The Cheltenham Chase, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Shloer Chase, is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 199 yards, or 3,199 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place on the Friday of the November three-day meeting.
The race's registered title is the Cheltenham Chase but it has been run under a series of sponsored titles. Inaugurated in 2009 as the Connaught Chase, it was run as the Sinbad Testimonial 2010/2011 Chase before adopting its current name following sponsorship from drinks company Shloer. Initially a conditions chase, it was upgraded to a listed race in 2013 before attaining Grade 2 status in 2015.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Gauvain – 2010, 2011 Fox Norton - 2016, 2017 Nube Negra - 2021, 2022 Jonbon - 2023, 2024
Leading jockey (3 wins): Nico de Boinville - Sprinter Sacre (2015), Jonbon (2023, 2024) Harry Skelton - Nube Negra (2021, 2022), L'eau Du Sud (2025)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Nicky Henderson – Kid Cassidy (2013), Sprinter Sacre (2015), Jonbon (2023, 2024)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 2009 Well Chief 10 Timmy Murphy David Pipe 2010 Gauvain 8 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams 2011 Gauvain 9 Noel Fehily Nick Williams 2012 Wishfull Thinking 9 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2013 Kid Cassidy 7 Tony McCoy Nicky Henderson 2014 Uxizandre 6 Barry Geraghty Alan King 2015 Sprinter Sacre 9 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2016 Fox Norton 6 Aidan Coleman Colin Tizzard 2017 Fox Norton 7 Bryan Cooper Colin Tizzard 2018 Sceau Royal 6 Daryl Jacob Alan King 2019 Defi Du Seuil 6 Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs 2020 Put The Kettle On 6 Aidan Coleman Henry de Bromhead 2021 Nube Negra 7 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2022 Nube Negra 8 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2023 Jonbon 7 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2024 Jonbon 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2025 L'eau Du Sud 7 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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