|}The Grand Sefton Handicap Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (2 miles 5 furlongs and 19 yards, or 4,242 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place in November.
It was first run over a one hundred year period from 1865 to 1965 as part of Aintree's autumn meeting and was run over a distance of just under three miles. Originally, the Grand Sefton was one of the most important events of the autumn, but after the Second World War its popularity waned as Aintree's fortunes foundered. In 2003, the race was revived and run on the first day of the November Becher Meeting and run over the same fences as Aintree's most famous race, the Grand National. Prior to 2021 the race was run at Aintree's meeting on the first Saturday in December.
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| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dark Room | 6 | 10-06 | Liam Cooper | Jonjo O'Neill | J. P. McManus | |
| 2004 | Forest Gunner | 10 | 11-07 | Peter Buchanan | Richard Ford | Mr John Gilsenan | |
| 2005 | Hakim | 11 | 10-12 | Paddy Brennan | John Spearing | Mr T N Siviter | |
| 2006 | I Hear Thunder | 8 | 11-05 | Daryl Jacob | Bob Buckler | Mr Nick Elliott | |
| 2007 | Lampion Du Bost | 8 | 10-00 | Phil Kinsella | Jim Goldie | The Dodoz Partnership | |
| 2008 | Endless Power | 8 | 10-03 | James Reveley | Jim Goldie | Fyffees | |
| 2009 | Dev | 9 | 10-07 | Jamie Moore | Michael Quinlan | Mr Liam Mulryan | |
| 2010 | Frankie Figg | 8 | 11-05 | Brian Hughes | Howard Johnson | Andrea & Graham Wylie | |
| 2011 | Stewarts House | 9 | 11-08 | Aidan Coleman | Tim Vaughan | Double Trouble Partnership | |
| 2012 | Little Josh | 10 | 10-09 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Mr Tony Bloom | |
| 2013 | Rebel Rebellion | 8 | 11-11 | Ryan Mahon | Paul Nicholls | Mr & Mrs M Woodhouse | |
| 2014 | Poole Master | 9 | 10-12 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe | G Thompson | |
| 2015 | Bennys Mist | 9 | 10-04 | Liam Treadwell | Venetia Williams | Mezzone Family | |
| 2016 | As De Mee | 6 | 11-00 | Sean Bowen | Paul Nicholls | Stewart Family / Judi Dench | |
| 2017 | Gas Line Boy | 11 | 11-10 | Robert Dunne | Ian Williams | The Three Graces | |
| 2018 | Warriors Tale | 9 | 11-12 | Sean Bowen | Paul Nicholls | Trevor Hemmings | |
| 2019 | Hogan’s Height | 8 | 10-08 | Tom Cannon | Jamie Snowden | Foxtrot Racing | |
| 2020 | Beau Bay Mac Tottie | 9 | 10-02 | Charlie Hammond | Richard Newland | Peter Green / Richard Newland | |
| 2021 | Mac Tottie | 8 | 11-01 | James Bowen | Peter Bowen | Steve & Jackie Fleetham | |
| 2022 | Al Dancer | 9 | 10-13 | Charlie Deutsch | Sam Thomas | Walters Plant Hire Ltd | |
| 2023 | Gesskille | 7 | 11-07 | Henry Brooke | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | The Nevers Racing Partnership |