Class: | Ungraded |
Horse Race: | Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase |
Location: | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
Inaugurated: | 2005 |
Race Type: | steeplechase |
Sponsor: | Glenfarclas |
Website: | Cheltenham |
Distance: | 3m 6f 37y (6,069 metres) |
Surface: | Turf |
Qualification: | Five-years-old and up |
Purse: | £75,000 (2023) 1st: £39,023 |
|}The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase 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 6 furlongs (3 miles 6 furlongs and 37 yards, or 6,069 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 second 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.
Most successful horse (3 wins):
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (5 wins):
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Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | ||
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2005 | Spot Thedifference | 12 | 11–12 | JT McNamara | Enda Bolger | ||
2006 | Native Jack | 12 | 10-08 | Davy Russell | Philip Rothwell | ||
2007 | Heads Onthe Ground | 10 | 10-02 | Nina Carberry | Enda Bolger | ||
2008 | Garde Champetre | 9 | 10–13 | Nina Carberry | Enda Bolger | ||
2009 | Garde Champetre | 10 | 11–12 | 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 | ||
2016 | Josies Orders | 8 | 11-04 | Nina Carberry | Enda Bolger | ||
2017 | Cause of Causes | 9 | 11-04 | Jamie Codd | Gordon Elliott | ||
2018 | Tiger Roll | 8 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott | ||
2019 | Tiger Roll | 9 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott | ||
2020 | Easysland | 6 | 11-04 | Jonathan Plouganou | David Cottin | ||
2021 | Tiger Roll | 11 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Denise Foster | ||
2022 | Delta Work | 9 | 11-04 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott | ||
2023 | Delta Work | 10 | 11-07 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott | ||
no race 2024 [2] |
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