The Altcar Novices' Chase was a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which was open to horses aged five years or above. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 203 yards, or 4,099 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it was scheduled to take place each year in January.
The race was first run in 1996. Between 2000 and 2005, the race was run over a distance of 2 miles and 6 furlongs, before being switched back to its current distance in 2006. From 2012 to 2016, it was run under various sponsored titles.
In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced the removal of the race from the 2023/24 programme.
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer 1996 Nahthen Lad Warren Marston Jenny Pitman 1997 Simply Dashing Richard Dunwoody Mick Easterby 1998 Diwali Dancer Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 1999 Fourth in Line Norman Williamson Venetia Williams 2000 Toto Toscato Richard Johnson Alan King 2001Abandoned due to frost 2002 Ifni Du Luc Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2003 It Takes Time Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2004 Our Armageddon Liam McGrath Richard Guest 2005 Jazz D'Estruval Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards 2006 Don't Be Shy Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2007 My Way de Solzen Robert Thornton Alan King 2008Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course 2009 Will Be Done Jason Maguire Donald McCain, Jr. 2010 Diamond Harry Barry Geraghty Nick Williams 2008 no race 2011 2012 Our Mick Jason Maguire Donald McCain, Jr. 2011 no race 2013 2014 Taquin Du Seuil Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2015 Wakanda Danny Cook Sue Smith 2016 Bristol De Mai Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2017 Waiting Patiently Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson 2018 Testify Will Kennedy Donald McCain, Jr. 2019 Castafiore Paul O'Brien Charlie Longsdon 2020 Sam Brown Aidan Coleman Anthony Honeyball 2021 Silver Hallmark Adam Wedge Fergal O'Brien 2022 Minella Drama Brian Hughes Donald McCain Jr
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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