Red Rum Handicap Chase Explained

Class:Grade 3
Horse Race:Red Rum Handicap Chase
Location:Aintree Racecourse
Merseyside, England
Race Type:Steeplechase
Sponsor:Close Brothers Group
Website:Aintree
Distance:1m 7f 176y (3,178 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Five-years-old and up
Weight:Handicap
Purse:£100,000 (2022)
1st: £56,270

|}The Red Rum Handicap Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Mildmay course at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile, 7 furlongs and 176 yards, or 3476yd), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in early April.

The event is named in memory of Red Rum, a three-time winner of the Grand National in the 1970s. It was formerly known as the Aintree Chase, and it was retitled the Red Rum Chase in 1997.

The race used to be contested as a limited handicap (a race where a restricted weight range is specified), and it was given Grade 2 status in 1991. It became a standard handicap in 2001, and since then it has been called the Red Rum Handicap Chase. This version was initially classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2004.

Winners since 1976

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YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainer
1976Menehall910-00M FloydFulke Walwyn
1977width=160px Skymas1212-00width=180px Mouse Morriswidth=180px Brian Lusk
1978Even Melody911-06Colin HawkinsNeville Crump
1979Funny Baby810-07Ridley LambGeorge Fairbairn
1980Drumgora810-07Tommy McGivernArthur Moore
1981Western Rose910-07Sam MorsheadFred Rimell
1982Little Bay710-07Jonjo O'NeillGordon W. Richards
1983Artifice1211-00Peter ScudamoreJohn Thorne
1984Little Bay911-07John FrancomeGordon W. Richards
1985Kathies Lad811-07Steve Smith EcclesAlan Jarvis
1986Kathies Lad910–13Steve Smith EcclesAlan Jarvis
1987Sea Merchant1010-07Ridley LambArthur Stephenson
1988Prideaux Boy1010-07Allen WebbGraham Roach
1989Feroda810-07Tom TaaffeArthur Moore
1990Nohalmdun910-07Lorcan WyerPeter Easterby
1991810–13Tommy CarmodyEdward O'Grady
1992Katabatic912-00Simon McNeillAndrew Turnell
1993Boutzdaroff1110-07Mark DwyerJimmy FitzGerald
1994Uncle Ernie910-08Mark DwyerJimmy FitzGerald
1995Coulton811-08Jamie OsborneOliver Sherwood
1996Arctic Kinsman811-00Carl LlewellynNigel Twiston-Davies
1997Down the Fell810–07Norman WilliamsonHoward Johnson
1998Jeffell812-00Conor O'DwyerArthur Moore
1999Flying Instructor911-05Jimmy McCarthyPaul Webber
2000Jungli710-07Jimmy McCarthyPaul Webber
2001Aghawadda Gold911-02Russ GarrittyTom Tate
2002Dark'n Sharp710-08Richard JohnsonRichard Phillips
2003Golden Alpha910–13Tony McCoyMartin Pipe
2004Tidour810–11Tom DoylePaul Webber
2005Fota Island911-10Tony McCoyMouse Morris
2006Jacks Craic710-02Tony EvansJohn Spearing
2007Bambi de l'Orme810-02Dominic ElsworthIan Williams
2008Stan909-09Aidan ColemanVenetia Williams
2009Oh Crick611-01Robert ThorntonAlan King
2010Chaninbar710-08Sean QuinlanMilton Harris
2011Silk Drum609-09Paul GallagherHoward Johnson
2012Edgardo Sol511-00Ruby WalshPaul Nicholls
2013Oiseau de Nuit1111-08Brendan PowellColin Tizzard
2014Parsnip Pete810-10Paddy BrennanTom George
2015Surf And Turf910-05Brian HughesKevin Frost
2016Katachenko710-10Wayne HutchinsonDonald McCain
2017Double W's711-01Brian HughesMalcolm Jefferson
2018Bentelimar910-08Jonathan BurkeCharlie Longsdon
2019Moon Over Germany810-07Rachael BlackmoreHenry de Bromhead
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2021Editeur Du Gite710-09Joshua MooreGary Moore
2022The Last Day1010-06Adam WedgeEvan Williams
2023Dancing On My Own911-10Rachael BlackmoreHenry De Bromhead
2024Sans Bruit610-02Bryony FrostPaul Nicholls

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