The Mildmay Novices' 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 Mildmay course at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (5,029 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Grand National meeting in early April.
The event was established in 1981, and its first two winners – Bregawn and Burrough Hill Lad – both went on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The race used to be regularly sponsored by Mumm, but it has had several different sponsors since 2001. The latest of these, Matalan, began supporting the event in 2009.
The Mildmay Novices' Chase usually features horses which ran previously in the RSA Chase, and the last to win both races was Star de Mohaison in 2006.
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1981 | Bregawn | 7 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson |
| 1982 | Burrough Hill Lad | 6 | Phil Tuck | Jenny Pitman |
| 1983 | Everett | 8 | Stuart Shilston | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1984 | Baron Blakeney | 7 | Mr Oliver Sherwood | Martin Pipe |
| 1985 | Rhyme 'n' Reason | 6 | Graham Bradley | David Murray Smith |
| 1986 | Stearsby | 7 | Graham Bradley | Jenny Pitman |
| 1987 | Against the Grain | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | David Nicholson |
| 1988 | Delius | 10 | Bruce Dowling | Richard Lee |
| 1989 | Swardean | 7 | Bruce Dowling | Richard Lee |
| 1990 | Royal Athlete | 7 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman |
| 1991 | Sparkling Flame | 7 | Richard Dunwoody | Nicky Henderson |
| 1992 | Bradbury Star | 7 | Eamon Murphy | Josh Gifford |
| 1993 | Cab on Target | 7 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1994 | Monsieur Le Cure | 8 | Peter Niven | John Edwards |
| 1995 | Banjo | 5 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1996 | Addington Boy | 8 | Brian Harding | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1997 | Cyborgo | 7 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1998 | Boss Doyle | 6 | Tony McCoy | Mouse Morris |
| 1999 | Spendid | 7 | Richard Johnson | David Nicholson |
| 2000 | High Game | 6 | Norman Williamson | Simon Sherwood |
| 2001 | What's Up Boys | 7 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2002 | Barton | 9 | Tony Dobbin | Tim Easterby |
| 2003 | Irish Hussar | 7 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2004 | Simply Supreme | 7 | Richard McGrath | Sue Smith |
| 2005 | Like-a-Butterfly | 11 | Tony McCoy | Christy Roche |
| 2006 | Star de Mohaison | 5 | Barry Geraghty | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Aces Four | 8 | Graham Lee | Ferdy Murphy |
| 2008 | Big Buck's | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | Killyglen | 7 | Denis O'Regan | Howard Johnson |
| 2010 | Burton Port | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2011 | Quito De La Roque | 7 | Davy Russell | Colm Murphy |