The Kauto Star Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the King George VI Chase meeting on Boxing Day. The race was originally known as the Feltham Novices' Chase. The 2012 running additionally carried the name of Kauto Star (a winner of the King George VI Chase on five occasions) pending a permanent change of name. The permanent name change was confirmed by the BHA in July 2013.
Lizzie Kelly's victory on Tea For Two in the 2015 renewal made her the first female jockey to win a Grade One race in Britain.
Records Leading jockey since 1975 (3 wins): Richard Dunwoody – Von Trappe (1985), Sparkling Flame (1990), Mutare (1991) Mick Fitzgerald - Fiddling the Facts (1997), Bacchanal (2000), Ungaro (2006) Tony McCoy - Gloria Victis (1999), Maximize (2001), Darkness (2005)
Leading trainer since 1975 (5 wins): Nicky Henderson – Sparkling Flame (1990), Mutare (1991), Fiddling the Facts (1997), Bacchanal (2000), Long Run (2009) Paul Nicholls - See More Indians (1993), Strong Flow (2003), Breedsbreeze (2008), Black Corton (2017), Bravemansgame (2021)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1975 Nagari 6 John Francome Peter Cundell 1976 Never Rock 7 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn 1977 The Dealer 7 John Francome Fred Winter 1978 Jack Madness 6 George Sloan Josh Gifford 1979 Sugarally 6 David Goulding George Fairbairn 1980 Two Swallows 7 Bob Davies Roddy Armytage 1981 no race 1981 1982 Gallaher 6 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn 1983 Duke of Milan 6 Peter Scudamore Nick Gaselee 1984 Catch Phrase 6 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford 1985 Von Trappe 8 Richard Dunwoody Michael Oliver 1986 Aherlow 6 Ronnie Beggan Simon Christian 1987 Twin Oaks 7 Paul Croucher David Murray Smith 1988 Sir Blake 7 Brendan Powell David Elsworth 1989 French Goblin 6 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford 1990 Sparkling Flame 6 Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson 1991 Mutare 6 Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson 1992 Dakyns Boy 7 Peter Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies 1993 See More Indians 6 Graham Bradley Paul Nicholls 1994 Brownhall 6 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1995 no race 1995 1996 Djeddah 5 Adam Kondrat François Doumen 1997 Fiddling the Facts 6 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 1998 Lord of the River 6 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1999 Gloria Victis 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2000 Bacchanal 6 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2001 Maximize 7 Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight 2002 Jair du Cochet 5 Jacques Ricou Guillaume Macaire 2003 Strong Flow 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2004 Ollie Magern 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2005 Darkness 6 Tony McCoy Charles Egerton 2006 Ungaro 7 Mick Fitzgerald Keith Reveley 2007 Joe Lively 8 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard 2008 Breedsbreeze 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2009 Long Run 4 Sam Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson 1989 no race 2010 2011 Grands Crus 6 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2012 Dynaste 6 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2013 Annacotty 5 Ian Popham Martin Keighley 2014 Coneygree 7 Nico de Boinville Mark Bradstock 2015 Tea For Two 6 Lizzie Kelly Nick Williams 2016 Royal Vacation 6 Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard 2017 Black Corton 6 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2018 La Bague Au Roi 7 Richard Johnson Warren Greatrex 2019 Slate House 7 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard 2020 Shan Blue 6 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2021 Bravemansgame 6 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2022 Thyme Hill 8 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 2023 Il Est Francais 5 James Reveley Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm 2024 The Jukebox Man 6 Ben Jones Ben Pauling 2025 Kitzbuhel 5 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
References Notes
Sources Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , pedigreequery.com – Feltham Novices' Chase – Kempton.
External links Race Recordings (1986-2003) youtube.com