The Silver Trophy Handicap 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 2 miles and 4½ furlongs (2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards, or 4,139 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race. It is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.
The event was established in 1986, and its original distance was 2 miles and 4 furlongs. It was given Grade 2 status in 1991, and it was extended to its present length in 1993. For a period it was a conditions race, but it became a limited handicap in 2003.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Norton's Coin – 1989,1991 Riskintheground - 2025,2026
Leading jockey (3 wins): Tony McCoy – Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Quazar (2005) Ruby Walsh – Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Martin Pipe – Beau Ranger (1988), Upgrade (2000), Seebald (2004), Our Vic (2006) Paul Nicholls – Fadalko (2002), Poliantas (2003), Nycteos (2007), Poquelin (2011)
Winners Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1986 Mr Moonraker 9 11-02 Brendan Powell Les Kennard 1987 Duke of Milan 10 10-02 Simon Sherwood Nick Gaselee 1988 Beau Ranger 10 11-00 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1989 Norton's Coin 8 11-00 Richard Dunwoody Sirrel Griffiths 1990 Barnbrook Again 9 11–10 Hywel Davies David Elsworth 1991 Norton's Coin 10 11-04 Graham McCourt Sirrel Griffiths 1992 Katabatic 9 11-04 Luke Harvey Andrew Turnell 1993 Beech Road 11 11-00 Richard Dunwoody Toby Balding 1994 Gale Again 7 11-04 Declan Murphy Tommy Stack 1995 Coulton 8 11-07 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1996 Gales Cavalier 8 11-04 Mark Dwyer David Gandolfo 1997 Strong Promise 6 11-07 Norman Williamson Geoff Hubbard 1998 The Grey Monk 10 11-07 Tony Dobbin Gordon W. Richards 1999 Super Tactics 11 11-04 Andrew Thornton Robert Alner 2000 Upgrade 6 11-05 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe no race 2001 2002 Fadalko 9 11–10 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls 2003 Poliantas 6 11-01 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2004 Seebald 9 10–13 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2005 Quazar 7 10-04 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2006 Our Vic 8 11-01 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2007 Nycteos 6 10-04 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2008 Stan 9 10-07 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 2009 Atouchbetweenacara 8 10-04 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 2010 Duc de Regniere 8 10-09 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2011 Poquelin 8 11–10 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2012 Hector's Choice 8 11-01 Jamie Moore Richard Lee 2013 Champion Court 8 10-07 Ian Popham Martin Keighley 2014 Buywise 7 10–12 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 2015 Anay Turge 10 10-04 Tom Scudamore Nigel Hawke 2016 Voix D'Eau 6 09-13 Michael Legg Harry Fry 2017 Henryville 9 10-06 Niall Madden Harry Fry 2018 Traffic Fluide 8 10-04 Joshua Moore Gary Moore 2019 Mister Whitaker 7 11-09 Jonathan Burke Mick Channon no race 2020 2021 Manofthemountain 8 10-04 Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle 2022 Stolen Silver 7 10-13 Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas 2023 Caribean Boy 9 11-12 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson 2024 In Excelsis Deo 6 10-12 Jonathan Burke Harry Fry 2025 Riskintheground 8 10-06 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2026 Riskintheground 9 11-04 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
References
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pedigreequery.com – Silver Trophy Chase – Cheltenham.
External links Race Recordings (1980, 1987-2004) youtube.com