The Reynoldstown Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or ), and during its running there are twenty fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The event is named in honour of the racehorse Reynoldstown, a dual winner of the Grand National in the 1930s. The Reynoldstown Novices' Chase serves as a trial for the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase in March. The last horse to win both races in the same year was O'Faolains Boy in 2014. The race is currently sponsored by Sodexo.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer1971Orient War8Stan Mellor Fulke Walwyn1972Colebridge8E WrightJim Dreaper (Ir)1973Killiney7Richard Pitman Fred Winter1974Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course1975Brown Lad9Tommy CarberryJim Dreaper (Ir)1976Ghost Writer9Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn1977Lanzarote9John Francome Fred Winter1978Abandoned because of frost1979Abandoned because of snow 1980 Little Owl 6 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby 1981 Easter Eel 10 John Francome Fred Winter 1982 Richdee 6 Colin Hawkins Neville Crump1983Abandoned because of frost 1984 Duke of Milan 7 Steve Smith Eccles Nick Gaselee 1985 Drumadowney 7 Hywel Davies Tim Forster 1986 Bolands Cross 7 Peter Scudamore Nick Gaselee 1987 Tawridge 7 Steve Knight Andrew Turnell 1988 Kissane 7 Tom Morgan John Edwards 1989 Vulgan Warrior 7 Jamie Osborne Simon Christian 1990 Royal Athlete 7 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman1991Abandoned because of frost 1992 Danny Harrold 8 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman 1993 Capability Brown 6 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1994 One Man 6 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards 1995 Sweet Duke 8 Tom Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies 1996 Mr Mulligan 8 Richard Johnson Noel Chance 1997 Djeddah 6 Adam Kondrat François Doumen 1998 The Toiseach 7 Tony Dobbin James Fanshawe 1999 Lord of the River 7 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 2000 Beau 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2001 Bacchanal 7 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2002 Jimmy Tennis 5 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams 2003 Keen Leader 7 Liam Cooper Jonjo O'Neill 2004 Our Vic 6 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2005 Distant Thunder 7 Andrew Thornton Robert Alner 2006 Montgermont 6 Mark Bradburne Lavinia Taylor 2007 Gungadu 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2008 Albertas Run 7 Ruby Walsh Jonjo O'Neill 2009 Carruthers 6 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock 2010 Burton Port 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2011 Master of the Hall 7 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2012 Invictus 6 Robert Thornton Alan King 2013 Rocky Creek 7Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2014 O'Faolains Boy 7Barry Geraghty Rebecca Curtis 2015 Ainsi Fideles 5 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2016 Vyta Du Roc 7 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson 2017 Bigbadjohn 8 Jonathan Moore Rebecca Curtis 2018 Black Corton 7 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2019 Mister Malarky 6 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard 2020 Copperhead 6 Jonjo O’Neill Jr Colin Tizzard 2021 Remastered 8 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2022 Does He Know 7 David Bass Kim Bailey 2023 Oscar Elite 8 Harry Cobden Joe Tizzard 2024 Henry's Friend 7 Ben Jones Ben Pauling 2025 The Changing Man 8 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard 2026 The Jukebox Kid 7 Ben Jones Ben Pauling
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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pedigreequery.com – Reynoldstown Novices' Chase – Ascot.
External links Race Recordings (1980, 1984, 1987–2005) youtube.com