The Badger Beers Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Wincanton over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlongs (3 miles, 1 furlong and 30 yards, or 5,029 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The race was established in 1963. The first running took place in March 1963, but then moved to an October/November date. It was awarded Listed status in 2003. It was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2022 running when Listed status was removed from handicap races.
The race was run over a distance of 2 miles and 5 furlongs before 1990.
Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1963 (Mar) Quick Step II 9 10-00 Billy Williams W R Williams 1963 (Nov) Beau Normand 7 11-07 Jeff King Bob Turnell 1964 Sign Post 8 10-03 Owen McNally Mr L W Stokes 1965 Dellanist 6 10-11 Jimmy FitzGerald Earl Jones 1966 Highland Wedding 9 11-02 Willie Robinson Toby Balding 1967 Dozo 6 10-10 Owen McNally Toby Balding 1968 Fearless Fred 6 11-04 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell 1969 Teryrose 7 10-03 Graham Thorner Herbert Payne 1970 Nova Light 6 11-03 John Williams Les Kennard 1971 Just The Job 6 10-00 Graham Thorner David Gandolfo 1972 Nova Light 8 11-08 Richard Smith Les Kennard 1973 Land Lark 8 10-04 Bob Champion Pat Pocock 1974 Royal Marshal II 7 11-06 Graham Thorner Tim Forster 1975 Somethings Missing 7 10-00 Sandy May David Barons 1976 Zeta's Son 7 11-07 Ron Barry Peter Bailey 1977 Bit of Manny 8 10-00 Eddie Wright Miss Sue O Morris 1978 Kininvie 9 10-00 Philip Hobbs Allan Dunn 1979 Chuckles Hansel 7 10-11 Paul Leach David Barons 1980 Henry Kissinger 6 10-10 Paul Barton David Gandolfo 1981 Rathconrath 8 11-08 John Francome Fred Winter 1982 Celtic Isle 6 11-01 Sam Morshead Mercy Rimell 1983 Half Free 7 10-11 Richard Linley Fred Winter 1984 Beau Ranger 6 9-08 John Hurst John Thorne 1985 Oyster Pond 6 11-04 Graham McCourt Matt McCourt 1986 Von Trappe 9 11-07 Ben de Haan Jenny Pitman 1987 Sun Rising 9 10-13 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn 1988 Farmlea Boy 8 10-04 Richard Guest Toby Balding 1989 Tonights The Night 8 10–13 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1990 Panto Prince 9 11-10 Brendan Powell Snr Chris Popham 1991 Foyle Fisherman 12 10-07 Eamon Murphy Josh Gifford 1992 Captain Dibble 7 11-08 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1993 Panto Prince 12 11-10 Brendan Powell Snr Chris Popham 1994 Lusty Light 8 10-07 Warren Marston Jenny Pitman 1995 Tug of Peace 8 10–11 Barney Clifford Toby Balding 1996 Coome Hill 7 11-07 Jimmy Frost Walter Dennis 1997 Lively Knight 8 11-01 Leighton Aspell Josh Gifford 1998 Teeton Mill 9 11-04 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams 1999 Flaked Oats 10 10-03 Robert Widger Paul Nicholls 2000 Flaked Oats 11 10-05 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls 2001 Montifault 6 11-03 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls 2002 Swansea Bay 6 10-01 Andrew Thornton Peter Bowen 2003 Swansea Bay 7 11-06 Andrew Thornton Peter Bowen 2004 Royal Auclair 7 11–12 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls 2005 Iris Bleu 9 11-02 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe 2006 Parsons Legacy 8 10-05 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2007 Abragante 6 10-04 Timmy Murphy David Pipe 2008 Cornish Sett 9 11-07 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2009 Ellerslie George 9 10-09 Robbie Henderson Nick Mitchell 2010 Meanus Dandy 7 10-02 Ian Popham Paul Nicholls 2011 The Minack 7 11-07 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls 2012 The Package 9 11-01 Timmy Murphy David Pipe 2013 Standing Ovation 6 10-02 Conor O'Farrell David Pipe 2014 Court By Surprise 9 11–07 Daryl Jacob Emma Lavelle 2015 Drop Out Joe 7 11-06 Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon 2016 Gentleman Jon 8 10-06 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard 2017 Present Man 7 10-09 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2018 Present Man 8 11-09 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2019 Give Me A Copper 8 11-01 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2020 El Presente 7 11-08 David Bass Kim Bailey 2021 Rocco 8 10-07 Jordan Nailor Nigel Twiston-Davies 2022 Frodon 10 12-00 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2023 Blackjack Magic 8 10-02 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball 2024 Al Dancer 11 12-00 Callum Pritchard Sam Thomas 2025 Gustavian 10 10-03 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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