Game Spirit Chase
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The Game Spirit Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles 1 furlong (3,419 metres) at Newbury Racecourse in February. There are thirteen fences to be jumped in the race.
Prior to 1992 it was ran as a limited handicap chase and prior to 1993 it was run over a distance of 2 miles 160 yards (3,364 metres).
The race is named in honour of Game Spirit, a steeplechaser owned by the Queen Mother who won 21 races during the 1970s, finished third in the 1974 Cheltenham Gold Cup and who collapsed and died after racing at Newbury in March 1977.
[edit] Winners since 1989
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1989 | Mr Key | 8 | Simon Sherwood | David Murray Smith |
| 1990 | Feroda | 9 | Tom Taaffe | Arthur Moore |
| 1991 no race | ||||
| 1992 | Waterloo Boy | 9 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1993 | Waterloo Boy | 10 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1994 | Viking Flagship | 7 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Nakir | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Simon Christian |
| 1996 | Viking Flagship | 9 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1997 | Double Symphony | 9 | Jamie Osborne | Charlie Brooks |
| 1998 | Ask Tom | 9 | Russ Garritty | Thomas Tate |
| 1999 | Celibate | 8 | Mick Fitzgerald | Charlie Mann |
| 2000 | Flagship Uberalles | 6 | Joe Tizzard | Paul Nicholls |
| 2001 | Function Dream | 9 | Anthony Ross | Mary Reveley |
| 2002 | Lady Cricket | 8 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2003 | Kadarann | 6 | Joe Tizzard | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Azertyuiop | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Azertyuiop | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | Don't Be Shy * | 5 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2007 | Well Chief | 8 | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe |
* The 2006 race took place at Lingfield Park Racecourse.
