Towton Novices' Chase

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The event is named after the village of Towton, which is located several miles to the south of Wetherby. It was first run in 1996, and the inaugural winner, Mr Mulligan, went on to win the following year's Cheltenham Gold Cup.

In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced that the race would be moved to mid-January and run over a reduced distance of two and a half miles.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1996	Mr Mulligan	8	Richard Johnson	Noel Chance
1997	Abandoned due to snow
1998	Escartefigue	6	Richard Johnson	David Nicholson
1999	Kadou Nonantais	6	Jamie Osborne	Oliver Sherwood
2000	Arctic Camper	8	Adrian Maguire	Venetia Williams
2001	Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course
2002	Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course
2003	Keen Leader	7	Liam Cooper	Jonjo O'Neill
2004	Royal Emperor	8	Dominic Elsworth	Sue Smith
2005	Ollie Magern	7	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2006	Halcon Genelardais	6	Wayne Hutchinson	Alan King
2007	Heltornic	7	Graham Lee	Michael Scudamore
2008	Abandoned due to frost
2009	Kornati Kid	7	Tom O'Brien	Philip Hobbs
2010	Weird Al	7	Paddy Brennan	Ian Williams
2011	Wayward Prince	7	Dougie Costello	Ian Williams
2012	no race 2012 Template:Efn
2013	Goulanes	7	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe
2014	Ely Brown	9	Noel Fehily	Charlie Longsdon
2015	Ned Stark	7	Denis O'Regan	Alan King
2016	Blaklion	7	Ryan Hatch	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2017	Baywing	8	Ryan Day	Nicky Richards
2018	Ballyoptic	9	Tom Bellamy	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2012	no race 2019 Template:Efn
2020	Newtide	7	David Bass	Kim Bailey
2012	no race 2021
2022	Ahoy Senor	7	Derek Fox	Lucinda Russell
2023	City Chief	6	James Bowen	Nicky Henderson
2024	Colonel Harry	7	Gavin Sheehan	Jamie Snowden
2025	Handstands	6	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races

References

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• aberford.net – "Declared Runners" (2006).
• pedigreequery.com – Towton Novices' Chase – Wetherby.