Paddy Power Plate Handicap Chase
Grade 3 race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | Paddy Power |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 4f 127y (4,139 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £82,500 (2021) 1st: £46,423 |
2021 | ||
The Shunter | Farclas | Top Notch |
Previous years | ||
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2020 | ||
Simply The Betts | Happy Diva | Mister Whitaker |
2019 | ||
Siruh Du Lac | Janika | Spiritofthegames |
2018 | ||
The Storyteller | Splash of Ginge | King's Odyssey |
2017 | ||
Road To Respect | Baron Alco | Bouvreuil |
2016 | ||
Empire of Dirt | Tango De Juilley | Kings Palace |
2015 | ||
Darna | Monetaire | Rawnaq |
2014 | ||
Ballynagour | Colour Squadron | Tatenen |
2013 | ||
Carrickboy | Vino Griego | Tartak |
2012 | ||
Salut Flo | The Cockney Mackem | Glam Gerry |
2011 | ||
Holmwood Legend | Aimigayle | Beautiful Sound |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
Great Endeavour | Sunnyhillboy | From Dawn To Dusk |
2009 | ||
Something Wells | Ping Pong Sivola | Notable D'Estruval |
2008 | ||
Mister McGoldrick | Gwanako | Fundamentalist |
2007 | ||
Idole First | Palarshan | Mariah Rollins |
2006 | ||
Non So | Kelrev | Graphic Approach |
2005 | ||
Liberthine | Banker Count | Simply Gifted |
2004 | ||
Tikram | Iznogoud | Fondmort |
2003 | ||
Young Spartacus | Fondmort | Scots Grey |
2002 | ||
Blowing Wind | Lady Cricket | Its Time for a Win |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
Dark Stranger | Native Charm | Inn at the Top |
1999 | ||
Majadou | King of Sparta | Wayward King |
1998 | ||
Super Coin | Sparky Gayle | Monnaie Forte |
1997 | ||
Terao | All The Aces | Air Shot |
1996 | ||
Old Bridge | Call It A Day | Postage Stamp |
1995 | ||
Kadi | Dublin Flyer | Well Briefed |
1994 | ||
Elfast | Dublin Flyer | Smartie Express |
1993 | ||
Sacre D'Or | Smartie Express | Southern Minstrel |
1992 | ||
Elfast | Sea Island | King Of The Lot |
1991 | ||
Foyle Fisherman | Romany King | Gold Options |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
New Halen | Lacidar | King Of The Lot |
1989 | ||
Paddyboro | Aughavogue | Rambling Song |
1988 | ||
Smart Tar | Bishops Yarn | Comeragh King |
The Paddy Power Plate Handicap 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 New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards, or 4,139 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
History[]
The race was established in memory of the 2nd Baron Mildmay of Flete (1909–1950), an amateur National Hunt jockey who rode three winners at the Cheltenham Festival. The inaugural race took place in April 1951, because the planned running, in March, had to be abandoned, due to a waterlogged course. It was originally titled the Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase.
The Racing Post sponsored the race from 2006 to 2008, and during this period it was titled the Racing Post Plate. The 2009 running was named the Freddie Williams Festival Plate, in tribute to Freddie Williams (1942–2008), a popular Scottish bookmaker who owned a pitch at Cheltenham.[1] The construction company Byrne Group supported the event from 2010 to 2014[2] and from 2015 to 2020 it was sponsored by Brown Advisory and Merriebelle Stable.[3] The bookmaking firm Paddy Power took over the sponsorship from 2021.
Records[]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- The Tsarevich – 1985, 1986
- Elfast – 1992, 1994
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Fred Winter – Slender (1951, dead-heat), Sy Oui (1953), Caesar's Helm (1958)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Bobby Renton – Tudor Line (1954), Caesar's Helm (1958), Siracusa (1959), Merry Court (1968)
- Nicky Henderson – The Tsarevich (1985, 1986), Liberthine (2005), Non So (2006)
- Martin Pipe – Terao (1997), Majadou (1999), Dark Stranger (2000), Blowing Wind (2002)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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1951 | Canford (DH) | 9 | 12-02 | ||
1951 | Slender (DH) | 9 | 10–11 | Fred Winter | Ryan Price |
1952 | Portarlington | 7 | 10-08 | ||
1953 | Sy Oui | 8 | 10-03 | Fred Winter | Ryan Price |
1954 | 9 | 10–12 | George Slack | ||
1955 | Mont Tremblant | 9 | 12-07 | Dave Dick | Fulke Walwyn |
1956 | Pondapatarri | 7 | 11-00 | George Beeby | |
1957 | Madras | 7 | 10-02 | ||
1958 | Caesar's Helm | 7 | 11-06 | Fred Winter | |
1959 | Siracusa | 6 | 10–12 | ||
1960 | Devon Customer | 8 | 10-04 | ||
1961 | Malting Barley | 6 | 10-04 | Owen McNally | Toby Balding |
1962 | 7 | 10–06 | |||
1963 | Milo | 8 | 10-04 | Josh Gifford | Herbert Blagrave |
1964 | Take Plenty | 8 | 10-01 | Tim Forster | |
1965 | 6 | 10-03 | |||
1966 | Tibidabo | 6 | 10-04 | ||
1967 | French March | 7 | 09-09 | [a] | |
1968 | Merry Court | 7 | 10-03 | Josh Gifford | |
1969 | Specify | 7 | 11-02 | ||
1970 | Verona Forest | 7 | 11-00 | ||
1971 | Hound Tor | 7 | 10-02 | Macer Gifford | Guy Harwood |
1972 | Mocharabuice | 9 | 10-07 | Tim Forster | |
1973 | Vulgan Town | 7 | 10-00 | Toby Balding | |
1974 | 10 | 10–10 | Harry Thomson Jones | ||
1975 | Summerville | 9 | 10–13 | ||
1976 | 7 | 11-01 | Michael Dickinson | ||
1977 | 8 | 12-05 | John Francome | ||
1978 | King or Country | 7 | 10-09 | David Barons | |
1979 | Brawny Scot | 9 | 10-00 | ||
1980 | 8 | 10-04 | |||
1981 | 7 | 10-00 | Michael Dickinson | ||
1982 | 8 | 10-00 | |||
1983 | Mr Peapock | 7 | 09-07 | ||
1984 | Half Free | 8 | 11-06 | Fred Winter | |
1985 | 9 | 11-07 | Nicky Henderson | ||
1986 | 10 | 11-05 | Nicky Henderson | ||
1987 | 8 | 09–10 | [a] | ||
1988 | Smart Tar | 7 | 10-02 | Carl Llewellyn | |
1989 | Paddyboro | 11 | 10-07 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
1990 | New Halen | 9 | 09-07 | ||
1991 | 12 | 11-00 | Josh Gifford | ||
1992 | Elfast | 9 | 11-00 | ||
1993 | Sacre d'Or | 8 | 11-00 | ||
1994 | Elfast | 11 | 11-04 | ||
1995 | Kadi | 6 | 10-04 | Norman Williamson | David Nicholson |
1996 | Old Bridge | 8 | 09-07 | ||
1997 | Terao | 11 | 10-07 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
1998 | Super Coin | 10 | 10-00 | Norman Williamson | |
1999 | Majadou | 5 | 11-00 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
2000 | Dark Stranger | 9 | 10-03 | Richard Johnson | Martin Pipe |
no race 2001 [b] | |||||
2002 | 9 | 10–09 | Ruby Walsh | Martin Pipe | |
2003 | Young Spartacus | 10 | 10-09 | Richard Johnson | |
2004 | Tikram | 7 | 10-00 | Timmy Murphy | |
2005 | 6 | 10-01 | Sam Waley-Cohen[a] | Nicky Henderson | |
2006 | Non So | 8 | 11-03 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
2007 | Idole First | 8 | 10-07 | Venetia Williams | |
2008 | 11 | 11-07 | Sue Smith | ||
2009 | Something Wells | 8 | 10-07 | [a] | Venetia Williams |
2010 | Great Endeavour | 6 | 10-01 | David Pipe | |
2011 | Holmwood Legend | 10 | 10-09 | ||
2012 | Salut Flo | 7 | 10–10 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
2013 | Carrickboy | 9 | 10-05 | Liam Treadwell | Venetia Williams |
2014 | 8 | 10-09 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe | |
2015 | Darna | 9 | 10–11 | Kim Bailey | |
2016 | Empire of Dirt | 9 | 10–11 | Bryan Cooper | Colm Murphy |
2017 | Road to Respect | 6 | 10–13 | Bryan Cooper | Noel Meade |
2018 | 7 | 11–04 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott | |
2019 | Siruh Du Lac | 6 | 10-08 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams |
2020 | Simply The Betts | 7 | 11-04 | Gavin Sheehan | Harry Whittington |
2021 | The Shunter | 8 | 10-05 | Jordan Gainford | Emmet Mullins |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Horse race named after bookmaker". bbc.co.uk. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Byrne Group announced as sponsor". thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010. Check
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value (help) - ^ "Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable new Festival sponsors". Gloucestershire Echo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- pedigreequery.com – Freddie Williams Festival Plate – Cheltenham.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 61. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
- National Hunt races in Great Britain
- Cheltenham Racecourse
- National Hunt chases
- Recurring sporting events established in 1951
- 1951 establishments in England