Mildmay Novices' Chase

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The event was established in 1981, and its first two winners – Bregawn and Burrough Hill Lad – both went on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The race used to be regularly sponsored by Mumm, but it has had several different sponsors since 2001. The latest of these, Betway, began supporting the event in 2017. It was upgraded to Grade One status from its 2014 running.

The Mildmay Novices' Chase usually features horses which ran previously in the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase, and the last to win both races was Might Bite in 2017.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Richard Dunwoody – Against The Grain (1987), Sparkling Flame (1991), Banjo (1995), Cyborgo (1997)

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Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Nicky Henderson - Sparkling Flame (1991), Irish Hussar (2003), Burton Port (2010), Might Bite (2017), Terrefort (2018), Chantry House (2021)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1981	Bregawn	7	Robert Earnshaw	Michael Dickinson
1982	Burrough Hill Lad	6	Phil Tuck	Jenny Pitman
1983	Everett	8	Stuart Shilston	Fulke Walwyn
1984	Baron Blakeney	7	Oliver SherwoodTemplate:Efn	Martin Pipe
1985	Rhyme 'n' Reason	6	Graham Bradley	David Murray Smith
1986	Stearsby	7	Graham Bradley	Jenny Pitman
1987	Against the Grain	6	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1988	Delius	10	Bruce Dowling	Richard Lee
1989	Swardean	7	Bruce Dowling	Richard Lee
1990	Royal Athlete	7	Mark Pitman	Jenny Pitman
1991	Sparkling Flame	7	Richard Dunwoody	Nicky Henderson
1992	Bradbury Star	7	Eamon Murphy	Josh Gifford
1993	Cab On Target	7	Peter Niven	Mary Reveley
1994	Monsieur Le Cure	8	Peter Niven	John Edwards
1995	Banjo	5	Richard Dunwoody	Martin Pipe
1996	Addington Boy	8	Brian Harding	Gordon W. Richards
1997	Cyborgo	7	Richard Dunwoody	Martin Pipe
1998	Boss Doyle	6	Tony McCoy	Mouse Morris
1999	[[Template:Proper name]]	7	Richard Johnson	David Nicholson
2000	High Game	6	Norman Williamson	Simon Sherwood
2001	What's Up Boys	7	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2002	Barton	9	Tony Dobbin	Tim Easterby
2003	Irish Hussar	7	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2004	Simply Supreme	7	Richard McGrath	Sue Smith
2005	Like-A-Butterfly	11	Tony McCoy	Christy Roche
2006	Star de Mohaison	5	Barry Geraghty	Paul Nicholls
2007	Aces Four	8	Graham Lee	Ferdy Murphy
2008	Big Buck's	5	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2009	Killyglen	7	Denis O'Regan	Howard Johnson
2010	Burton Port	6	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2011	Quito De La Roque	7	Davy Russell	Colm Murphy
2012	Silviniaco Conti	6	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2013	Dynaste	7	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe
2014	Holywell	7	Tony McCoy	Jonjo O'Neill
2015	Saphir Du Rheu	6	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls
2016	Native River	6	Richard Johnson	Colin Tizzard
2017	Might Bite	8	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2018	Terrefort	5	Daryl Jacob	Nicky Henderson
2019	Lostintranslation	7	Robbie Power	Colin Tizzard
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2021	Chantry House	7	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2022	Ahoy Senor	7	Derek Fox	Lucinda Russell
2023	Gerri Colombe	7	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott
2024	Inothewayurthinkin	6	Mark Walsh	Gavin Cromwell
2025	Caldwell Potter	7	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
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• aintree.co.uk – Media Accreditation for the Crabbie's Grand National Festival 2015.
• pedigreequery.com – Mildmay Novices' Chase – Aintree.