Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
| Class | Ungraded |
|---|---|
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Race type | steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Glenfarclas |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3m 5f 56y (6,069 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | handicap |
| Purse | £75,000 (2025) 1st: £39,023 |
| 2025 | ||
| Stumptown | Latenightpass | Vanillier |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Delta Work | Galvin | Franco De Port |
| 2022 | ||
| Delta Work | Tiger Roll | Plan Of Attack |
| 2021 | ||
| Tiger Roll | Easysland | Some Neck |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Easysland | Tiger Roll | Out Sam |
| 2019 | ||
| Tiger Roll | Josies Orders | Urgent De Gregaine |
| 2018 | ||
| Tiger Roll | Urgent De Gregaine | The Last Samuri |
| 2017 | ||
| Cause of Causes | Bless The Wings | Cantlow |
| 2016 | ||
| Josies Orders | Bless The Wings | Quantitativeeasing |
| 2015 | ||
| Rivage D'Or | Any Currency | Uncle Junior |
| 2014 | ||
| Balthazar King | Any Currency | Big Shu |
| 2013 | ||
| Big Shu | Shakervilz | Outlaw Pete |
| 2012 | ||
| Balthazar King | A New Story | Wedger Pardy |
| 2011 | ||
| Sizing Australia | Garde Champetre | A New Story |
| 2010-2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| A New Story | L'Ami | Lacdoudal |
| 2009 | ||
| Garde Champetre | L'Ami | Drombeag |
| 2008 | ||
| Garde Champetre | Native Jack | A New Story |
| 2007 | ||
| Heads Onthe Ground | Silver Birch | Le Duc |
| 2006 | ||
| Native Jack | Spot Thedifference | Buailtes And Fadas |
| 2005 | ||
| Spot Thedifference | Luzcadou | Mrs Be |
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Cross-Country Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 5½ furlongs (3 miles 5 furlongs and 56 yards, or 5,885 metres), and during its running there are thirty-two obstacles to be cleared. It was originally run as a handicap race before being changed to a conditions race from the 2016 running,[1] and it is scheduled to take place each year on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in March. In 2025, the race reverted to being run as a handicap.
The event was established when a fourth day was added to the Cheltenham Festival in 2005. It is now one of three cross-country chases held at Cheltenham – the others take place in November and December. All three were originally sponsored by Sporting Index, and in the 2007–08 season they were backed by BGC. The whisky distillery Glenfarclas began supporting the series in 2008–09.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Tiger Roll - 2018, 2019, 2021
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Keith Donoghue - Tiger Roll (2018, 2019, 2021), Delta Work (2023),Stumptown (2025)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Enda Bolger – Spot Thedifference (2005), Heads Onthe Ground (2007), Garde Champetre (2008, 2009), Josies Orders (2016)
- Gordon Elliott- Cause of Causes (2017), Tiger Roll (2018, 2019), Delta Work (2022, 2023)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Spot Thedifference | 12 | 11–12 | JT McNamara[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2006 | Native Jack | 12 | 10-08 | Davy Russell | Philip Rothwell |
| 2007 | Heads Onthe Ground | 10 | 10-02 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2008 | Garde Champetre | 9 | 10–13 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2009 | Garde Champetre | 10 | 11–12 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2010 | A New Story | 12 | 09-07 | Adrian Heskin | Michael Hourigan |
| 2011 | Sizing Australia | 9 | 10-09 | Andrew Lynch | Henry De Bromhead |
| 2012 | Balthazar King | 8 | 10-09 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2013 | Big Shu | 8 | 10-05 | Barry Cash | Peter Maher |
| 2014 | Balthazar King | 10 | 11–12 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2015 | Rivage d'Or | 10 | 10-10 | Davy Russell | Tony Martin |
| 2016 | Josies Orders [b] | 8 | 11-04 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2017 | Cause of Causes | 9 | 11-04 | Jamie Codd[a] | Gordon Elliott |
| 2018 | Tiger Roll | 8 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Tiger Roll | 9 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
| 2020 | Easysland | 6 | 11-04 | Jonathan Plouganou | David Cottin |
| 2021 | Tiger Roll | 11 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Denise Foster |
| 2022 | Delta Work | 9 | 11-04 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2023 | Delta Work | 10 | 11-07 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
| no race 2024 [c][2] | |||||
| 2025 | Stumptown | 8 | 11-10 | Keith Donoghue | Gavin Cromwell |
See also
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British National Hunt races
- Recurring sporting events established in 2005 – included under its original title, Sporting Index Cross Country H'cap Chase.
References
- ^ "Changes announced to the new season at Cheltenham". Weatherbys. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Cheltenham Festival 2024: Cross Country Chase abandoned". Racing Post. 13 March 2024. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- pedigreequery.com – Cross Country Chase – Cheltenham.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).