# Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase

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Steeplechase horse race in Great Britain

For the race at Cheltenham, see [St James's Place Foxhunter Chase](/source/St_James's_Place_Foxhunter_Chase).

Randox Health Fox Hunters' Chase 2026 Barton Snow Lets Go Champ Take All

Previous years 2025 Gracchus De Balme Jet Plane Lifetime Ambition 2024 Its On The Line Bennys King Annamix 2023 Famous Clermont Bennys King Lough Derg Spirit 2022 Latenightpass Cat Tiger Porlock Bay 2021 Cousin Pascal Latenightpass Cat Tiger

2020-2010 2019 Top Wood Burning Ambition Road To Riches 2018 Balnaslow Bear's Affair Greensalt 2017 Dineur Balnaslow Big Fella Thanks 2016 On The Fringe Dineur Mendip Express 2015 On The Fringe Pacha Du Polder Last Time D'albain 2014 Warne Tartan Snow Mossey Joe 2013 Tartan Snow Cool Friend Rash Move 2012 Cloudy Lane Roulez Cool Herons Well 2011 Baby Run Boxer Georg Offshore Account

2010-2003 2010 Silver Adonis Moncadou Blu Teen 2009 Trust Fund Christy Beamish Having A Cut 2008 Christy Beamish Katarino Holy Joe 2007 Scots Grey Pak Jack Where Now 2006 Katarino Christy Beamish Beachcomber Bay 2005 Katarino Caught at Dawn Montifault 2004 Forest Gunner Sikander A Azam Gun'N Roses II 2003 Divet Hill General Wolfe I'm The Man

The **Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase** is a [National Hunt](/source/National_Hunt_racing) [steeplechase](/source/Steeplechase_(horse_racing)) in Great Britain for amateur riders which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at [Aintree](/source/Aintree_Racecourse) over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 [furlongs](/source/Furlong) (2 miles, 5 furlongs and 19 yards, or 4,242 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.

The Foxhunters' is one of only three races run over the Grand National fences at the Aintree Festival, the other two races being the [Topham Chase](/source/Topham_Chase) and the [Grand National](/source/Grand_National) itself. The race is currently sponsored by [Randox Laboratories](/source/Randox_Laboratories).

The race was originally run over the full Grand National distance.

## Records

**Most successful horse since 1946 (3 wins):**

- Credit Call – *1972, 1975, 1976*

**Leading jockey since 1946 (3 wins):**

- [Sam Waley-Cohen](/source/Sam_Waley-Cohen) – *Katarino (2005, 2006), Warne (2014)*

**Leading [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer) since 1946 (4 wins):**

- Arthur Stephenson – *Sea Knight (1963, 1965), Credit Call (1972, 1975)*

## Winners

- *All amateur jockeys.*

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1947 Lucky Purchase 9 J Nichols S Banks 1948 San Michele 8 Guy Cunard Guy Cunard 1949 Ballyhartfield 10 John Straker J Makin 1950 Hillmere 17 Peter Brookshaw L Dalton 1951 Candy II 9 R Brewis R Brewis 1952 Pampeenne II 9 H Alexander H Alexander 1953 Solo Call 9 M Brewis M Brewis 1954 Dark Stranger 9 John Bosley L Colville 1955 Happymint 10 Andrew Moralee J Wight 1956 Mr Shanks 9 J Everitt J Keith 1957 Colledge Master 7 Laurie Morgan Laurie Morgan 1958 Surprise Packet 9 T Johnson Mrs S Richards 1959 Merryman II 8 Charlie Scott Neville Crump 1960 April Queen 9 John Daniell Mervyn Fear 1961 Colledge Master 11 Laurie Morgan Laurie Morgan 1962 Dominion 10 Bill Foulkes K Beeston 1963 Sea Knight 8 P Nicholson Arthur Stephenson 1964 Aerial III 8 John Daniell Roddy Armytage 1965 Sea Knight 10 P Nicholson Arthur Stephenson 1966 Sulbaltern 12 John Lawrence C Alexander 1967 Minto Burn 11 B Surtees Miss B Johnson 1968 Juan 12 Peter Wills Peter Wills 1969 Bitter Lemon 8 V Rowe V Rowe 1970 Lismateige 7 A Wates P Wates 1971 Bright Willow 10 Robert Chugg Alan Cure 1972 Credit Call 8 Chris Collins Arthur Stephenson 1973 Bullock's Horn 10 Lord Oaksey Bob Turnell 1974 Lord Fortune 11 D Edmunds Mrs J Brutton 1975 Credit Call 11 Joey Newton Arthur Stephenson 1976 Credit Call 12 Joey Newton Mrs R Newton 1977 Happy Warrior 10 Nicky Henderson Fred Winter 1978 Spartan Missile 6 John Thorne John Thorne 1979 Spartan Missile 7 John Thorne John Thorne 1980 Rolls Rambler 9 Oliver Sherwood Fred Winter 1981 Grittar 8 Dick Saunders Frank Gilman 1982 Lone Soldier 10 Peter Greenall J Docker 1983 Atha Cliath 8 Willie Mullins Paddy Mullins 1984 Gayle Warning 10 Sandy Dudgeon John Dudgeon 1985 City Boy 10 Tim Thomson Jones Mrs J Mann 1986 Eliogarty 11 Caroline Beasley David Murray Smith 1987 Border Burg 10 Alan Hill James Delahooke 1988 Newnham 11 Simon Andrews Michael A Johnson 1989 Call Collect 8 Raymund Martin Raymund S Martin 1990 Lean Ar Aghaidh 13 Denis Gray Stan Mellor 1991 Double Turn 10 P Harding-Jones John Jenkins 1992 Gee-A 13 Paul Murphy Geoff Hubbard 1993 Double Silk 9 Ron Treloggen Reg Wilkins 1994 Killeshin 8 G Brown John Manners 1995 Sheer Jest 10 Alan Hill W J Warner 1996 Rolling Ball 13 Richard Ford Steve Brookshaw 1997 Blue Cheek 11 Robert Thornton J Mahon 1998 Cavalero 9 A Charles-Jones John Manners 1999 Elegant Lord 11 Philip Fenton Enda Bolger 2000 Bells Life 11 David O'Meara Philip Hobbs 2001 Gunner Welburn 9 J M Pritchard Caroline Bailey 2002 Torduff Express 11 Polly Gundry Paul Nicholls 2003 Divet Hill 9 Dale Jewett Ann Hamilton 2004 Forest Gunner 10 Carrie Ford Richard Ford 2005 Katarino 10 Sam Waley-Cohen Robert Waley-Cohen 2006 Katarino 11 Sam Waley-Cohen Robert Waley-Cohen 2007 Scots Grey 12 Richard Burton Nicky Henderson 2008 Christy Beamish 11 Joshua Guerriero Paul Jones 2009 Trust Fund 11 Tom Greenall Richard Barber 2010 Silver Adonis 9 T Weston Richard Newland 2011 Baby Run 11 Willie Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 2012 Cloudy Lane 12 Richard Harding Donald McCain 2013 Tartan Snow 13 Jamie Hamilton Stuart Coltherd 2014 Warne 10 Sam Waley-Cohen Brian Hamilton 2015 On The Fringe 10 Nina Carberry Enda Bolger 2016 On The Fringe 11 Jamie Codd Enda Bolger 2017 Dineur 11 James King Mickey Bowen 2018 Balnaslow 11 Derek O'Connor Graham John McKeever 2019 Top Wood 12 Tabitha Worsley Kelly Morgan no race 2020 [a] 2021 Cousin Pascal 9 James King Joe O'Shea 2022 Latenightpass 9 Gina Andrews Tom Ellis 2023 Famous Clermont 8 William Biddick Chris Barber 2024 Its On The Line 7 Derek O'Connor Emmet Mullins 2025 Gracchus De Balme 9 Huw Edwards Joe O'Shea 2026 Barton Snow 9 Henry Crow Joe O'Shea

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** The 2020 running was cancelled because of the [COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom)[1]

## 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/51930209). *BBC Sport*. 17 March 2020.

- [Racing Post](/source/Racing_Post) - [1988](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1988-04-08/23738), [1989](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1989-04-07/29303), [1990](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1990-04-06/34693), [1993](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1993-04-02/51697), [1994](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1994-04-08/57565), [1995](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1995-04-07/62940), [1996](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1996-03-29/200365), [1997](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1997-04-04/235721), [1998](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1998-04-03/249285), [1999](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/1999-04-08/264219) - [2000](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2000-04-06/278342), [2001](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2001-04-05/298398), [2002](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2002-04-04/313341), [2003](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2003-04-03/329482), [2004](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2004-04-01/347289), [2005](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2005-04-07/380081), [2006](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2006-04-06/403616), [2007](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2007-04-12/427879), [2008](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2008-04-03/452103), [2009](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2009-04-02/477251) - [2010](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2010-04-08/501779), [2011](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2011-04-07/526574), [2012](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2012-04-12/550012), [2013](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2013-04-04/573891), [2014](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2014-04-03/597050), [2015](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2015-04-09/620671), [2016](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2016-04-07/645545), [2017](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2017-04-06/670162), [2018](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2018-04-12/695657), [2019](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2019-04-04/724106) - [2021](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2021-04-08/779524), [2022](https://www.racingpost.com/results/32/aintree/2022-04-07/806333)

- *Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93*. Portway Press. 1993. p. 170.

## External links

- Race Recordings (1978, 1979, 1981-2010) [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfn5x2SD03q5jTL6_e56Nvskdlux4j29t)

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