Denman Chase

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Jockey colours header Template:Jockey colours row |} Template:Jockey colours collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours no footer Template:Jockey colours named collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours no footer Template:Jockey colours named collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours footer The Denman Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 7½ furlongs (2 miles 7 furlongs and 86 yards, or 4,706 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.

The event was originally named the Aon Chase, after its first sponsors Aon Group Ltd, and it was first run in 2000. It was promoted to Listed status in 2002, and to Grade 2 level in 2003. The planned running in 2009 was abandoned at Newbury because of snow, and so the race was switched to an alternative venue, Kempton Park. The rearranged event was titled the Levy Board Chase. In 2012 the sponsorship was taken over by Betfair and renamed the Denman Chase in honour of Denman, who won the race in 2008 and also won two Hennessy Gold Cups at Newbury.

The race serves as one of the principal trials for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Four horses have won both events in the same year – Kauto Star (2007), Denman (2008), Coneygree (2015) and Native River (2018).

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

• Native River – 2017, 2018, 2020

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Richard Johnson – Shooting Light (2004), Farmer Jack (2005), Coneygree (2015), Native River (2018)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

• Paul Nicholls (horse racing) – See More Business (2000), Shotgun Willy (2001), Valley Henry (2003), Kauto Star (2007), Denman (2008), Tricky Trickster (2010), Noland (2011), Silvianaco Conti (2013), Clan Des Obeaux (2019), Secret Investor (2021)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
2000	See More Business	10	Mick Fitzgerald	Paul Nicholls
2001	Shotgun Willy	7	Joe Tizzard	Paul Nicholls
2002	Bacchanal	8	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2003	Valley Henry	8	Barry Geraghty	Paul Nicholls
2004	Shooting Light	11	Richard Johnson	Martin Pipe
2005	Farmer Jack	9	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
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2007	Kauto Star	7	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2008	Denman	8	Sam Thomas	Paul Nicholls
2009	Madison du Berlais Template:Efn	8	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe
2010	Tricky Trickster	7	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2011	Noland	10	Tony McCoy	Paul Nicholls
2012	Long Run	7	Sam Waley-CohenTemplate:Efn	Nicky Henderson
2013	Silviniaco Conti	7	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2014	Harry Topper	7	Jason Maguire	Kim Bailey
2015	Coneygree	8	Richard Johnson	Mark Bradstock
2016	Houblon des Obeaux	9	Aidan Coleman	Venetia Williams
2017	Native River	7	Aidan Coleman	Colin Tizzard
2018	Native River	8	Richard Johnson	Colin Tizzard
2019	Clan Des ObeauxTemplate:Efn	7	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls
2020	Native River	10	Jonjo O’Neill Jr	Colin Tizzard
2021	Secret Investor	9	Bryony Frost	Paul Nicholls
2022	Eldorado Allen	8	Brendan Powell	Colin Tizzard
2023	Zanza	9	Tom O'Brien	Philip Hobbs
2024	Shishkin	10	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2025	Djelo	7	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races

References

• Racing Post:
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• pedigreequery.com – Aon Chase – Newbury.

External links

• Race Recordings (1987-2004) youtube.com