Ascot Chase

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The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 milesfurlongs (4,325 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in February. There are seventeen fences to be jumped in the race.

The present distance was introduced in 2008 having been run at 2 miles 3 furlongs (3,822 metres) in 2007 and 2 miles 3½ furlongs (3,923 metres) prior to a temporary move to Lingfield in 2005/06. Over these shorter distances there were sixteen fences to jump.

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1995 Martha's Son 8 Rodney Farrant Tim Forster
1996 Sound Man 8 Richard Dunwoody Edward O'Grady
1997 Strong Promise 6 Norman Williamson Geoff Hubbard
1998 One Man 10 Tony Dobbin Gordon W. Richards
1999 Teeton Mill 10 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2000 Rockforce 8 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls
2001 Tiutchev 8 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2002 Tresor de Mai 8 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2003 Tiutchev 10 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2004 Hand Inn Hand 8 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly
2005 It Takes Time * 11 Jamie Moore Martin Pipe
2006 Our Vic * 8 Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe
2007 Monet's Garden 9 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards
2008 Kauto Star 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls

* The 2005 and 2006 races took place at Lingfield over 2 miles 4½ furlongs (4,124 metres) with fourteen fences.

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