TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase
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History
The race was established in memory of the 2nd Baron Mildmay of Flete (1909–1950), an amateur National Hunt jockey who rode three winners at the Cheltenham Festival. The inaugural race took place in April 1951, because the planned running, in March, had to be abandoned, due to a waterlogged course. It was originally titled the Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase.
The Racing Post sponsored the race from 2006 to 2008, and during this period it was titled the Racing Post Plate. The 2009 running was named the Freddie Williams Festival Plate, in tribute to Freddie Williams (1942–2008), a popular Scottish bookmaker who owned a pitch at Cheltenham.[1] The construction company Byrne Group supported the event from 2010 to 2014[2] and from 2015 to 2020 it was sponsored by Brown Advisory and Merriebelle Stable.[3] The bookmaking firm Paddy Power sponsored in 2021. The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. took over the sponsorship from 2022 and the 2023 race was sponsored by Magners. The race held Grade 3 status until 2022 and was reclassified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.[4]
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- The Tsarevich – 1985, 1986
- Elfast – 1992, 1994
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Fred Winter – Slender (1951, dead-heat), Sy Oui (1953), Caesar's Helm (1958)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Bobby Renton – Tudor Line (1954), Caesar's Helm (1958), Siracusa (1959), Merry Court (1968)
- Nicky Henderson – The Tsarevich (1985, 1986), Liberthine (2005), Non So (2006)
- Martin Pipe – Terao (1997), Majadou (1999), Dark Stranger (2000), Blowing Wind (2002)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Canford (DH) | 9 | 12-02 | Glen Kelly | Ivor Anthony |
| 1951 | Slender (DH) | 9 | 10–11 | Fred Winter | Ryan Price |
| 1952 | Portarlington | 7 | 10-08 | Ken Mullins | Willie Stephenson |
| 1953 | Sy Oui | 8 | 10-03 | Fred Winter | Ryan Price |
| 1954 | Tudor Line | 9 | 10–12 | George Slack | Bobby Renton |
| 1955 | Mont Tremblant | 9 | 12-07 | Dave Dick | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1956 | Pondapatarri | 7 | 11-00 | René Emery | George Beeby |
| 1957 | Madras | 7 | 10-02 | Johnny Bullock | Michael Marsh |
| 1958 | Caesar's Helm | 7 | 11-06 | Fred Winter | Bobby Renton |
| 1959 | Siracusa | 6 | 10–12 | Jumbo Wilkinson | Bobby Renton |
| 1960 | Devon Customer | 8 | 10-04 | Joe Guest | Syd Bowler |
| 1961 | Malting Barley | 6 | 10-04 | Owen McNally | Toby Balding |
| 1962 | Spring Greeting | 7 | 10–06 | Johnny Lehane | Verly Bewicke |
| 1963 | Milo | 8 | 10-04 | Josh Gifford | Herbert Blagrave |
| 1964 | Take Plenty | 8 | 10-01 | Ron Vibert | Tim Forster |
| 1965 | Snaigow | 6 | 10-03 | Johnny Lehane | Verly Bewicke |
| 1966 | Tibidabo | 6 | 10-04 | Jeff King | Arthur Freeman |
| 1967 | French March | 7 | 09-09 | Ben HanburyTemplate:Efn | Tom Hanbury |
| 1968 | Merry Court | 7 | 10-03 | Josh Gifford | Bobby Renton |
| 1969 | Specify | 7 | 11-02 | Bob Davies | Denis Rayson |
| 1970 | Verona Forest | 7 | 11-00 | Gerry Scott | Neville Crump |
| 1971 | Hound Tor | 7 | 10-02 | Macer Gifford | Guy Harwood |
| 1972 | Mocharabuice | 9 | 10-07 | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster |
| 1973 | Vulgan Town | 7 | 10-00 | Johnny Haine | Toby Balding |
| 1974 | Garnishee | 10 | 10–10 | David Mould | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1975 | Summerville | 9 | 10–13 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1976 | Broncho II | 7 | 11-01 | Michael Dickinson | Tony Dickinson |
| 1977 | Uncle Bing | 8 | 12-05 | John Francome | Richard Head |
| 1978 | King or Country | 7 | 10-09 | Paul Leach | David Barons |
| 1979 | Brawny Scot | 9 | 10-00 | Ridley Lamb | George Fairbairn |
| 1980 | Snowshill Sailor | 8 | 10-04 | Andrew Turnell | Bob Turnell |
| 1981 | Political Pop | 7 | 10-00 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson |
| 1982 | Doubleuagain | 8 | 10-00 | Frank Berry | Andy Geraghty |
| 1983 | Mr Peapock | 7 | 09-07 | Leslie Bloomfield | Trevor Hallett |
| 1984 | Half Free | 8 | 11-06 | Richard Linley | Fred Winter |
| 1985 | The Tsarevich | 9 | 11-07 | John White | Nicky Henderson |
| 1986 | The Tsarevich | 10 | 11-05 | John White | Nicky Henderson |
| 1987 | Gee-A | 8 | 09–10 | Gee ArmytageTemplate:Efn | Geoff Hubbard |
| 1988 | Smart Tar | 7 | 10-02 | Carl Llewellyn | Mark Wilkinson |
| 1989 | Paddyboro | 11 | 10-07 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
| 1990 | New Halen | 9 | 09-07 | Eamon Tierney | Paul James |
| 1991 | Foyle Fisherman | 12 | 11-00 | Eamon Murphy | Josh Gifford |
| 1992 | Elfast | 9 | 11-00 | Martin Lynch | John Webber |
| 1993 | Sacre d'Or | 8 | 11-00 | Graham McCourt | Nigel Tinkler |
| 1994 | Elfast | 11 | 11-04 | Graham McCourt | John Webber |
| 1995 | Kadi | 6 | 10-04 | Norman Williamson | David Nicholson |
| 1996 | Old Bridge | 8 | 09-07 | Gary Crone | Andrew Turnell |
| 1997 | Terao | 11 | 10-07 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 1998 | Super Coin | 10 | 10-00 | Norman Williamson | Richard Lee |
| 1999 | Majadou | 5 | 11-00 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2000 | Dark Stranger | 9 | 10-03 | Richard Johnson | Martin Pipe |
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| 2002 | Blowing Wind | 9 | 10–09 | Ruby Walsh | Martin Pipe |
| 2003 | Young Spartacus | 10 | 10-09 | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly |
| 2004 | Tikram | 7 | 10-00 | Timmy Murphy | Gary L. Moore |
| 2005 | Liberthine | 6 | 10-01 | Sam Waley-CohenTemplate:Efn | Nicky Henderson |
| 2006 | Non So | 8 | 11-03 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2007 | Idole First | 8 | 10-07 | Alan O'Keeffe | Venetia Williams |
| 2008 | Mister McGoldrick | 11 | 11-07 | Dominic Elsworth | Sue Smith |
| 2009 | Something Wells | 8 | 10-07 | Will BiddickTemplate:Efn | Venetia Williams |
| 2010 | Great Endeavour | 6 | 10-01 | Danny Cook | David Pipe |
| 2011 | Holmwood Legend | 10 | 10-09 | Keiran Burke | Patrick Rodford |
| 2012 | Salut Flo | 7 | 10–10 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2013 | Carrickboy | 9 | 10-05 | Liam Treadwell | Venetia Williams |
| 2014 | Ballynagour | 8 | 10-09 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2015 | Darna | 9 | 10–11 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
| 2016 | Empire of Dirt | 9 | 10–11 | Bryan Cooper | Colm Murphy |
| 2017 | Road to Respect | 6 | 10–13 | Bryan Cooper | Noel Meade |
| 2018 | The Storyteller | 7 | 11–04 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Siruh Du Lac | 6 | 10-08 | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams |
| 2020 | Simply The Betts | 7 | 11-04 | Gavin Sheehan | Harry Whittington |
| 2021 | The Shunter | 8 | 10-05 | Jordan Gainford | Emmet Mullins |
| 2022 | Coole Cody | 11 | 11-02 | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams |
| 2023 | Seddon | 10 | 10-09 | Ben Harvey | John McConnell |
| 2024 | Shakem Up'Arry | 10 | 11-05 | Ben Jones | Ben Pauling |
| 2025 | Jagwar | 6 | 10-10 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero |
See also
References
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- pedigreequery.com – Freddie Williams Festival Plate – Cheltenham.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).
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