The Peterborough Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Huntingdon over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles, 3 furlongs and 189 yards, or 3,995 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. The race is currently scheduled for December. In 2019, the race's total prize fund was £65,000.

A race called the Peterborough Handicap Chase, over three miles, was first run on Tuesday 2 December 1969. It was a new meeting with Huntingdon's fixture allocation having been increased from six days to nine days for the 1969/70 season. It remained a three-mile handicap chase until 1977, after which it became a conditions chase over miles.

The first running as a -mile conditions chase was in 1978 when it was run as the F A Standen Chase. It was first run under the name of the Peterborough Chase in 1979.

From its inception in 1969 it was always run on a Tuesday until 1997. It was moved to a Saturday in 1998 and remained so until 2007. In 2008 it was first run on a Thursday. The race was on a Sunday for the first time in 2014.

The only year the race was not run was in 1982 when the meeting was abandoned due to fog. In 1985 it was run as the Waterloo Meadows Centenary Chase.

The most successful horse in the race's history is Edredon Bleu, who won four consecutive runnings between 1998 and 2001. Wayward Lad (1981, 1983), Travado (1993, 1995), Racing Demon (2006, 2007) and Top Notch (2017, 2019) are the only other multiple winners of the race. The 2018 running was titled the Edredon Bleu Chase to honour the horse, who died in October 2018.

Courtesy of Edredon Bleu's four wins, Racing Demon's two victories and additional successes from triple-Gold Cup winner Best Mate (2002) and Impek (2005), Henrietta Knight is the joint most successful trainer of the Peterborough Chase, winning a total of eight renewals. Nicky Henderson has also trained eight winners, while Captain Tim Forster has trained four.

Desert Orchid, lining-up in the penultimate race of his long career, finished third in the 1991 Peterborough Chase. Ridden by Richard Dunwoody, the 12-year-old veteran finished third to Sabin Du Loir, beaten four lengths.

Records Most successful horse (4 wins): Edredon Bleu – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Leading jockey (4 wins): Richard Dunwoody – Very Promising (1987), Remittance Man (1992), Travado (1995), One Man (1997) Jim Culloty – Edredon Bleu (1998, 1999, 2000), Best Mate (2002)

Leading trainer (8 wins): Nicky Henderson – Remittance Man (1992), Travado (1993, 1995), Riverside Theatre (2013), Josses Hill (2016), Top Notch (2017, 2019), Mister Fisher (2020) Henrietta Knight - Edredon Bleu (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Best Mate (2002), Impek (2005), Racing Demon (2006, 2007)

Winners since 1978 Year Winner SP Jockey Trainer 1978 Purdo 2/7f, 3 ran Bob Davies Nick Gaselee 1979 Chumson 100/30, 4 ran Oliver Sherwood Fred Winter 1980 Border Incident 4/7f, 8 ran Ron Barry Richard Head 1981 Wayward Lad 1/4f, 4 ran Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson 1982Abandoned due to fog 1983 Wayward Lad 4/11f, 4 ran Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson 1984 Carved Opal 5/1, 5 ran John Francome Fred Winter 1985 The Mighty Mac 6/4, 6 ran Graham Bradley Mrs Monica Dickinson 1986 Western Sunset 7/2, 3 ran Hywel Davies Tim Forster 1987 Very Promising 2/7f, 3 ran Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1988 Townley Stone 4/5f, 3 ran George Mernagh John Webber 1989 Clever Folly 5/4f, 3 ran Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards 1990 Pegwell Bay 11/10f, 3 ran Jamie Railton Tim Forster 1991 Sabin du Loir 4/7f, 4 ran Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1992 Remittance Man 1/5f, 4 ran Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson 1993 Travado 8/13f, 4 ran Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson 1994 Martha's Son 2/1, 4 ran Rodney Farrant Tim Forster 1995 Travado 5/2, 7 ran Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson 1996 Dublin Flyer 4/9f, 6 ran Brendan Powell Tim Forster 1997 One Man 13/8f, 6 ran Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards 1998 Edredon Bleu 5/1, 6 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 1999 Edredon Bleu 11/8f, 4 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 2000 Edredon Bleu 100/30, 5 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 2001 Edredon Bleu 10/11f, 4 ran Norman Williamson Henrietta Knight 2002 Best Mate 8/15f, 5 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 2003 Jair du Cochet 100/30, 6 ran Jacques Ricou Guillaume Macaire 2004 Le Roi Miguel 15/8f, 8 ran Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2005 Impek 5/1, 11 ran Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight 2006 Racing Demon 13/8f, 5 ran Graham Lee Henrietta Knight 2007 Racing Demon 1/4f, 2 ran Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight 2008 Monet's Garden 5/1, 10 ran Davy Condon Nicky Richards 2009 Deep Purple 12/1, 7 ran Paul Moloney Evan Williams 2010 Tartak 11/4, 7 ran Paddy Brennan Tom George 2011 Gauvain 15/2, 8 ran Noel Fehily Nick Williams 2012 Menorah 7/2, 5 ran Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2013 Riverside Theatre 9/4f, 7 ran Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2014 Wishfull Thinking 13/2, 6 ran Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2015 Al Ferof 9/4, 5 ran Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2016 Josses Hill 7/4F, 5 ran Noel Fehily Nicky Henderson 2017 Top Notch 4/9F, 4 ran Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson 2018 Charbel 13/8F, 9 ran Noel Fehily Kim Bailey 2019 Top Notch 15/8F, 6 ran Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson 2020 Mister Fisher 9/2, 8 ran Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2021 First Flow 12/1, 6 ran David Bass Kim Bailey 2022 Pic D'Orhy 9/4, 7 ran Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls no race 2023 2024 Djelo , 5 ran Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 2025 Djelo f, 5 ran Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races

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External links Race Recordings (1991-2004) youtube.com pedigreequery.com – Peterborough Chase – Huntingdon.