Maghull Novices' Chase
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
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Inaugurated | 1954 |
Race type | steeplechase |
Sponsor | Sharp's Brewery |
Website | Aintree |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 7f 176y miles (3,178 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | 11 st 4 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
Purse | £75,000 (2021) 1st: £42,203 |
2021 | ||
Shishkin | Funambule Sivola | Gumball |
Previous years | ||
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2019 | ||
Ornua | Us And Them | Destrier |
2018 | ||
Diego Du Charmil | Petit Mouchoir | Shantou Rock |
2017 | ||
San Benedeto | Forest Bihan | Charbel |
2016 | ||
Douvan | The Game Changer | Fox Norton |
2015 | ||
Sizing Granite | God's Own | Traffic Fluide |
2014 | ||
Balder Succes | Simply Ned | Trifolium |
2013 | ||
Special Tiara | Overturn | Alderwood |
2012 | ||
Sprinter Sacre | Toubab | Kudu Country |
2011 | ||
Finian's Rainbow | Ghizao | Dan Breen |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
Tataniano | Osana | Archie Boy |
2009 | ||
Kalahari King | Tatenen | Made in Taipan |
2008 | ||
Tidal Bay | Takeroc | Modicum |
2007 | ||
Twist Magic | Fair Along | Royal Shakespeare |
2006 | ||
Foreman | Voy Por Ustedes | Le Volfoni |
2005 | ||
Ashley Brook | War of Attrition | Dempsey |
2004 | ||
Well Chief | Thisthatandtother | Mister McGoldrick |
2003 | ||
Le Roi Miguel | Vol Solitaire | Impek |
2002 | ||
Armaturk | Seebald | Fondmort |
2001 | ||
Ballinclay King | Whitenzo | Simply Gifted |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
Cenkos | Frozen Groom | Corniche |
1999 | ||
Flagship Uberalles | Grimes | Dawn Leader |
1998 | ||
Direct Route | Ashwell Boy | Champleve |
1997 | ||
Squire Silk | Oh So Risky | Sublime Fellow |
1996 | ||
Ask Tom | Lord Dorcet | Cable Beach |
1995 | ||
Morceli | Dancing Paddy | Martin's Lamp |
1994 | ||
Nakir | Jimmy The Gillie | Thumbs Up |
1993 | ||
Valiant Boy | Shu Fly | Trimlough |
1992 | ||
Cyphrate | Gale Again | Welsh Bard |
1991 | ||
Young Benz | Uncle Ernie | Last 'O' The Bunch |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Boutzdaroff | Young Snugfit | Elfast |
1989 | ||
Feroda | Fuego Boy | One More Knight |
1988 | ||
Jim Thorpe | Danish Flight | Fervent Hope |
The Maghull Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlong and 176 yards, or 3,178 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
The event was established in 1954, and it has been known by various titles. It is currently named after Maghull, a town located to the north of Aintree. For a period the race was classed at Grade 2 level, and it was promoted to Grade 1 status in 1995.
The Maghull Novices' Chase usually features horses which ran previously in the Arkle Challenge Trophy, and the last to win both events was Shishkin in 2021.
Records[]
Leading jockey since 1977 (3 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Le Roi Miguel (2003), Twist Magic (2007), Tataniano (2010)
Leading trainer since 1977 (8 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Flagship Uberalles (1999), Armaturk (2002), Le Roi Miguel (2003), Twist Magic (2007), Tataniano (2010), San Benedeto (2017), Diego Du Charmil (2018)
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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1954 | Evian | 6 | E McKenzie | Vincent O'Brien |
1955 | Wise Child | 7 | G Milburn | C Bewicke |
1956 | 9 | T Molony | W Stephenson | |
1957 | Northern King | 6 | M Pumfrey | E Cousins |
1958 | Just Awake | 6 | A Freeman | Peter Cazalet |
1959 | Liquidator | 7 | P Farrell | W Hall |
1960 | Cupid's Charge | 5 | A Freeman | Peter Cazalet |
1961 | Peacetown | 7 | Stan Mellor | G Owen |
1962 | Rye Light | 10 | Paddy Farrell | W Hall |
1963 | Border Sparkle | 7 | T McGinley | N Robinson |
1964 | Brand X | 9 | R Edwards | Frank Cundell |
1965 | Oedipe | 7 | Stan Mellor | Peter Cazalet |
1966 | Roe Gemmel | 7 | G Macmillan[a] | R Fairbairn |
1967 | Glenn | 6 | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell |
1968 | Brian's Best | 8 | R Edwards | G Owen |
1969 | Rainbow Cottage | 6 | T S Murphy | Arthur Stephenson |
1970 | Tenterclef | 8 | Barry Brogan | P Ransom |
1971 | Vegeo | 8 | David Nicholson | Arthur Stephenson |
1972 | Explicit | 8 | Tommy Stack | L Shedden |
1973 | Line Regiment | 9 | J Bourke | W D Francis |
1974 | Winter Rain | 6 | Michael Dickinson | Tony Dickinson |
1975 | Tom Morgan | 6 | Colin Tinkler | Ken Oliver |
1976 | Vaguely Attractive | 7 | John Fowler[a] | S Murphy |
1977 | 6 | Francis Flood | ||
1978 | 8 | Fred Rimell | ||
1979 | Night Nurse | 8 | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby |
1980 | 8 | Sam Morshead | Fred Rimell | |
1981 | 7 | |||
1982 | Brave Fellow | 8 | ||
1983 | 6 | Peter Easterby | ||
1984 | 7 | Gordon W. Richards | ||
1985 | Pan Arctic | 6 | Philip Hobbs | |
1986 | Pearlyman | 7 | ||
1987 | Dan the Miller | 8 | Graham Bradley | |
1988 | 7 | Gordon W. Richards | ||
1989 | Feroda | 8 | Tom Taaffe | |
1990 | 8 | |||
1991 | Young Benz | 7 | Peter Easterby | |
1992 | Cyphrate | 6 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
1993 | Valiant Boy | 7 | ||
1994 | 6 | Jamie Osborne | ||
1995 | 7 | Norman Williamson | ||
1996 | 7 | Peter Niven | Tom Tate | |
1997 | 8 | Jamie Osborne | ||
1998 | 7 | Paul Carberry | ||
1999 | Flagship Uberalles | 5 | Paul Nicholls | |
2000 | 6 | Oliver Sherwood | ||
2001 | Ballinclay King | 7 | Adrian Maguire | |
2002 | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Paul Nicholls | |
2003 | Le Roi Miguel | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2004 | Well Chief | 5 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
2005 | Ashley Brook | 7 | Paddy Brennan | |
2006 | 8 | Tony McCoy | ||
2007 | Twist Magic | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2008 | Tidal Bay | 7 | ||
2009 | 8 | Graham Lee | ||
2010 | Tataniano | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2011 | Finian's Rainbow | 8 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2012 | Sprinter Sacre | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2013 | Special Tiara | 6 | Bryan Cooper | Henry de Bromhead |
2014 | 6 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | |
2015 | 7 | Henry de Bromhead | ||
2016 | Douvan | 6 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2017 | San Benedeto | 6 | Paul Nicholls | |
2018 | Diego Du Charmil | 6 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
2019 | Ornua | 8 | Davy Russell | Henry de Bromhead |
no race 2020 [b] | ||||
2021 | Shishkin | 7 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
- ^ a b amateur jockey
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93. Portway Press. 1993. p. 167.
- aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Maghull Novices' Chase – Aintree.
External links[]
- Race Recordings [1]
- National Hunt races in Great Britain
- Aintree Racecourse
- National Hunt chases
- Recurring sporting events established in 1954
- 1954 establishments in England