Peterborough Chase

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Peterborough Chase
2022
Royal blue, pink hoops, armlets and cap Light blue, yellow cross belts, light blue sleeves, yellow stars and cap Black, emerald green hoop and armlets, emerald green cap, black spots
Pic D'Orhy Millers Bank First Flow
Previous years
2021
Black, emerald green hoop and armlets, emerald green cap, black spots Black, red star, white and red striped sleeves, black cap, red star Yellow, black chevron, check cap
First Flow Funambule Sivola Eldorado Allen
2020-2011
2020
White, red braces, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap, red star Purple and yellow diabolo, yellow sleeves and cap Dark blue and white check, white sleeves
Mister Fisher Kalashnikov Clondaw Castle
2019
Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap Dark blue, maroon hoops and armlets Royal blue, maroon seams and sleeves, maroon and royal blue check cap
Top Notch Kauto Riko La Bague Au Roi
2018
Dark blue and yellow (halved), dark blue sleeves, yellow cap Light blue, royal blue star, white and royal blue check sleeves and cap Orange, black star and star on cap
Charbel God's Own Tea For Two
2017
Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green and emerald green quartered cap Red, white sleeves, blue and white striped cap Royal blue and orange check, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, orange star
Top Notch Josses Hill Ptit Zig
2016
Red, white sleeves, blue and white striped cap Orange, black star and star on cap Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
Josses Hill Tea For Two More of That
2015
Yellow, red star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, red star Dark green and yellow stripes, yellow sleeves and cap Dark blue, light blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap
Al Ferof Pepite Rose Wishfull Thinking
2014
Dark blue, light blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap Red, yellow stars, yellow sleeves, red armlets, red cap Light blue, dark blue chevrons and sleeves, dark blue and light blue quartered cap
Wishfull Thinking Eduard Wonderful Charm
2013
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Riverside Theatre Champion Court Captain Chris
2012
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Menorah Hunt Ball Ghizao
2011
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Gauvain Somersby Mr Moonshine
2010-2001
2010
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Tartak Breedsbreeze Herecomesthetruth
2009
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Deep Purple Tartak Albertas Run
2008
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Monet's Garden Snoopy Loopy Mister McGoldrick
2007
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Racing Demon Natal Only two ran
2006
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Racing Demon Thisthatandtother Monkerhostin
2005
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Impek Monkerhostin Thisthatandtother
2004
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Le Roi Miguel Farmer Jack Hot Shots
2003
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Jair Du Cochet Best Mate Valley Henry
2002
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Best Mate Douze Douze Geos
2001
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Edredon Bleu Geos Young Spartacus
2000-1991
2000
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Edredon Bleu Fadalko The Outback Way
1999
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Edredon Bleu Or Royal Mulligan
1998
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Edredon Bleu Bertone Or Royal
1997
YELLOW, Red star, Yellow sleeves and White armlet, Yellow cap and Red star Red, white cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap Light blue and maroon stripes, light blue sleeves, hooped cap
One Man Viking Flagship Camitrov
1996
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Dublin Flyer Gales Cavalier Kadi
1995
Royal blue and orange (quartered); blue sleeves and cap with orange diamond White, Red sleeves, check cap Royal blue, yellow braces, hooped sleeves, yellow cap
Travado Martha's Son Docklands Express
1994
Turquoise, white chevrons and armlets, white cap Yellow, black hoops, yellow sleeves, black seams White, red seams on sleeves
Martha's Son Deep Sensation Egypt Mill Prince
1993
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Travado Deep Sensation Brandeston
1992
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Remittance Man Emsee-H Sirrah Jay
1991
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Sabin Du Loir Norton's Coin Desert Orchid
1990-1987
1990
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Pegwell Bay Comandante Cuddy Dale
1989
Red and Royal Blue (quartered), red sleeves, Quartered cap Red, white spots, white sleeves, black cap White, black star, green sleeves, white cap
Clever Folly Repington Southernair
1988
Mauve, white sleeves, yellow cap Emerald green, white sleeves, emerald green and white check cap Only two finished
Townley Stone Clay Hill Only two finished
1987
Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap Mauve, white sleeves, yellow cap Light green, black chevrons, green sleeves, quartered cap
Very Promising Townley Stone Kathies Lad
 

The Peterborough Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Huntingdon over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles, 3 furlongs and 189 yards, or 3,995 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. The race is currently scheduled in December. In 2019, the race's total prize fund was £65,000.

A race called the Peterborough Handicap Chase, over three miles, was first run on Tuesday 2 December 1969. It was a new meeting with Huntingdon's fixture allocation having been increased from six days to nine days for the 1969/70 season. It remained a three-mile handicap chase until 1977, after which it became a conditions chase over 2+12 miles.

The first running as a 2+12-mile conditions chase was in 1978 when it was run as the F A Standen Chase. It was first run under the name of the Peterborough Chase in 1979.

From its inception in 1969 it was always run on a Tuesday until 1997. It was moved to a Saturday in 1998 and remained so until 2007. In 2008 it was first run on a Thursday. The race was on a Sunday for the first time in 2014.

The only year the race was not run was in 1982 when the meeting was abandoned due to fog. In 1985 it was run as the Waterloo Meadows Centenary Chase.

The most successful horse in the race's history is Edredon Bleu, who won four consecutive runnings between 1998 and 2001. Wayward Lad (1981, 1983), Travado (1993, 1995),Racing Demon (2006, 2007) and Top Notch (2017, 2019) are the only other multiple winners of the race. The 2018 running was titled the Edredon Bleu Chase to honour the horse, who died in October 2018.

Courtesy of Edredon Bleu's four wins, Racing Demon's two victories and additional successes from triple-Gold Cup winner Best Mate (2002) and Impek (2005), Henrietta Knight is the joint most successful trainer of the Peterborough Chase, winning a total of eight renewals. Nicky Henderson has also trained eight winners, while Captain Tim Forster has trained four winners.

Desert Orchid, lining-up in the penultimate race of his long career, finished third in the 1991 Peterborough Chase. Ridden by Richard Dunwoody, the 12-year-old veteran finished third to Sabin Du Loir, beaten four lengths.

Records[edit]

Most successful horse (4 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Leading trainer (8 wins):

Winners since 1978[edit]

Year
Winner
SP
Jockey
Trainer
1978 Purdo 2/7f, 3 ran Bob Davies Nick Gaselee
1979 Chumson 100/30, 4 ran Oliver Sherwood[a] Fred Winter
1980 Border Incident 4/7f, 8 ran Ron Barry Richard Head
1981 Wayward Lad 1/4f, 4 ran Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson
1982Abandoned due to fog
1983 Wayward Lad 4/11f, 4 ran Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson
1984 Carved Opal 5/1, 5 ran John Francome Fred Winter
1985 The Mighty Mac 6/4, 6 ran Graham Bradley Mrs Monica Dickinson
1986 Western Sunset 7/2, 3 ran Hywel Davies Tim Forster
1987 Very Promising 2/7f, 3 ran Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson
1988 Townley Stone 4/5f, 3 ran George Mernagh John Webber
1989 Clever Folly 5/4f, 3 ran Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1990 Pegwell Bay 11/10f, 3 ran Jamie Railton Tim Forster
1991 Sabin du Loir 4/7f, 4 ran Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Remittance Man 1/5f, 4 ran Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson
1993 Travado 8/13f, 4 ran Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson
1994 Martha's Son 2/1, 4 ran Rodney Farrant Tim Forster
1995 Travado 5/2, 7 ran Richard Dunwoody Nicky Henderson
1996 Dublin Flyer 4/9f, 6 ran Brendan Powell Tim Forster
1997 One Man 13/8f, 6 ran Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards
1998 Edredon Bleu 5/1, 6 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
1999 Edredon Bleu 11/8f, 4 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2000 Edredon Bleu 100/30, 5 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2001 Edredon Bleu 10/11f, 4 ran Norman Williamson Henrietta Knight
2002 Best Mate 8/15f, 5 ran Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2003 Jair du Cochet 100/30, 6 ran Jacques Ricou Guillaume Macaire
2004 Le Roi Miguel 15/8f, 8 ran Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2005 Impek 5/1, 11 ran Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight
2006 Racing Demon 13/8f, 5 ran Graham Lee Henrietta Knight
2007 Racing Demon 1/4f, 2 ran Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight
2008 Monet's Garden 5/1, 10 ran Davy Condon Nicky Richards
2009 Deep Purple 12/1, 7 ran Paul Moloney Evan Williams
2010 Tartak[b] 11/4, 7 ran Paddy Brennan Tom George
2011 Gauvain 15/2, 8 ran Noel Fehily Nick Williams
2012 Menorah [c] 7/2, 5 ran Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2013 Riverside Theatre 9/4f, 7 ran Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
2014 Wishfull Thinking 13/2, 6 ran Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2015 Al Ferof 9/4, 5 ran Harry Skelton Dan Skelton
2016 Josses Hill 7/4F, 5 ran Noel Fehily Nicky Henderson
2017 Top Notch[d] 4/9F, 4 ran Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2018 Charbel 13/8F, 9 ran Noel Fehily Kim Bailey
2019 Top Notch 15/8F, 6 ran Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson
2020 Mister Fisher[e] 9/2, 8 ran Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2021 First Flow 12/1, 6 ran David Bass Kim Bailey
2022 Pic D'Orhy 9/4, 7 ran Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
[f] no race 2023
  1. ^ amateur jockey
  2. ^ The 2010 running took place at Newbury
  3. ^ The 2012 running took place at Kempton Park after the original Huntingdon fixture was abandoned due to a frozen track
  4. ^ The 2017 running took place over 2m 5½f at Taunton after the original fixture was abandoned due to snow
  5. ^ The 2020 running took place at Cheltenham after the original fixture was abandoned due to flooding
  6. ^ The 2023 running was abandoned due to a watelogged course

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