# Castleford Chase

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The **Castleford Chase** is a [National Hunt](/source/National_Hunt_racing) [handicap](/source/Handicap_(horse_racing)) [steeplechase (horse racing)](/source/Steeplechase_(horse_racing)) in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.. It is run over a distance of about 1 mile and 7 furlongs (1 mile 7 furlongs and 36 yards, or 3,050 metres) at [Wetherby Racecourse](/source/Wetherby_Racecourse) in late December. There are thirteen fences to be jumped in the race.

The Castleford Chase's recent history has seen a number of changes in conditions and status. Until 1989 it was run as a limited handicap. In 1990 it was upgraded to a Grade 1 race and run as a conditions chase for the first time. From 1998 it reverted to a limited handicap and was downgraded to Grade 2 status. In 2006 it was replaced as a Grade 2 chase in the calendar by [Kempton Park](/source/Kempton_Park_Racecourse)'s newly inaugurated [Desert Orchid Chase](/source/Desert_Orchid_Chase) and became a handicap chase for horses rated between 0 and 145.

## Winners since 1975

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1975 Tingle Creek 9 12-00 Ian Watkinson Harry Thomson Jones 1976 Skryne 6 11-07 Ron Barry Peter Bailey 1977 Crofton Hall 8 11-00 Jonjo O'Neill J Dixon 1978 Lord Greystoke 7 10–11 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards 1979 Rathgorman 7 11-02 Ken Whyte Tony Dickinson 1980 Rathgorman 8 11-10 Ken Whyte Michael Dickinson 1981 Abandoned because of snow and frost 1982 Little Bay 7 10-08 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards 1983 Badsworth Boy 8 12-00 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson 1984 Ryeman 7 11-10 Graham Bradley Monica Dickinson 1985 Our Fun 8 10–11 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford 1986 Little Bay 11 11-07 Phil Tuck Gordon W. Richards 1987 Pearlyman 8 12-07 Tom Morgan John Edwards 1988 Midnight Count 8 12-02 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford 1989 Ida's Delight 10 10-07 Brian Storey Alastair Charlton 1990 Waterloo Boy 7 11-10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1991 Waterloo Boy 8 11-10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1992 Katabatic 9 11-10 Simon McNeill Andy Turnell 1993 Abandoned because of snow 1994 Viking Flagship 7 11-10 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1995 Abandoned because of frost 1996 Abandoned because of frost 1997 Viking Flagship 10 11-10 Richard Johnson David Nicholson 1998 Cumbrian Challenge 9 12-06 Richie McGrath Tim Easterby 1999 Nordance Prince 8 10-06 Tony Dobbin Venetia Williams 2000 Function Dream 8 10-00 Anthony Ross Mary Reveley 2001 Turgeonev 6 13-00 Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby 2002 Geos 7 10–12 John Kavanagh Nicky Henderson 2003 Kadarann 6 11-08 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls 2004[a] Mister McGoldrick 8 11-02 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith 2005 Mister McGoldrick 8 11-08 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith 2006 Calatagan 7 11-11 Tom Dreaper Malcolm Jefferson 2007 Calatagan 8 11-02 Tom Dreaper Malcolm Jefferson 2008 Santa's Son 8 11-06 Peter Buchanan Howard Johnson 2009 Abandoned due to snow 2010 Abandoned due to frost 2011 Charingworth 8 10-00 Lucy Alexander Ferdy Murphy 2012 Drumshambo 6 11–12 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 2013 Pepite Rose 6 11-02 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams 2014 Upsilon Bleu 6 11-06 James Reveley Pauline Robson 2015 Abandoned due to flooding 2016 Yorkist 8 10-04 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2017 Just Cameron 10 11-12 Joe Colliver Micky Hammond 2018 Cracking Find 7 10-03 Sean Quinlan Sue Smith 2019 Marracudja 8 11-01 Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton 2020 First Flow 8 11-07 David Bass Kim Bailey 2021 Eclair D'Ainay 7 10-02 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2022 Malystic 8 11-10 Danny McMenamin Peter Niven 2024 Abandoned due to waterlogging 2024 Harper's Brook 8 11-08 Kielan Woods Dan Skelton

1. The "2004" running took place in January 2005 after the original fixture was abandoned because of frost

## See also

- [Horse racing in Great Britain](/source/Horse_racing_in_Great_Britain)
- [List of British National Hunt races](/source/List_of_British_National_Hunt_races)

## References

- [Racing Post](/source/Racing_Post): - , , , , , , , , , - , , , , , , , , , - , , , ,

## External links

- Race Recordings (1986-2003) [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfn5x2SD03q5bqLAILY3EU24l542zzViV)

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