Betfair Chase
{{short description|Steeplechase horse race in Britain}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox horseraces
|class = Grade 1
|horse race = Betfair Chase
|image =
|caption =
|location = Haydock Park
Haydock, England
|inaugurated = 2005
|race type = Steeplechase
|sponsor = Betfair
|website = [https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/haydock/ Haydock Park]
|distance = 3m 1f 125y (5,143 metres)
|surface = Turf
|track = Left-handed
|qualification = Five-years-old and up
|weight = 11 st 10 lb
Allowances
7 lb for mares
|purse = £206,200 (2024)
1st: £116,029
|bonuses =
}}
{{Jockey colours header
| name = Betfair Chase }}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2024
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs S Ricci.svg
| alt1 = Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Royale Pagaille
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Robert Kirkland.svg
| alt2 = Red, black armlets
| caption2 = Grey Dawning
| image3 = File:Owner Bryan Drew.svg
| alt3 = Orange, dark blue star, orange sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap
| caption3 = Bravemansgame
}}
|}
{{Jockey colours collapsible header}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2023
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs S Ricci.svg
| alt1 = Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Royale Pagaille
| image2 = File:Owner Bryan Drew.svg
| alt2 = Orange, dark blue star, orange sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap
| caption2 = Bravemansgame
| image3 = File:Owner The Ramblers.svg
| alt3 = Purple, yellow chevrons, armlets and star on cap
| caption3 = Corach Rambler
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2022
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Ged Mason.svg
| alt1 = White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap
| caption1 = Protektorat
| image2 = File:Owner Mr J P Romans.svg
| alt2 = Black, yellow triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap
| caption2 = Eldorado Allen
| image3 = File:Owner Mr P J Vogt.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue, white chevron, hooped sleeves, white cap
| caption3 = Frodon
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2021
| image1 = File:Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg
| alt1 = Red, white sash, royal blue cap
| caption1 = A Plus Tard
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs S Ricci.svg
| alt2 = Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap
| caption2 = Royale Pagaille
| image3 = File:Owner Mr V Healy_diamonds.svg
| alt3 = Emerald green, red hoop, white and red hooped sleeves, white cap, black diamonds
| caption3 = Chatham Street Lad
}}
{{Jockey colours no footer}}
{{Jockey colours named collapsible header
| name = 2020-2011 }}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2020
| image1 = File:Owner Mr S Munir.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap
| caption1 = Bristol De Mai
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Ged Mason.svg
| alt2 = White, royal blue epaulets, white sleeves, red spots, royal blue cap
| caption2 = Clan Des Obeaux
| image3 = File:Owner Taylor and O'Dwyer.svg
| alt3 = Yellow, dark blue braces
| caption3 = Lostintranslation
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2019
| image1 = File:Owner Taylor and O'Dwyer.svg
| alt1 = Yellow, dark blue braces
| caption1 = Lostintranslation
| image2 = File:Owner Mr S Munir.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap
| caption2 = Bristol De Mai
| image3 = File:Owner Mr P J Vogt.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue, white chevron, hooped sleeves, white cap
| caption3 = Frodon
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2018
| image1 = File:Owner Mr S Munir.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap
| caption1 = Bristol De Mai
| image2 = File:Owner Brocade Racing.svg
| alt2 = Red and purple (quartered), yellow sleeves, red cap
| caption2 = Native River
| image3 = File:Owner John and Heather Snook.svg
| alt3 = Orange, black triple diamond, chevrons on sleeves
| caption3 = Thistlecrack
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2017
| image1 = File:Owner Mr S Munir.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap
| caption1 = Bristol De Mai
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs Jean R Bishop.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, pink star on body and cap, royal blue sleeves, pink stars
| caption2 = Cue Card
| image3 = File:Owner Gigginstown House Stud.svg
| alt3 = MAROON, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
| caption3 = Outlander
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2016
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs Jean R Bishop.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, pink star on body and cap, royal blue sleeves, pink stars
| caption1 = Cue Card
| image2 = File:Owner The Max Partnership.svg
| alt2 = Red, white chevrons on sleeves, white cap
| caption2 = Coneygree
| image3 = File:Owner P Joubert.svg
| alt3 = Red, white and red check sleeves
| caption3 = Vezelay
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2015
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs Jean R Bishop.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, pink star on body and cap, royal blue sleeves, pink star
| caption1 = Cue Card
| image2 = File:Owner Potensis Limited.svg
| alt2 = Red, pink hoop and armlets
| caption2 = Silviniaco Conti
| image3 = File:Owner Mr A J White.svg
| alt3 = Maroon and yellow diamonds, halved sleeves, yellow cap
| caption3 = Dynaste
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2014
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Chris Giles.svg
| alt1 = Pink, large purple spots, hooped sleeves
| caption1 = Silviniaco Conti
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs Diana Whateley.svg
| alt2 = Dark blue, light blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap
| caption2 = Menorah
| image3 = File:Owner Mr A J White.svg
| alt3 = Maroon and yellow diamonds, halved sleeves, yellow cap
| caption3 = Dynaste
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2013
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs Jean R Bishop.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, pink star on body and cap, royal blue sleeves, pink stars
| caption1 = Cue Card
| image2 = File:Owner Mr A J White.svg
| alt2 = Maroon and yellow diamonds, halved sleeves, yellow cap
| caption2 = Dynaste
| image3 = File:Owner Potensis Limited.svg
| alt3 = Red, pink hoop and armlets
| caption3 = Silviniaco Conti
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2012
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Chris Giles.svg
| alt1 = Pink, large purple spots, hooped sleeves
| caption1 = Silviniaco Conti
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Robert Waley-Cohen.svg
| alt2 = Brown, orange sleeves, quartered cap
| caption2 = Long Run
| image3 = File:Owner Mr Simon Hunt.svg
| alt3 = Red and white check, black and white check sleeves, royal blue cap
| caption3 = The Giant Bolster
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2011
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Clive D Smith.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
| caption1 = Kauto Star
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Robert Waley-Cohen.svg
| alt2 = Brown, orange sleeves, quartered cap
| caption2 = Long Run
| image3 = File:Owner Mr Andrew Dick.svg
| alt3 = Black, grey disc, armlets and cap
| caption3 = Weird Al
}}
{{Jockey colours no footer}}
{{Jockey colours named collapsible header
| name = 2010-2005 }}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2010
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Ian A Robinson.svg
| alt1 = Black, white stars, striped sleeves, black cap
| caption1 = Imperial Commander
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Graham Wylie.svg
| alt2 = Black and beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, beige cap
| caption2 = Tidal Bay
| image3 = File:Owner Mr C G M Lloyd-Baker.svg
| alt3 = Purple and white (halved), sleeves reversed, light blue cap
| caption3 = Planet of Sound
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2009
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Clive D Smith.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
| caption1 = Kauto Star
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Ian A Robinson.svg
| alt2 = Black, white stars, striped sleeves, black cap
| caption2 = Imperial Commander
| image3 = File:Owner Mr R Stanley.svg
| alt3 = Purple, yellow triple diamond, yellow sleeves, red armlets, red cap
| caption3 = Madison Du Berlais
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2008
| image1 = File:Owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd.svg
| alt1 = Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Snoopy Loopy
| image2 = File:Owner The Arthur White Partnership.svg
| alt2 = White, royal blue sash, white sleeves, red armlets, red cap
| caption2 = Tamarinbleu
| image3 = File:Owner Sir R. Ogden.svg
| alt3 = Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
| caption3 = Exotic Dancer
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2007
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Clive D Smith.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
| caption1 = Kauto Star
| image2 = File:Owner Sir R. Ogden.svg
| alt2 = Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
| caption2 = Exotic Dancer
| image3 = File:Owner Mr B J Craig.svg
| alt3 = YELLOW, emerald green seams, green cap
| caption3 = Beef Or Salmon
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2006
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Clive D Smith.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
| caption1 = Kauto Star
| image2 = File:Owner Mr B J Craig.svg
| alt2 = YELLOW, emerald green seams, green cap
| caption2 = Beef Or Salmon
| image3 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt3 = Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
| caption3 = L'ami
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2005
| image1 = File:Owner A J Sendell.svg
| alt1 = Purple, White hoop, White sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap
| caption1 = Kingscliff
| image2 = File:Owner Mr B J Craig.svg
| alt2 = YELLOW, emerald green seams, green cap
| caption2 = Beef Or Salmon
| image3 = File:Owner Mr Conor Clarkson.svg
| alt3 = PURPLE, white diamond and sleeves, purple cap
| caption3 = Kicking King
}}
{{Jockey colours footer}}
The Betfair Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 1½ furlongs (3 miles 1 furlong and 125 yards, or 5,143 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place in November each year.
History
The event was established in 2005, and it originally served as the first part of a bonus scheme called the Betfair Million. Its sponsor, Betfair, offered a sum of £1,000,000 to leading contenders for successful performances in two subsequent races.
The initial version of the Betfair Million was awarded if the winner of the Betfair Chase went on to win both the King George VI Chase and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The Lexus Chase was included as an alternative second leg for the next two years, and Kauto Star won the prize by taking the original route in 2006–07. The format was changed in 2008–09, when the bonus became available to any first-three finisher achieving first or second at the Cheltenham Festival and then winning the Grand National.{{cite web | title = Betfair Million continues in different format | publisher = betfair.com | url = http://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/general/betfair-million-continues-in-200809-national-hunt-seaso-220408.html | date = 22 April 2008 | accessdate = 20 November 2009}} The Betfair Million was dropped the following year. The £1,000,000 bonus returned as the "Chase Triple Crown" in 2015 when Jockey Club Racecourses offered it to any horse winning the race, the King George VI Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup.{{cite web|title=JCR unveils £1 million bonus for winning 'Chase Triple Crown'|url=http://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/news/jcr-unveils-1-million-bonus-for-winning-chase-triple-crown|website=The Jockey Club|accessdate=19 November 2016}} Cue Card won the first two legs of the 2015–16 bonus but fell when in contention at Cheltenham.{{cite web|title=The £1million bonus Cue Card was unlucky not to win at the Cheltenham Festival returns for 2016/17|url=http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/the-1million-chase-triple-crown-bonus-cue-card-was-unlucky-not-to-win-returns-for-2016-17/story-29707220-detail/story.html|website=Gloucestershire Echo|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Since 2016 the Kauto Star Trophy has been awarded to the owner of a horse completing the Chase Triple Crown.{{cite web|last1=McFadden|work=Racing Post|first1=Tony|title=Kauto commemorated with Triple Crown trophy|url=http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/kauto-star-honoured-with-chase-triple-crown-trophy/2193742/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120085558/http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/kauto-star-honoured-with-chase-triple-crown-trophy/2193742/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2016|accessdate=19 November 2016}}
The Betfair Chase is familiarly known by its sponsored name, but its registered title is the Lancashire Chase. It is now the first Grade 1 event of the British National Hunt season. Prior to 2017 it was run over a distance of about 3 miles. The distance was increased to allow a longer run from the start to the first bend.{{cite web|last1=Lees|work=Racing Post|first1=Jon|title=More staying power needed to win Betfair Chase as distance is increased|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/more-staying-power-needed-to-win-betfair-chase-as-distance-is-increased/308002|accessdate=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121090313/https://www.racingpost.com/news/more-staying-power-needed-to-win-betfair-chase-as-distance-is-increased-aNrx21x2xaV1/ |archive-date=21 November 2023}}
The original Lancashire Chase was first run at Manchester Racecourse in 1884.{{cite web | title = Big Race History: Betfair Chase|publisher = Betfair| url = https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/events/big-race-history-betfair-chase-081109.html | date = 15 November 2009| accessdate = 2 July 2016}}
Records
Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Kauto Star – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Ruby Walsh – Kauto Star (2006, 2009, 2011), Silvianaco Conti (2012)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Kauto Star (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011), Silvianaco Conti (2012, 2014)
Winners
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! width="36px" | Year ! width="160px" | Winner ! width="40px" | Age ! width="180px" | Jockey ! width="180px" | Trainer |
2005
| Kingscliff | 8 | Robert Walford |
2006
| 6 |
2007
| 7 |
2008
| Snoopy Loopy | 10 | Seamus Durack | Peter Bowen |
2009
| 9 |
2010
| 9 |
2011
| 11 |
2012
| 6 |
2013
| Cue Card | 7 | Joe Tizzard |
2014
| 8 |
2015
| Cue Card | 9 |
2016
| Cue Card | 10 |
2017
| Bristol De Mai | 6 |
2018
| Bristol De Mai | 7 |
2019
| Lostintranslation | 7 |
2020
| Bristol De Mai | 9 |
2021
| 7 |
2022
| Protektorat | 7 |
2023
| Royale Pagaille | 9 |
2024
| Royale Pagaille | 10 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
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- Racing Post:
- {{Racing Post|393809|2005|11|19|23}}, {{Racing Post|419121|2006|11|18|23}}, {{Racing Post|443618|2007|11|24|23}}, {{Racing Post|468214|2008|11|22|23}}, {{Racing Post|492929|2009|11|21|23}}, {{Racing Post|516553|2010|11|20|23}} {{Racing Post|541344|2011|11|19|23}}, {{Racing Post|566090|2012|11|24|23}}, {{Racing Post|589375|2013|11|23|23}}, {{Racing Post|612702|2014|11|22|23}}
- {{Racing Post|637263|2015|11|21|23}}, {{Racing Post|661138|2016|11|19|23}}, {{Racing Post|687283|2017|11|25|23}}, {{Racing Post|714469|2018|11|24|23}}, {{Racing Post|742312|2019|11|23|23}}, {{Racing Post|769460|2020|11|21|23}}, {{Racing Post|795911|2021|11|20|23}}, {{Racing Post|823976|2022|11|19|23}}
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=5877 pedigreequery.com] – Lancashire Chase – Haydock Park.
Category:National Hunt races in Great Britain
Category:Haydock Park Racecourse