Lightning Novices' Chase

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The race was first run in 1979 and was originally held at Ascot, contested over a distance of 2 miles. It was switched to alternative venues for a three-year period beginning in 2005, and it returned to Ascot with a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong in 2008. The race was transferred to Doncaster in 2010, and at the same time its length was cut by 110 yards. It was run in late January or early February.

In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced that the race would be moved to Lingfield Park and would be run one week earlier as part of a restructure of the 2023/24 programme.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1979	Dramatist	8	Bill Smith	Fulke Walwyn
1980	Beacon Light	9	Bob Turnell	Andy Turnell
1981	Double Bluff	8	John Francome	Fred Winter
1982	Abandoned because of snow
1983	Starfen	7	Tim EasterbyTemplate:Efn	Peter Easterby
1984	Norton Cross	6	Alan Brown	Peter Easterby
1985	Abandoned because of snow and frost
1986	Pearlyman	7	Paul Barton	John Edwards
1987	Abandoned because of snow and frost
1988	Saffron Lord	6	Richard Rowe	Josh Gifford
1989	Sabin du Loir	10	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe
1990	Cashew King	7	Trevor Wall	Bryan McMahon
1991	Uncle Ernie	6	Mark Dwyer	Jimmy FitzGerald
1992	Deep Sensation	7	Declan Murphy	Josh Gifford
1993	Valiant Boy	7	Russ Garritty	Steve Kettlewell
1994	Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course
1995	Gales Cavalier	7	Mark Dwyer	David Gandolfo
1996	Certainly Strong	6	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1997	Abandoned due to frost
1998	Wade Road	7	Jason Titley	Henrietta Knight
1999	Abandoned due to fog
2000	Bellator	7	Norman Williamson	Venetia Williams
2001	Exit to Wave	5	Norman Williamson	Paul Nicholls
2002	Il'Athou	6	Henry Oliver	Simon Sherwood
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2004	Bal de Nuit Template:Efn	5	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2005	My Will Template:Efn	5	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2006	Foreman Template:Efn	8	Tony McCoy	Thierry Doumen
2007	Another Promise Template:Efn	8	Graham Lee	Ferdy Murphy
2008	Wee Robbie	8	Noel Fehily	Nick Gifford
2009	Panjo Bere	6	Jamie Moore	Gary L. Moore
2010	Woolcombe Folly	7	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2003	no race 2011 Template:Efn
2012	Kid Cassidy	6	Tony McCoy	Nicky Henderson
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2014	Valdez	7	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2015	Three Kingdoms	6	Tony McCoy	John Ferguson
2016	Vaniteux	7	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2017	Forest Bihan	6	Aidan Coleman	Brian Ellison
2018	Sceau Royal	6	Wayne Hutchinson	Alan King
2019	Dynamite Dollars	6	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls
2020	Mister Fisher	6	James Bowen	Nicky Henderson
2021	Shishkin	7	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2022	Third Time Lucki	7	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton
2023	Tommy's Oscar	8	Danny McMenamin	Ann Hamilton
2024	JPR One	7	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard
2025	Gidleigh Park	7	Bryan Carver	Harry Fry

See also

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

Sources

• Racing Post:
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External links

• Race Recordings (1990-2006) youtube.com
• pedigreequery.com – Lightning Novices' Chase.