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The Silver Trophy Handicap Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards, or 4,139 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race. It is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.

The event was established in 1986, and its original distance was 2 miles and 4 furlongs. It was given Grade 2 status in 1991, and it was extended to its present length in 1993. For a period it was a conditions race, but it became a limited handicap in 2003.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Tony McCoy – Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Quazar (2005)
  • Ruby Walsh – Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Martin Pipe – Beau Ranger (1988), Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Our Vic (2006)
  • Paul Nicholls – Fadalko (2002), Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)

Winners

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainer
1986Mr Moonraker911-02Brendan PowellLes Kennard
1987Duke of Milan1010-02Simon SherwoodNick Gaselee
1988Beau Ranger1011-00Peter ScudamoreMartin Pipe
1989Norton's Coin811-00Richard DunwoodySirrel Griffiths
1990Barnbrook Again911–10Hywel DaviesDavid Elsworth
1991Norton's Coin1011-04Graham McCourtSirrel Griffiths
1992Katabatic911-04Luke HarveyAndrew Turnell
1993Beech Road1111-00Richard DunwoodyToby Balding
1994Gale Again711-04Declan MurphyTommy Stack
1995Coulton [a]811-07Jamie OsborneOliver Sherwood
1996Gales Cavalier811-04Mark DwyerDavid Gandolfo
1997Strong Promise611-07Norman WilliamsonGeoff Hubbard
1998The Grey Monk1011-07Tony DobbinGordon W. Richards
1999Super Tactics [a]1111-04Andrew ThorntonRobert Alner
2000Upgrade611-05Tony McCoyMartin Pipe
no race 2001 [b]
2002Fadalko911–10Mick FitzgeraldPaul Nicholls
2003Poliantas611-01Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls
2004Seebald910–13Tony McCoyMartin Pipe
2005Quazar710-04Tony McCoyJonjo O'Neill
2006Our Vic811-01Timmy MurphyMartin Pipe
2007Nycteos610-04Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls
2008Stan910-07Aidan ColemanVenetia Williams
2009Atouchbetweenacara810-04Aidan ColemanVenetia Williams
2010Duc de Regniere810-09Barry GeraghtyNicky Henderson
2011Poquelin811–10Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls
2012Hector's Choice811-01Jamie MooreRichard Lee
2013Champion Court810-07Ian PophamMartin Keighley
2014Buywise710–12Paul MoloneyEvan Williams
2015Anay Turge1010-04Tom ScudamoreNigel Hawke
2016Voix D'Eau609-13Michael Legg[c]Harry Fry
2017Henryville910-06Niall MaddenHarry Fry
2018Traffic Fluide810-04Joshua MooreGary Moore
2019Mister Whitaker711-09Jonathan BurkeMick Channon
no race 2020 [d]
2021Manofthemountain810-04Tom BellamyEmma Lavelle
2022Stolen Silver710-13Sam Twiston-DaviesSam Thomas
2023Caribean Boy911-12Daryl JacobNicky Henderson
2024In Excelsis Deo610-12Jonathan BurkeHarry Fry
2025Riskintheground810-06Harry SkeltonDan Skelton
2026Riskintheground911-04Harry SkeltonDan Skelton
  1. ^ The 1995 and 1999 runnings took place at Sandown Park
  2. ^ The 2001 running was cancelled because of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak[1]
  3. ^ amateur rider
  4. ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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  • pedigreequery.com – Silver Trophy Chase – Cheltenham.
  • Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 70. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.