The Mandarin Handicap Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs (3 miles 1 furlong and 214 yards, or 5,225 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the end of December.
The race was first run in 1963 and two of the first three runnings were won by Mill House, carrying high weights. In the 1980s it held Listed status, but it is now an ordinary handicap.
Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer1963 Mill House 6 12-05 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn 1964 Out And About 9 10-05 Bruce Gregory Ken Cundell1965 Mill House 8 12-07 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn 1966 Abandoned because of snow and frost 1967 What A Myth 10 11-09 Paul Kelleway Ryan Price 1968 Abandoned because of snow and frost 1969 The Otter 8 10–11 Brough Scott R Denning 1970 Lord Jim 9 10-00 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn1971 The Pantheon 8 11-06 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell1972 Royal Toss 10 11-01 Nigel Wakley H Handel1973 Abandoned because of fog 1974 Midnight Fury 7 10-03 Vic Soane Fred Winter1975 Moonlight Escapade 8 10-05 David Cartwright C V Miller1976 Roman Holiday 12 10-06 Vic Soane Verley Bewicke1977 (Jan) Abandoned because of frost 1977 (Dec) Master Spy 8 11-07 Graham Thorner Tim Forster1978 Tommy Joe 8 11-04 Tommy Carmody Tony Dickinson1979 Zongalero 9 10-06 Bob Davies Nicky Henderson1981 Master Smudge 9 11-07 Richard Linley Arthur Barrow1982 Night Nurse 11 11–12 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby1983 (Jan) Earthstopper 9 11-01 George Sloan Josh Gifford1983 (Dec) Observe 7 11-07 John Francome Fred Winter1984 Maori Venture 8 11-05 Steve Knight Andy Turnell1985 Abandoned because of frost 1987 Maori Venture 11 11-03 Steve Knight Andy Turnell 1988 Contradeal 11 11-10 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn 1988 Ten Plus 8 11-10 Kevin Mooney Fulke Walwyn 1989 Polyfemus 7 10-05 John White Michael Robinson 1990 Party Politics 6 11-02 Andy Adams Nick Gaselee 1991 Chatam 7 11-10 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1993 (Jan) Jodami 8 12-00 Mark Dwyer Peter Beaumont 1994 (Feb) Bishops Island 8 10-06 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1995 (Feb) Hill Trix 9 09-04 Tony Tory Ken Bishop 1996 Sunley Bay 10 10-02 Philip Hide Paul Nicholls 1997 Call It A Day 7 11-12 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1998 Court Melody 10 11-13 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls 1999 (Jan) Rightsaidfred 11 10–13 Graham Bradley Anna Newton-Smith2000 No Race 2001 Windross 9 11–12 Robert Thornton Alan King 2002 Eltigri 10 11-10 Leighton Aspell A Ennis 2003 Desailly 9 10–11 Richard Johnson Toby Balding 2004 Ulusaba 9 10–13 Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy2005 Abandoned due to frost 2006 Tango Royal 11 11–12 Tony McCoy David Pipe 2007 Nougat de L'Isle 6 11-01 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard 2008 Gone To Lunch 9 11-07 Tony McCoy J Scott 2009 Carruthers 6 11-07 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock 2010 Pride of Dulcote 7 11-04 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls 2011 Rey Nacarado 7 11-02 Andrew Tinkler Charlie Longsdon 2012 Pete The Feat 9 11-07 Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon 2013 Financial Climate 6 11-00 Thomas Garner Oliver Sherwood 2014 Knockanrawley 6 11–12 Jason Maguire Kim Bailey 2015 Silvergrove 7 11-07 David Bass Ben Pauling 2016 Potters Cross 9 11-09 James King Rebecca Curtis 2017 Daklondike 5 11-10 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 2018 Carole's Destrier 10 11-12 Robert Dunne Neil Mulholland 2019 Copperhead 5 11-11 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard 2020 Amateur 7 10-00 Jamie Bargary John Flint 2021 Saint Palais 4 11-03 Harry Bannister Richard Bandey 2022 Grumpy Charley 7 12-00 Bryan Carver Chris Honour 2023 Surrey Quest 6 11-07 James Bowen Toby Lawes 2024 Henry's Friend 7 11-12 Ben Jones Ben Pauling 2025 King's Threshold 8 11-05 Ben Jones Emma Lavelle
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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External links Race Recordings (1982, 1987-2003) youtube.com