Swinley Chase

Swinley Chase
2025
Victtorino Threeunderthrufive Terresita
Previous years
2024
Threeunderthrufive Rapper Shan Blue
2023
Cap Du Nord Neon Moon Revels Hill
2022
Fortescue Fiddlerontheroof Truckers Lodge
2021
Captain Chaos Regal Encore Musical Slave
2020-2011
2020
Ballyoptic Valtor Regal Encore
2019
Calipto Black Corton Regal Encore
2018
Regal Encore Minella Daddy Another Venture
2017
Tenor Nivernais Go Conquer Sausalito Sunrise
2016
Sausalito Sunrise Vieux Lion Rouge Waldorf Salad
2015
Carole's Destrier Clondaw Knight Ballyoliver
2014
Restless Harry Teaforthree Houblon Des Obeaux
2013
Vino Griego Cappa Bleu Saint Are
2012
Massini's Maguire Tullamore Dew Cappa Bleu
2011
Iconoclast The Sawyer Royal Tune
 

The Swinley Chase is a National Hunt Premier Handicap handicap chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,790 metres), and during its running there are twenty fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in February.

The race was first run in 2011, but it is effectively a reincarnation of the Whitbread Trial Handicap Chase (later the Crispin Handicap), which was first run in 1966 and last run in 1994. It is currently sponsored by Keltbray and prior to 2017 it was sponsored by Weatherbys and Applebee's. The race held Listed status until 2022 and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Listed status was removed from handicap races.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1966 Highland Wedding 9 10–12 Owen McNally Toby Balding
1967 No race
1968 Regal John 10 10–11 Josh Gifford Ryan Price
1969 Abandoned because of frost
1970 French Tan 8 11-09 Pat Taaffe A Watson (Ir)
1971 The Laird 10 11-10 Jeff King Bob Turnell
1972 Prairie Dog 8 10-01 Barry Brogan Fulke Walwyn
1973 Balinese 8 11-01 Andy Turnell Bob Turnell
1974 Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1975 Ten Up 8 11–06 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper (Ir)
1976 April Seventh 10 11-07 Andy Turnell Bob Turnell
1977 Ghost Writer 10 11-05 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn
1978 Abandoned because of frost
1979 Abandoned because of snow
1980 Master Spy 11 10–11 Tim Thomson Jones[a] Tim Forster
1981 Aldaniti 11 11-07 Bob Champion Josh Gifford
1982 Cavity Hunter 9 10-03 Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson
1983 Abandoned because of frost
1984 Tracys Special 7 10-05 Steve Knight Andy Turnell
1985 Greenwood Lad 8 10-06 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford
1986 Brunton Park 8 10-04 Graham Bradley Monica Dickinson
1987 Castle Warden 10 09-12 Mark Richards[a] John Edwards
1988 Aquilifer 8 10-03 Paul Croucher David Murray Smith
1989 Proud Pilgrim 10 10-09 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald
1990 Ten of Spades 10 10-00 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn
1992 Combermere 8 10-10 Peter Scudamore Richard Frost
1993 Very Very Ordinary 7 11-03 Adrian Maguire John Upson
1994 Dubacilla 8 12-00 Dean Gallagher Henry Cole
1995–2010 No race
2011 Iconoclast 10 10-04 Paul Moloney A M Hales
2012 Massini's Maguire 11 10–13 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2013 Vino Griego 8 11-03 Jamie Moore Gary Moore
2014 Restless Harry 10 10-07 Charlie Poste Robert Dickin
2015 Carole's Destrier 7 11-00 Barry Geraghty Neil Mulholland
2016 Sausalito Sunrise 8 11-10 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs
2017 Tenor Nivernais 10 11-07 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams
2018 Regal Encore 10 11-05 Richie McLernon Anthony Honeyball
2019 Calipto 9 10-08 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams
2020 Ballyoptic 10 11-10 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies
2021 Captain Chaos 10 10-09 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2022 Fortescue 8 10-07 Hugh Nugent Henry Daly
2023 Cap Du Nord 10 10-08 Jack Tudor Christian Williams
2024 Threeunderthrufive 9 12-00 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2025 Victtorino 7 11-07 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams
  1. ^ a b amateur jockey

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jump Pattern Committee update 22/23 season". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

Sources