Rehearsal Handicap Chase

Rehearsal Handicap Chase
2024
Frero Banbou The Changing Man Marble Sands
Previous years
2022
L'Homme Presse Into Overdrive Happygolucky
2021
Aye Right Good Boy Bobby Dingo Dollar
2020-2011
2020
Yorkhill Whatmore Cool Mix
2019
Takingrisks Captain Chaos Top Ville Ben
2018
Lake View Lad Captain Chaos Otago Trail
2017
Beware The Bear Bishops Road Yala Enki
2016
Otago Trail Bristol De Mai Definitly Red
2015
Wakanda Virak The Last Samuri
2014
Hey Big Spender Lie Forrit Vintage Star
2013
Hey Big Spender Vintage Star Baile Anrai
2012
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Junior Benny Be Good Rich Lord
2011
Hey Big Spender The Hollinwell Ashfield's Dream
2010-2001
2009
Beat The Boys Coe According To John
2002
See More Business Bindaree Rugged River
2001
Arctic Camper Wicked Crack Moral Support
2000-1991
2000
Moral Support Jocks Cross Edmond
1999
Dr Leunt Go Ballistic Potentate
1998
See More Business Dom Samourai Escartefigue
1997
See More Business Indian Tracker Banjo
1996
Belmont King Trying Again St Mellion Fairway
1995
Grange Brake Bradbury Star
1994
Master Oats Party Politics Cool Ground
1993
Party Politics Riverside Boy Jodami
1992
Run For Free Miinnehoma Bonanza Boy
1991
Carvill's Hill Aquilifer Katabatic
1990-1987
1990
Boraceva Bonanza Boy Yahoo
1989
Bonanza Boy Run And Skip The West Awake
1988
Ten Plus Aquilifer Golden Minstrel
1987
Western Sunset Cybrandian
 

The Rehearsal Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newcastle, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 91 yards or 4,727 metres). It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December.

The race was first run in 1979 at Chepstow, the name indicating that runners should consider it as a "rehearsal" for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It was initially a Conditions race with Listed status but became a Limited handicap (still with Listed status) in 1988. It was run at Chepstow until 2004 (over the longer distance of 3 miles and 2 furlongs between 2002 and 2004) and during this period was often used as a stepping stone towards the Welsh Grand National which is run at the same course around four weeks later. It was re-classified as a Premier Handicap in 2022 when Listed status was removed from handicap races.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1979 Chumson 9 walked over Bryan Smart Fred Winter
1980Abandoned due to flooding
1981 Straight Jocelyn 9 11-00 John Francome Roddy Armytage
1982 Bregawn 8 11-00 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson
1983 Observe 7 11-04 John Francome Fred Winter
1984 Tom's Little Al 8 11-00 Peter Scudamore Willie Williams
1985 Burrough Hill Lad 9 11-12 Phil Tuck Jenny Pitman
1986 Cybrandian 8 11-00 Peter Scudamore Peter Easterby
1987 Western Sunset 11 11-04 Hywel Davies Tim Forster
1988 Ten Plus 8 10-12 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn
1989 Bonanza Boy 8 11-10 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1990 Boraceva 7 10-07 Jimmy Frost Toby Balding
1991 Carvill's Hill 9 11-12 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Run For Free 8 10-07 Mark Perrett Martin Pipe
1993 Party Politics 9 10-09 Carl Llewellyn Nick Gaselee
1994 Master Oats 8 11-04 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey
1995 Grange Brake 9 10-02 D Walsh Nigel Twiston-Davies
1996 Belmont King 8 10-08 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls
1997 See More Business 7 11-12 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls
1998 See More Business 8 11-12 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
1999 Dr Leunt 8 10-10 Andrew Thornton Philip Hobbs
2000 Moral Support 8 10-02 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann
2001 Arctic Camper 9 10-04 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2002 See More Business 12 11-10 Andrew Thornton Paul Nicholls
2003 Sir Rembrandt 7 10-05 Andrew Thornton Robert Alner
2004 One Knight 8 11-09 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs
2005 Direct Access 10 10-00 Brian Harding Nicky Richards
2006 Neptune Collonges 5 11-12 Liam Heard Paul Nicholls
2007 Harmony Brig 8 10-12 Brian Harding Nicky Richards
1993 no race 2008 [a]
2009 Beat The Boys 8 10-12 Timmy Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies
1993 no race 2010 [b]
2011 Hey Big Spender 8 11-12 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard
2012 Junior 9 11-12 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2013 Hey Big Spender 10 11-04 Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard
2014 Hey Big Spender 11 11-12 Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard
2015 Wakanda 6 11-04 Danny Cook Sue Smith
2016 Otago Trail 8 11-03 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams
2017 Beware The Bear 7 11-07 Sean Bowen Nicky Henderson
2018 Lake View Lad 8 10-13 Henry Brooke N W Alexander
2019 Takingrisks 10 10-13 Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards
2020 Yorkhill 10 10-10 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson
2021 Aye Right 8 11-05 Callum Bewley Harriet Graham
2022 L'Homme Presse 7 12-00 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams
[c] no race 2023
2024 Frero Banbou 9 10-04 Ned Fox Venetia Williams
  1. ^ The 2008 running was abandoned because of frost
  2. ^ The 2010 running was abandoned because of snow
  3. ^ The 2023 running was abandoned due to a watelogged course

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jump Pattern Committee update 22/23 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 21 February 2023.