- Charlie Hall Chase
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Grade 2 race
Charlie Hall Chase
Wetherby Racecourse during the 2010 Charlie Hall ChaseLocation Wetherby Racecourse
Wetherby, EnglandInaugurated 1969 Race type Chase Sponsor Bet365 Website Wetherby Race information Distance 3m 1f (5,029 metres) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Five-years-old and up Weight 11 st 0 lb
Allowances
7 lb for mares
Penalties for wins
10 lb for Class 1 wfa chase *
6 lb for Class 1 h'cap chase *
6 lb for Class 2 wfa chase *
4 lb for Class 2 h'cap chase *
4 lb for Class 3 wfa chase *
* since 30 Sept. last year
(halved for novice chases)Purse £100,000 (2011)
1st: £56,950The Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Wetherby over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The event was established in 1969, and it was originally called the Wetherby Pattern Chase. It replaced the Emblem Handicap Chase, a handicap named after Emblem, the winner of the Grand National in 1863.
The race became known as the Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase in 1978, in memory of the trainer Charlie Hall. This was shortened to the present title in 1990.
The Charlie Hall Chase has been sponsored by Bet365 since 2003.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Wayward Lad – 1983, 1985
- Celtic Shot – 1990, 1991
- Barton Bank – 1993, 1995
- One Man – 1996, 1997
- See More Business – 1999, 2000
- Ollie Magern – 2005, 2007
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Graham Bradley – Righthand Man (1982), Wayward Lad (1985), Celtic Shot (1991)
- Carl Llewellyn – Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005)
- Mick Fitzgerald – See More Business (1999, 2000), Marlborough (2002)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Gordon W. Richards – Tamalin (1974), Set Point (1976, dead-heat), One Man (1996, 1997)
- Nigel Twiston-Davies – Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005, 2007)
Winners since 1981
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1981 Gay Return 6 Tommy Ryan Edward O'Grady 1982 Righthand Man 5 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson 1983 Wayward Lad 8 Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson 1984 Burrough Hill Lad 8 Phil Tuck Jenny Pitman 1985 Wayward Lad 10 Graham Bradley Monica Dickinson 1986 Forgive 'n Forget 9 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald 1987 Cybrandian 9 Chris Grant Peter Easterby 1988 High Edge Grey 7 Tim Reed Ken Oliver 1989 Durham Edition 11 Alan Merrigan Arthur Stephenson 1990 Celtic Shot 8 Peter Scudamore Charlie Brooks 1991 Celtic Shot 9 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks 1992 Tipping Tim 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1993 Barton Bank 7 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1994 Young Hustler 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1995 Barton Bank 9 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1996 One Man 8 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards 1997 One Man 9 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards 1998 Strath Royal 12 Martin Brennan Owen Brennan 1999 See More Business 9 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls 2000 See More Business 10 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls 2001 Sackville 9 David Casey Frances Crowley 2002 Marlborough 10 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2003 Ballybough Rasher 8 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2004 Grey Abbey 10 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2005 Ollie Magern 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2006 Our Vic 8 Timmy Murphy David Pipe 2007 Ollie Magern 9 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies 2008 State of Play 8 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 2009 Deep Purple 8 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 2010 Nacarat 9 Sam Thomas Tom George 2011 Weird Al 8 Timmy Murphy Donald McCain, Jr. Earlier winners
- 1969 - Arcturus
- 1970 - Kildrummy
- 1971 - no race
- 1972 - Coxswain
- 1973 - Dunrobin
- 1974 - Tamalin
- 1975 - Davy Lad
- 1976 - Current Gold / Set Point *
- 1977 - Goolagong
- 1978 - Fighting Fit
- 1979 - Sparkie's Choice
- 1980 - Manton Castle
* The 1976 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
References
- pedigreequery.com – Charlie Hall Chase – Wetherby.
- runnersandriders.co.uk – Runners and Riders – British National Hunt and Flat Racing.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 39. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
See also
- Horseracing in Great Britain
- List of British National Hunt races
- Recurring events established in 1969 – this race is included under its original title, Wetherby Pattern Chase.
Categories:- National Hunt races in Great Britain
- Wetherby Racecourse
- National Hunt chases
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