Reynoldstown Novices' Chase
The Reynoldstown 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 at Ascot over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 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 in February.
The event is named in honour of the racehorse Reynoldstown, a dual winner of the Grand National in the 1930s. The Reynoldstown Novices' Chase serves as a trial for the RSA Chase in March. The last horse to win both races in the same year was Albertas Run in 2008.
Winners since 1980
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Little Owl | 6 | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby |
| 1981 | Easter Eel | 10 | John Francome | Fred Winter |
| 1982 | Richdee | 6 | Colin Hawkins | Neville Crump |
| no race 1983 [1] | ||||
| 1984 | Duke of Milan | 7 | Steve Smith Eccles | Nick Gaselee |
| 1985 | Drumadowney | 7 | Hywel Davies | Tim Forster |
| 1986 | Bolands Cross | 7 | Peter Scudamore | Nick Gaselee |
| 1987 | Tawridge | 7 | Steve Knight | Andrew Turnell |
| 1988 | Kissane | 7 | Tom Morgan | John Edwards |
| 1989 | Vulgan Warrior | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Simon Christian |
| 1990 | Royal Athlete | 7 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman |
| no race 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | Danny Harrold | 8 | Mark Pitman | Jenny Pitman |
| 1993 | Capability Brown | 6 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1994 | One Man | 6 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1995 | Sweet Duke | 8 | Tom Jenks | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1996 | Mr Mulligan | 8 | Richard Johnson | Noel Chance |
| 1997 | Djeddah | 6 | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen |
| 1998 | The Toiseach | 7 | Tony Dobbin | James Fanshawe |
| 1999 | Lord of the River | 7 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 2000 | Beau | 7 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2001 | Bacchanal | 7 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2002 | Jimmy Tennis | 5 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 2003 | Keen Leader | 7 | Liam Cooper | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2004 | Our Vic | 6 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2005 | Distant Thunder [2] | 7 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner |
| 2006 | Montgermont [2] | 6 | Mark Bradburne | Lavinia Taylor |
| 2007 | Gungadu | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Albertas Run | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2009 | Carruthers | 6 | Mattie Batchelor | Mark Bradstock |
| 2010 | Burton Port | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2011 | Master of the Hall | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2012 | Invictus | 6 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
| 2013 | Rocky Creek | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
1 The 1983 running was abandoned because of frost.
2 The 2005 and 2006 editions took place at Lingfield Park as Ascot was closed for redevelopment.
References
- pedigreequery.com – Reynoldstown Novices' Chase – Ascot.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 52. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.