The Brown Advisory Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 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 3 miles and half a furlong (3 miles and 110 yards, or 4,928 metres), and during its running there are twenty fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.

History The event was originally known as the Broadway Novices' Chase, and this became the race's registered title in 2021, but since the mid-1960s it has been run under various sponsored titles. From 1964 to 1973 it was sponsored by the Tote, and it was called the Totalisator Champion Novices' Chase. From 1974 to 2020 it was backed by the RSA Insurance Group, and its predecessors Sun Alliance (1974–1996) and Royal & SunAlliance (1997–2008). Since 2021 the race has been sponsored by Brown Advisory and Meriebelle Stable.

Several winners of the race have subsequently achieved victory in the most prestigious chase in the National Hunt calendar, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The most recent was Lord Windermere, the winner of the latter event in 2014.

Records Leading jockey since 1946 (5 wins): Pat Taaffe – Coneyburrow (1953), Solfen (1960), Grallagh Cnoc (1961), Arkle (1963), Proud Tarquin (1970)

Leading trainer since 1946 (8 wins): Willie Mullins – Florida Pearl (1998), Rule Supreme (2004), Cooldine (2009), Don Poli (2015), Monkfish (2021), Fact To File (2024), Lecky Watson (2025), Kitzbuhel (2026)

Winners Separate divisions of the race indicated by (1) and (2). Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1921 Habton 5 George Smith Frank Hartigan 1922 Victor Noir 5 Herbert Smyth H Smyth 1923 Love Letter 6 Fairland Mason B M Bullock 1924 Square Meal 9 Tony Escott Tom Coulthwaite 1925 Uncle Jack 6 Bilbie Rees G C Poole 1926 Desert Chief 6 William Madden Thomas R Leader 1927 Ardoon's Pride 7 Jack Anthony Aubrey Hastings 1928 Kepi Amarante 5 Dick Rees G Bennett 1929 Gallant Lover 6 Tommy Cullinan Aubrey Hastings 1930 Swift Rowland 9 Ted Leader Thomas R Leader1931Abandoned due to frost 1932 The Brown Talisman 8 Daniel McCann Morgan Blair 1933 Swan Upping 6 George Owen P Dennis 1934 Latest Joke 7 Danny Morgan Thomas R Leader 1935 Santick 7 Captain R Harding J Delaney 1936 Prominent Lad 5 Hywell Jones Jack Anthony1937Abandoned due to waterlogging 1938 Koppernigk 6 Thomas F Carey George Beeby 1939 Roman Hackle 6 George Archibald jr Owen Anthony 1940 Iceberg II 5 Frenchie Nicholson R Hobbs 1941 Decorated 7 Percy Lay A Kilpatrick 1942 Prudent Achtoi 9 George Archibald jr W Payne 1943 no race 1943–45 1946 Birthlaw 11 Ted Vinall Tommy Rayson 1947 no race 1947 1948 (1) Blakely Grove 7 Joe Maguire Ivor Anthony 1948 (2) Mountain Prince 9 Bryan Marshall Fulke Walwyn 1949 (1) Glen Fire 6 Joe Spencer Syd Mercer 1949 (2) Comeragh 8 D. Kelly Noel Furlong 1950 (1) Manicou 5 Lord Mildmay Peter Cazalet 1950 (2) Arctic Gold 5 Glen Kelly Gerald Balding 1951 On View 8 Bryan Marshall Fulke Walwyn 1952 Good and Plenty 8 Jimmy Power Jack Fawcus 1953 Coneyburrow 7 Pat Taaffe Joe Osbourne 1954 Glenbeigh 8 Dave Dick Fulke Walwyn 1955 Great Eliza 7 Brian Cooper Danny Morgan 1956 Polar Flight 6 Tommy Cusack George Spann 1957 Mandarin 6 Michael Scudamore Fulke Walwyn 1958 Just Awake 6 Arthur Freeman Peter Cazalet 1959 Mac Joy 7 Arthur Freeman Ken Bailey 1960 Solfen 8 Pat Taaffe Willie O'Grady 1961 Grallagh Cnoc 7 Pat Taaffe Joe Osbourne 1962 Caduval 7 Laurie Morgan Bogden Lubecki 1963 Arkle 6 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1964 Buona Notte 7 Johnny Haine Bob Turnell 1965 Arkloin 6 Liam McLoughlin Tom Dreaper 1966 Different Class 6 David Mould Peter Cazalet 1967 Border Jet 7 Josh Gifford Ryan Price 1968 Herring Gull 6 John Crowley Paddy Mullins 1969 Spanish Steps 6 John Cook Edward Courage 1970 Proud Tarquin 7 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper 1971 Tantalum 7 David Nicholson Michael Pope 1972 Clever Scot 7 David Mould Harry Thomson Jones 1973 Killiney 7 Richard Pitman Fred Winter 1974 Ten Up 7 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper 1975 Pengrail 7 John Francome Fred Winter 1976 Tied Cottage 8 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore 1977 Gay Spartan 6 Michael Dickinson Tony Dickinson 1978 Sweet Joe 6 Steve Smith Eccles Harry Thomson Jones 1979 Master Smudge 7 Richard Hoare Arthur Barrow 1980 Lacson 8 Steve Knight Bob Hawker 1981 Lesley Ann 7 Colin Brown David Elsworth 1982 Brown Chamberlin 7 John Francome Fred Winter 1983 Canny Danny 7 Niall Madden Jimmy FitzGerald 1984 A Kinsman 8 Geordie Dun John Brockbank 1985 Antarctic Bay 8 Frank Berry Pat Hughes 1986 Cross Master 9 Reg Crank Tom Bill 1987 Kildimo 7 Graham Bradley Toby Balding 1988 The West Awake 7 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood 1989 Envopak Token 8 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford 1990 Garrison Savannah 7 Ben de Haan Jenny Pitman 1991 Rolling Ball 8 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1992 Miinnehoma 9 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe 1993 Young Hustler 6 Peter Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies 1994 Monsieur Le Cure 8 Peter Niven John Edwards 1995 Brief Gale 8 Philip Hide Josh Gifford 1996 Nahthen Lad 7 Warren Marston Jenny Pitman 1997 Hanakham 8 Richard Dunwoody Ron Hodges 1998 Florida Pearl 6 Richard Dunwoody Willie Mullins 1999 Looks Like Trouble 7 Paul Carberry Noel Chance 2000 Lord Noelie 7 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 2001 no race 2001 2002 Hussard Collonges 7 Russ Garritty Peter Beaumont 2003 One Knight 7 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 2004 Rule Supreme 8 David Casey Willie Mullins 2005 Trabolgan 7 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2006 Star de Mohaison 5 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls 2007 Denman 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2008 Albertas Run 7 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2009 Cooldine 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2010 Weapon's Amnesty 7 Davy Russell Charles Byrnes 2011 Bostons Angel 7 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington 2012 Bobs Worth 7 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2013 Lord Windermere 7 Davy Russell Jim Culloty 2014 O'Faolain's Boy 7 Barry Geraghty Rebecca Curtis 2015 Don Poli 6 Bryan Cooper Willie Mullins 2016 Blaklion 7 Ryan Hatch Nigel Twiston-Davies 2017 Might Bite 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2018 Presenting Percy 7 Davy Russell Patrick G Kelly 2019 Topofthegame 7 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2020 Champ 8 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2021 Monkfish 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2022 L'Homme Presse 7 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 2023 The Real Whacker 7 Sam Twiston-Davies Patrick Neville 2024 Fact To File 7 Mark Walsh Willie Mullins 2025 Lecky Watson 7 Sean O'Keeffe Willie Mullins 2026 Kitzbuhel 6 Harry Cobden Willie Mullins

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races

References

Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

cheltenham.co.uk – Media information pack (2010). pedigreequery.com – Royal & SunAlliance Chase – Cheltenham.

External links Race Recordings (1980–2004) youtube.com