| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1834 |
| Race type | Chase |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m ½f (3,319 metres) |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £80,000 (2010) 1st: £45,608 |
The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 110 yards (3,319 metres), and during its running there are fourteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
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The Grand Annual is the oldest race at the Festival, and it is also the oldest chase in the present National Hunt calendar. It was first run in April 1834, and it was initially contested over three miles of open country at Andoversford, near Cheltenham. The race was discontinued in the 1860s, but it was revived at the turn of the century. During the early 1900s it took place at several different venues, including Melton Mowbray, Leicester and Warwick. It returned to Cheltenham in 1913.
The name of Johnny Henderson (1920–2003), a banker and racehorse owner, was added to the race's title in 2005. Henderson, the father of trainer Nicky, realised in the early 1960s that the racecourse at Cheltenham was attracting the interest of property developers. To safeguard its future, and that of the Festival, Henderson and other Jockey Club members formed the Racecourse Holdings Trust, and raised £240,000 to purchase the venue.[1]
The running order of the races at the Cheltenham Festival was altered slightly in 2009, and the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is now the last event on the final day.
Most successful horse since 1946 (2 wins):
Leading jockey since 1946 (4 wins):
Leading trainer since 1946 (3 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1946 | Loyal King | 6 | 11-12 | Dan Moore | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1947 | Rope Trick | 6 | 10-08 | Tony Doyle | Verly Bewicke |
| 1948 | Clare Man | 7 | 10-03 | Charlie Hook | Walter Nightingall |
| no race 1949 [1] | |||||
| 1950 | Norborne | 6 | 11-04 | Eddie Reavey | Geoffrey Champneys |
| 1951 | Merry Court | 6 | 10-11 | Tim Molony | Tom Yates |
| 1952 | Marcianus | 6 | 11-02 | Tim Molony | George Beeby |
| 1953 | Rose & Crown | 6 | 10-00 | Johnny Bullock | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1954 | Hipparchus | 5 | 10-01 | Jack Dowdeswell | Peter Rice-Stringer |
| no race 1955 [1] | |||||
| 1956 | Rosenkavalier | 7 | 10-06 | Harry Sprague | Bob Turnell |
| 1957 | Sir Edmund | 7 | 10-12 | Bert Morrow | Alec Kilpatrick |
| 1958 | Top Twenty | 9 | 10-07 | Francis Shortt | Clem Magnier |
| 1959 | Top Twenty | 10 | 12-06 | Fred Winter | Clem Magnier |
| 1960 | Monsieur Trois Etoiles | 8 | 11-06 | Frankie Carroll | Jimmy Brogan |
| 1961 | Barberyn | 6 | 11-00 | Michael Scudamore | Willie Stephenson |
| 1962 | Moretons | 9 | 10-12 | Bill Rees | Peter Cazalet |
| 1963 | Anner Loch | 8 | 10-06 | David Nicholson | John Hicks |
| 1964 | Richard of Bordeaux | 9 | 11-03 | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1965 | Fort Rouge | 7 | 11-00 | George Milburn | Ken Oliver |
| 1966 | Well Packed | 8 | 10-11 | Tommy Stack | Bobby Renton |
| 1967 | San Angelo | 7 | 11-01 | John Buckingham | Edward Courage |
| 1968 | Hal's Farewell | 7 | 10-10 | Jeff King | Peter Bailey |
| 1969 | All Glory | 8 | 10-00 | Mr Anthony Robinson | John Edwards |
| 1970 | Fortina's Palace | 7 | 11-11 | Peter Jones | Michael Scudamore |
| 1971 | Khan | 7 | 10-08 | Frankie Carroll | Mick Burke |
| 1972 | Tudor Dance | 6 | 10-02 | Jeff King | Bob Turnell |
| 1973 | Coolera Prince | 8 | 10-10 | Nigel Wakley | Tim Handel |
| 1974 | Dulwich | 7 | 10-01 | Taffy Salaman | Colin Davies |
| no race 1975 [2] | |||||
| 1976 | Dulwich | 9 | 11-07 | Bob Davies | Colin Davies |
| 1977 | Tom Morgan | 8 | 11-06 | Tommy Stack | Ken Oliver |
| 1978 | Young Arthur | 9 | 11-04 | Allen Webb | Derek Kent |
| 1979 | Casbah | 12 | 11-13 | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster |
| 1980 | Stopped | 8 | 11-12 | Ben de Haan | Fred Winter |
| 1981 | Friendly Alliance | 8 | 10-07 | John Francome | Fred Winter |
| 1982 | Reldis | 8 | 10-00 | Paul Barton | David Gandolfo |
| 1983 | Churchfield Boy | 7 | 10-00 | Joe Byrne | Michael Cunningham |
| 1984 | Mossy Moore | 8 | 10-00 | Jonjo O'Neill | Brian Chinn |
| 1985 | Kathies Lad | 8 | 11-10 | Steve Smith Eccles | Alan Jarvis |
| 1986 | Pearlyman | 7 | 11-05 | Graham Bradley | John Edwards |
| 1987 | French Union | 9 | 11-03 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1988 | Vodkatini | 9 | 10-13 | Richard Rowe | Josh Gifford |
| 1989 | Pukka Major | 8 | 10-02 | Peter Scudamore | Tim Thomson Jones |
| 1990 | Katabatic | 7 | 10-08 | Hywel Davies | Andrew Turnell |
| 1991 | Aldino | 8 | 10-00 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1992 | My Young Man | 7 | 11-10 | Graham Bradley | Charlie Brooks |
| 1993 | Space Fair | 10 | 11-01 | Adrian Maguire | Richard Lee |
| 1994 | Snitton Lane | 8 | 10-00 | David Bridgwater | William Clay |
| 1995 | Sound Reveille | 7 | 10-10 | Graham Bradley | Charlie Brooks |
| 1996 | Kibreet | 9 | 10-12 | Tony McCoy | Philip Hobbs |
| 1997 | Uncle Ernie | 12 | 11-04 | Graham Bradley | Jimmy FitzGerald |
| 1998 | Edredon Bleu | 6 | 11-06 | Tony McCoy | Henrietta Knight |
| 1999 | Space Trucker | 8 | 10-01 | Shay Barry | Jessica Harrington |
| 2000 | Samakaan | 7 | 10-11 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| no race 2001 [3] | |||||
| 2002 | Fadoudal du Cochet | 9 | 10-00 | David Casey | Arthur Moore |
| 2003 | Palarshan | 5 | 10-00 | Mark Bradburne | Henry Daly |
| 2004 | St Pirran | 9 | 10-01 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Fota Island | 9 | 10-00 | Paul Carberry | Mouse Morris |
| 2006 | Greenhope | 8 | 10-11 | Andrew Tinkler | Nicky Henderson |
| 2007 | Andreas | 7 | 10-11 | Robert Thornton | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Tiger Cry | 10 | 10-06 | Davy Russell | Arthur Moore |
| 2009 | Oh Crick | 6 | 10-00 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
| 2010 | Pigeon Island | 7 | 10-01 | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2011 | Oiseau de Nuit | 9 | 10-13 | Steven Clements | Colin Tizzard |
1 The race was cancelled in 1949 due to frost, and in 1955 due to snow.
2 It was abandoned in 1975 due to waterlogging.
3 The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis.
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