The Red Rum Handicap Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Mildmay course at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile, 7 furlongs and 176 yards, or ), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in early April.
The event is named in memory of Red Rum, a three-time winner of the Grand National in the 1970s. It was formerly known as the Aintree Chase, and it was retitled the Red Rum Chase in 1997.
The race used to be contested as a limited handicap (a race where a restricted weight range is specified), and it was given Grade 2 status in 1991. It became a standard handicap in 2001, and since then it has been called the Red Rum Handicap Chase. This version was initially classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2004.
Winners since 1976 Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1976 Menehall 9 10-00 Mark Floyd Fulke Walwyn 1977 Skymas 12 12-00 Mouse Morris Brian Lusk 1978 Even Melody 9 11-06 Colin Hawkins Neville Crump 1979 Funny Baby 8 10-07 Ridley Lamb George Fairbairn 1980 Drumgora 8 10-07 Tommy McGivern Arthur Moore 1981 Western Rose 9 10-07 Sam Morshead Fred Rimell 1982 Little Bay 7 10-07 Jonjo O'Neill Gordon W. Richards 1983 Artifice 12 11-00 Peter Scudamore John Thorne 1984 Little Bay 9 11-07 John Francome Gordon W. Richards 1985 Kathies Lad 8 11-07 Steve Smith Eccles Alan Jarvis 1986 Kathies Lad 9 10–13 Steve Smith Eccles Alan Jarvis 1987 Sea Merchant 10 10-07 Ridley Lamb Arthur Stephenson 1988 Prideaux Boy 10 10-07 Allen Webb Graham Roach 1989 Feroda 8 10-07 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore 1990 Nohalmdun 9 10-07 Lorcan Wyer Peter Easterby 1991 8 10–13 Tommy Carmody Edward O'Grady 1992 Katabatic 9 12-00 Simon McNeill Andrew Turnell 1993 Boutzdaroff 11 10-07 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald 1994 Uncle Ernie 9 10-08 Mark Dwyer Jimmy FitzGerald 1995 Coulton 8 11-08 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1996 Arctic Kinsman 8 11-00 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1997 Down the Fell 8 10–07 Norman Williamson Howard Johnson 1998 Jeffell 8 12-00 Conor O'Dwyer Arthur Moore 1999 Flying Instructor 9 11-05 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber 2000 Jungli 7 10-07 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber 2001 Aghawadda Gold 9 11-02 Russ Garritty Tom Tate 2002 Dark'n Sharp 7 10-08 Richard Johnson Richard Phillips 2003 Golden Alpha 9 10–13 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2004 Tidour 8 10–11 Tom Doyle Paul Webber 2005 Fota Island 9 11-10 Tony McCoy Mouse Morris 2006 Jacks Craic 7 10-02 Tony Evans John Spearing 2007 Bambi de l'Orme 8 10-02 Dominic Elsworth Ian Williams 2008 Stan 9 09-09 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 2009 Oh Crick 6 11-01 Robert Thornton Alan King 2010 Chaninbar 7 10-08 Sean Quinlan Milton Harris 2011 Silk Drum 6 09-09 Paul Gallagher Howard Johnson 2012 Edgardo Sol 5 11-00 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2013 Oiseau de Nuit 11 11-08 Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard 2014 Parsnip Pete 8 10-10 Paddy Brennan Tom George 2015 Surf And Turf 9 10-05 Brian Hughes Kevin Frost 2016 Katachenko 7 10-10 Wayne Hutchinson Donald McCain 2017 Double W's 7 11-01 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson 2018 Bentelimar 9 10-08 Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon 2019 Moon Over Germany 8 10-07 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead no race 2020 2021 Editeur Du Gite 7 10-09 Joshua Moore Gary Moore 2022 The Last Day 10 10-06 Adam Wedge Evan Williams 2023 Dancing On My Own 9 11-10 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead 2024 Sans Bruit 6 10-02 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2025 Sans Bruit 7 10-06 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2026 Ryan's Rocket 8 11-00 Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
External links Race Recordings (1978, 1982, 1984-2012) youtube.com
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thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/ – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide. pedigreequery.com – Red Rum Chase – Aintree.