Great Yorkshire Chase

The Great Yorkshire Chase is a Listed National Hunt handicap chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.

Sky Bet Chase
2021
Takingrisks Aye Right Cap Du Nord

The race was first run in 1948. It is currently sponsored by Sky Bet known as the Sky Bet Handicap Chase.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Ziga Boy – 2016, 2017

Most successful jockey (3 wins):

Most successful trainer (4 wins):

Winners

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1948Cool Customer912-07P MurphyJ Fawcus
1949Old Morality710-01Bob TurnellFred Rimell
1950Freebooter911-11J PowerBobby Renton
1951Arctic Gold611-00Tim MolonyG Balding
1952Abandoned due to death of King George VI
1953Knock Hard911-07Tim MolonyVincent O'Brien
1954Abandoned because of frost
1955Bramble Tudor711-03R CurranJ Wight
1956Abandoned because of snow and frost
1957ESB1111-10Tim MolonyFred Rimell
1958Hall Weir810-10Bill ReesFrank Cundell
1959Abandoned because of frost
1960Knightsbrook811-01G SlackW Hall
1961Chavara810-07Stan MellorG Owen
1962Nicolaus Silver1011-09Bobby BeasleyFred Rimell
1963Abandoned because of frost
1964King's Nephew1011-10Stan MellorFrank Cundell
1965King of Diamonds710-04J KenneallyG Vergette
1966Freddie911-07P McCarronR Tweedie
1967Spear Fir810-06J LeechR Fairbairn
1968Sixty Nine812-00Brian FletcherDenys Smith
1969Playlord811-06Ron BarryGordon W. Richards
1970Freddie Boy911-03Richard PitmanFred Winter
1971Two Springs910-10R EdwardsG Owen
1972Slaves Dream810-06Michael DickinsonR Hall
1973Charlie Potheen811-10Terry BiddlecombeFulke Walwyn
1974Cuckolder910-01Andy TurnellBob Turnell
1975Rough House910-05John BurkeFred Rimell
1976Abandoned because of frost
1977Abandoned because of frost
1978Autumn Rain710-02Colin TinklerTony Dickinson
1979Abandoned because of snow
1980Jer910-00Phil TuckP Bevan
1981Tragus910–13Bob DaviesDavid Morley
1982Bregawn811-06John FrancomeMichael Dickinson
1983Get Out of Me Way810-00Paul BartonGraham Thorner
1984Abandoned because of snow
1985Abandoned because of snow and frost
1986Abandoned because of frost
1987Abandoned because of frost
1988 Bob Tisdall 9 12-05 Tom Morgan John Edwards
1989 Proverity 8 11-08 Tom Morgan John Edwards
1990 Man O'Magic 9 11-10 Mark Perrett Kim Bailey
1991 Dalkey Sound 8 10-09 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1992 Abandoned due to frost
1993 Young Hustler 6 10-00 David Bridgwater Nigel Twiston-Davies
1994 Carbisdale 8 11-04 Peter Niven Mary Reveley
1995 Abandoned due to snow
1996 Addington Boy 8 10-08 Mark Dwyer Gordon W. Richards
1997 General Command 9 11-10 Paul Carberry Gordon W. Richards
1998 Speaker Weatherill 9 11-11 Mark Brennan Owen Brennan
1999 Major Bell 11 10-00 Adrian Maguire A Whillans
2000 Beau 7 11-00 Tom Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies
2001 Heidi III 6 10-02 Dean Gallagher Mickey Hammond
2002 Moor Lane 10 10-04 Barry Fenton Ian Balding
2003 Barryscourt Lad 9 10-01 Rodi Greene Martin Pipe
2004 Tyneandthyneagain 9 10-04 Henry Oliver Richard Guest
2005 Colourful Life 9 10–12 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
2006 A Glass in Thyne [lower-alpha 1] 8 10–12 Andrew Thornton B N Pollock
2007 Simon [lower-alpha 1] 8 11-02 Andrew Thornton John Spearing
2008 An Accordion 7 10-08 J W Farrelly David Pipe
2009 Big Fella Thanks 7 11-02 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls
2010 Abandoned due to frost
2011 Abandoned due to frost
2012 Calgary Bay 9 11-11 Dominic Elsworth Henrietta Knight
2013 Abandoned due to frost
2014 The Rainbow Hunter 10 10-09 Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey
2015 If in Doubt 7 10–11 Tony McCoy Philip Hobbs
2016 Ziga Boy 7 10-01 Brendan Powell Jr Alan King
2017 Ziga Boy 8 10–11 Tom Bellamy Alan King
2018 Wakanda 9 11–00 Henry Brooke Sue Smith
2019 Go Conquer 10 11–10 Tom Bellamy Nigel Twiston-Davies
2020 Ok Corral 10 11–12 Derek O'Connor[lower-alpha 2] Nicky Henderson
2021 Takingrisks 12 11–02 Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards
  1. The 2006 and 2007 runnings took place at Southwell
  2. amateur jockey

See also

References

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