Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase

Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
Ungraded race
Location Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated 2005
Race type Chase
Sponsor Glenfarclas
Website Cheltenham
Race information
Distance 3m 7f (6,236 metres)
Surface Turf
Qualification Five-years-old and up
Purse £50,000 (2014)
1st: £31,280
Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
2015
Rivage D'Or Any Currency Uncle Junior

The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase is a National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Cross-Country Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 7 furlongs (6,236 metres), and during its running there are thirty-two obstacles to be cleared. It was originally run as a handicap race before being changed to a conditions race from the 2016 running,[1] and it is scheduled to take place each year on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival in March.

The event was established when a fourth day was added to the Cheltenham Festival in 2005. It is now one of three cross-country chases held at Cheltenham – the others take place in November and December. All three were originally sponsored by Sporting Index, and in the 2007–08 season they were backed by BGC. The whisky distillery Glenfarclas began supporting the series in 2008–09.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
2005 Spot Thedifference 12 11-12 Mr J. T. McNamara Enda Bolger
2006 Native Jack 12 10-08 Davy Russell Philip Rothwell
2007 Heads Onthe Ground 10 10-02 Miss Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2008 Garde Champetre 9 10-13 Miss Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2009 Garde Champetre 10 11-12 Miss Nina Carberry Enda Bolger
2010 A New Story 12 09-07 Adrian Heskin Michael Hourigan
2011 Sizing Australia 9 10-09 Andrew Lynch Henry De Bromhead
2012 Balthazar King 8 10-09 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2013 Big Shu 8 10-05 Barry Cash Peter Maher
2014 Balthazar King 10 11-12 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2015 Rivage d'Or 10 10-10 Davy Russell Tony Martin

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Changes announced to the new season at Cheltenham". Weatherbys. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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