# Oddschecker Handicap Chase

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The **Oddschecker Handicap Chase** is a Premier Handicap [National Hunt](/source/National_Hunt_racing) race in Great Britain. It is a [handicap](/source/Handicap_(horse_racing)) [steeplechase](/source/Steeplechase_(horse_racing)) and is run at [Cheltenham Racecourse](/source/Cheltenham_Racecourse) in November, over a distance of about 3 miles and 3½ [furlongs](/source/Furlong) (3 miles 3 furlongs and 71 yards, or 5,496 metres).

## History

From 1987 to 1998 the race was known as the Flowers Original Handicap Chase. The 1999 running was known as the Hoegaarden Handicap Chase. From 2000 to 2002 it was sponsored by Intervet and known as the Intervet Trophy. The 2003 race was run under the name of the Open Trophy. The race was sponsored by Servo from 2004 to 2009, Morson Group in 2010 and Rewards4Racing in 2011. In 2012 it was renamed the Henrietta Knight Handicap Chase in honour of [Henrietta Knight](/source/Henrietta_Knight_(racehorse_trainer)), a recently retired trainer whose training successes included winning three [Cheltenham Gold Cups](/source/Cheltenham_Gold_Cup) with [Best Mate](/source/Best_Mate). From 2013 to 2015 the race was sponsored by the Murphy Group.

## Records since 1987

**Most successful horse:**

- Stormez – *(2002, 2004)*

**Leading jockey (4 wins):**

- [Tony McCoy](/source/Tony_McCoy) – *Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Innox (2005), Galaxy Rock (2011)*

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

- [Martin Pipe](/source/Martin_Pipe) – *Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Stormez (2002, 2004)*
- **Widest winning margin** – Joe Lively (2008) – 14 [lengths](/source/Horse_length)
- **Narrowest winning margin** – Hati Roy (2001), My Will (2006), Galant Nuit (2009) – ½ length
- **Most runners** – 16, in 2005
- **Fewest runners** – 4, in 1992 and 1996

## Winners since 1987

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1987 Knock Hill 11 10–00 George Mernagh John Webber 1988 Run And Skip 10 11–07 Peter Scudamore John Spearing 1989 Royal Cedar 8 10–01 Richard Dunwoody John McConnochie 1990 Topsham Bay 7 10–07 Hywel Davies David Barons 1991 Ace of Spies 10 09-09 Adrian Maguire Gill Jones 1992 Belmount Captain 7 10–03 Richard Guest Toby Balding 1993 Royal Athlete 10 12–00 Graham Bradley Jenny Pitman 1994 Gold Cap 9 10–00 Richard Dunwoody Philip Hobbs 1995 Willsford 12 12–00 Warren Marston Jenny Pitman 1996 Evangelica 6 10–00 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 1997 Banjo 7 11–02 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1998 Tennessee Twist 8 10–00 Norman Williamson Jenny Pitman 1999 Hanakham 10 11–10 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2000 Foxchapel King 7 10–05 Shay Barry Mouse Morris 2001 Hati Roy 8 10–13 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 2002 Stormez 5 10–06 Barry Geraghty Martin Pipe 2003 Shardam 6 10–02 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2004 Stormez 7 11–05 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2005 Innox 9 10–06 Tony McCoy François Doumen 2006 My Will 6 11–06 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2007 Sir Rembrandt 11 10–02 James White Victor Dartnall 2008 Joe Lively 9 10–03 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard 2009 Galant Nuit 5 10–00 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy 2010 Midnight Chase 8 11–09 Dougie Costello Neil Mulholland 2011 Galaxy Rock 7 10-10 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2012 Monbeg Dude 7 10–00 Jamie Moore Michael Scudamore 2013 Alvarado 8 10–00 Paul Moloney Fergal O'Brien 2014 Sam Winner 7 11–12 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2015 Sausalito Sunrise 7 11–03 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2016 Viconte Du Noyer 7 10–13 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard 2017 Perfect Candidate 10 10–12 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien 2018 Rock the Kasbah 8 10–13 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2019 West Approach 9 11–01 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard 2020 Ramses De Teillee 8 11–05 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2021 Yala Enki 7 11–12 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2022 Does He Know 7 12–00 David Bass Kim Bailey 2023 Malina Girl 6 11–07 Sean Flanagan Gavin Cromwell 2024 Abuffalosoldier 7 10–03 Sean Bowen Warren Greatrex 2025 Marble Sands 9 10–05 Kielan Woods David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

## 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): - , , , , , , , , , - , , , , , , , , , - , , , , , , , , , - , , , , , ,

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