Altcar Novices' Chase

Altcar Novices' Chase
2015
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The Altcar Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five-years-old or above. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are fourteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.

The race was first run in 1996. Between 2000 and 2005 the race was run over a distance of 2 miles and 6 furlongs, before being switched back to its current distance in 2006. The 2012 running was sponsored by Betfair and run as the Betfair, Don't Settle For Less Novices' Chase, and the 2014 running was sponsored by the Racing Post. Since 2015 the race has been sponsored by CE Facilities.

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
1996 Nahthen Lad Warren Marston Jenny Pitman
1997 Simply Dashing Richard Dunwoody Mick Easterby
1998 Diwali Dancer Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
1999 Fourth In Line Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2000 Toto Toscato Richard Johnson Alan King
no race 2001
2002 Ifni Du Luc Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson
2003 It Takes Time Tony McCoy Martin Pipe
2004 Our Armageddon Liam McGrath Ray Guest
2005 Jazz D'Estruval Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards
2006 Don't Be Shy Timmy Murphy Martin Pipe
2007 My Way de Solzen Robert Thornton Alan King
no race 2008
2009 Will Be Done Jason Maguire Donald McCain, Jr.
2010 Diamond Harry Barry Geraghty Nick Williams
no race 2011[1]
2012 Our Mick Jason Maguire Donald McCain, Jr.
no race 2013 [2]
2014 Taquin Du Seuil Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2015 Wakanda Danny Cook Sue Smith

1 The 2011 race was abandoned due to frost.
2 The 2013 race was abandoned due to snow.

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