|}The Altcar Novices' Chase was a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which was open to horses aged five years or above. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 203 yards, or 4,099 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it was 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. From 2012 to 2016, it was run under various sponsored titles.
In April 2023 the British Horseracing Authority announced the removal of the race from the 2023/24 programme.[1]
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Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | |
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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 | |
2001 | Abandoned due to frost | |||
2002 | Ifni Du Luc | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | |
2003 | It Takes Time | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe | |
2004 | Our Armageddon | Liam McGrath | Richard 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 | |
2008 | Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course | |||
2009 | Will Be Done | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. | |
2010 | Diamond Harry | Barry Geraghty | Nick Williams | |
no race 2011 | ||||
2012 | Our Mick | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. | |
no race 2013 | ||||
2014 | Taquin Du Seuil | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill | |
2015 | Wakanda | Danny Cook | Sue Smith | |
2016 | Bristol De Mai | Daryl Jacob | Nigel Twiston-Davies | |
2017 | Waiting Patiently | Brian Hughes | Malcolm Jefferson | |
2018 | Testify | Will Kennedy | Donald McCain, Jr. | |
2019 | Castafiore | Paul O'Brien | Charlie Longsdon | |
2020 | Sam Brown | Aidan Coleman | Anthony Honeyball | |
2021 | Silver Hallmark | Adam Wedge | Fergal O'Brien | |
2022 | Minella Drama | Brian Hughes | Donald McCain Jr |