The Cotswold 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 3 miles and 1½ furlongs (3 miles 1 furlong and 156 yards, or 5,172 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The race was first run in 1980 as the Tote Double Chase, later the Timeform Hall of Fame Chase. The event serves as a trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which takes place at the same venue in March. It is held during Festival Trials Day, which features several other trials for races at the Cheltenham Festival. The event is registered as the Cotswold Chase, but it has usually been known by a sponsored title. The wine merchant Bibendum supported the race from 2010 to 2014, and its 2014 title promoted Argento, an Argentinian wine brand. From 2015 to 2019 the race was sponsored by the BetBright bookmaking firm. and since 2020 it has been sponsored by Paddy Power.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer1980Raffi Nelson7Steve Smith EcclesNicky Henderson1981Little Owl7Jim WilsonPeter Easterby1982Lesley Ann8Colin BrownDavid Elsworth1983Combs Ditch7Colin BrownDavid Elsworth1984Everett9Stuart ShilstonFulke Walwyn1985West Tip8Richard DunwoodyMichael Oliver1986Misty Spirit7Steve Smith EcclesD Lee1987Abandoned because of frost 1988 Twin Oaks 8 Paul Croucher David Murray Smith 1989 Deep Moment 7 Dermot Browne Mercy Rimell 1990 Toby Tobias 8 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman 1991 Celtic Shot 9 Peter Scudamore Charlie Brooks1992Abandoned because of frost 1993 Sibton Abbey 8 Steve Smith Eccles Ferdy Murphy 1994 Dubacilla 8 Dean Gallagher Henry Cole 1995 Master Oats 9 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey1996Abandoned because of frost 1997 One Man 9 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards 1998 See More Business 8 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls 1999 Cyfor Malta 6 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2000 Looks Like Trouble 8 Norman Williamson Noel Chance 2001 See More Business 11 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls 2002 Rince Ri 9 Ruby Walsh Ted Walsh 2003 Behrajan 8 Richard Johnson Henry Daly 2004 Jair du Cochet 7 Jacques Ricou Guillaume Macaire 2005 Grey Abbey 11 Graham Lee Howard Johnson 2006 See You Sometime 11 Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins 2007 Exotic Dancer 7 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2008 Knowhere 10 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies 2009 Joe Lively 10 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard 2010 Taranis 9 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2011 Neptune Collonges 9 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls 2012 Midnight Chase 10 Dougie Costello Neil Mulholland 2013 Cape Tribulation 9 Denis O'Regan Malcolm Jefferson 2014 The Giant Bolster 9 Tom Scudamore David Bridgwater 2015 Many Clouds 7 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood 2016 Smad Place 9 Richard Johnson Alan King 2017 Many Clouds 9 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood 2018 Red 9 Danny Cook Brian Ellison 2019 Frodon 7 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2020 Santini 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2021 Native River 11 Richard Johnson Colin Tizzard 2022 Chantry House 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2023 Ahoy Senor 8 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell 2024 Capodanno 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2025 L'Homme Presse 10 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 2026 Spillane's Tower 8 Jack Kennedy Jimmy Mangan
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
References
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pedigreequery.com – Cotswold Chase – Cheltenham.
External links Race Recordings (1982-2004) youtube.com