
1960 8 11-06
1961 6 11-00 Michael Scudamore
1962 9 10–12 Peter Cazalet
1963 8 10-06 David Nicholson
1964 9 11-03 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn
1965 7 11-00 Ken Oliver
1966 8 10–11 Tommy Stack
1967 7 11-01
1968 7 10-10
1969 8 10-00 [b]
1970 7 11-11 Michael Scudamore
1971 7 10-08
1972 6 10-02
1973 8 10-10
1974 7 10-01
1975 no race 1975 [c]
1976 9 11-07
1977 8 11-06 Tommy Stack Ken Oliver
1978 9 11-04
1979 12 11–13 Tim Forster
1980 8 11–12 Fred Winter
1981 8 10-07 John Francome Fred Winter
1982 8 10-00
1983 7 10-00
1984 8 10-00 Jonjo O'Neill
1985 8 11-10
1986 Pearlyman 7 11-05 Graham Bradley
1987 9 11-03 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1988 9 10–13 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford
1989 8 10-02 Peter Scudamore
1990 7 10-08 Hywel Davies
1991 8 10-00 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1992 7 11-10 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks
1993 10 11-01 Adrian Maguire
1994 8 10-00
1995 7 10-10 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks
1996 9 10–12 Tony McCoy Philip Hobbs
1997 12 11-04 Graham Bradley
1998 Edredon Bleu 6 11-06 Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight
1999 8 10-01 Jessica Harrington
2000 7 10–11 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2001 no race 2001 [d]
2002 9 10-00
2003 5 10-00 Henry Daly
2004 9 10-01 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2005 9 10-00 Paul Carberry Mouse Morris
2006 8 10–11 Nicky Henderson
2007 7 10–11 Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls
2008 10 10-06 Davy Russell
2009 6 10-00 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King
2010 7 10-01 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies
2011 9 10–13 Colin Tizzard
2012 8 10-02 Paul Carberry Nicky Henderson
2013 9 10–11 Tony McCoy
2014 8 11-05 Davy Russell
2015 8 11-02 Tom Scudamore
2016 Solar Impulse 6 11-00 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls
2017 Rock the World 9 11-05 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2018 Le Prezien 7 11-08 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls
2019 Croco Bay 12 10-12 Kielan Woods Ben Case
2020 Chosen Mate 7 11-04 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
2021 Sky Pirate 8 11-06 Nick Scholfield Jonjo O'Neill
  1. ^ a b The race was cancelled in 1949 due to frost, and in 1955 due to snow
  2. ^ amateur jockey
  3. ^ It was abandoned in 1975 due to waterlogging
  4. ^ The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Johnny Henderson obituary". independent.co.uk. 24 December 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ Mottershead, Lee (4 February 2019). "Conditionals to close Cheltenham Festival after switching with Grand Annual". Racing Post.
  3. ^ Barber, Bill (12 December 2018). "BHA unveils 17 recommendations from welfare review of Cheltenham Festival". Racing Post.
  • pedigreequery.com – Grand Annual Chase – Cheltenham.
  • racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).
  • Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 58. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
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