The Rising Stars Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Wincanton over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 35 yards, or 4,055 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in early November.
The race was first run in 1990 and was initially held at Chepstow, where it was contested over 2 miles and 3½ furlongs in February. It was switched to be run in November from 1994. The race was transferred to Wincanton and extended to its present length in 2004.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1990 Wingspan 6 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1991Abandoned due to frost 1992 Run for Free 8 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1993 Milford Quay 10 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1994 (Feb)Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course 1994 (Nov) Sweet Duke 7 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1995 Hill of Tullow 6 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1996 See More Business 6 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls 1997 Northern Starlight 6 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 1998 Irbee 6 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls 1999 Lady Cricket 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2000 Bindaree 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2001 Gola Cher 7 Robert Thornton Alan King 2002 One Knight 6 Paul Flynn Philip Hobbs 2003 Brother Joe 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2004 Comply or Die 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2005 Celtic Son 6 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2006 Turko 4 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2007 Ornais 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2008 Breedsbreeze 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2009 Red Admiral 7 Jason Maguire Charlie Mann 2010 Wishfull Thinking 7 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2011 Silviniaco Conti 5 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls 2012 Houblon des Obeaux 5 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 2013 Wonderful Charm 5 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2014 Southfield Theatre 6 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2015 Junction Fourteen 6 Daryl Jacob Emma Lavelle 2016 Frodon 4 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2017 Modus 7 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2018 Bags Groove 7 Noel Fehily Harry Fry 2019 Reserve Tank 5 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard 2020 Ga Law 4 Daryl Jacob Jamie Snowden 2021 Captain Tom Cat 6 Charlie Hammond Richard Newland 2022 Hang In There 8 Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle 2023 Knappers Hill 7 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2024 Boombawn 7 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2025 Blueking d'Oroux 6 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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pedigreequery.com – Rising Stars Novices' Chase – Wincanton.