|}The Rehearsal Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newcastle, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 91 yards or 4,727 metres). It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December.
The race was first run in 1979 at Chepstow, the name indicating that runners should consider it as a "rehearsal" for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It was initially a Conditions race with Listed status but became a Limited handicap (still with Listed status) in 1988. It was run at Chepstow until 2004 (over the longer distance of 3 miles and 2 furlongs between 2002 and 2004) and during this period was often used as a stepping stone towards the Welsh Grand National which is run at the same course around four weeks later. It was re-classified as a Premier Handicap in 2022 when Listed status was removed from handicap races.[1]
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| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Chumson | 9 | walked over | Bryan Smart | Fred Winter | ||
| 1980 | Abandoned due to flooding | ||||||
| 1981 | Straight Jocelyn | 9 | 11-00 | John Francome | Roddy Armytage | ||
| 1982 | Bregawn | 8 | 11-00 | Graham Bradley | Michael Dickinson | ||
| 1983 | Observe | 7 | 11-04 | John Francome | Fred Winter | ||
| 1984 | Tom's Little Al | 8 | 11-00 | Peter Scudamore | Willie Williams | ||
| 1985 | Burrough Hill Lad | 9 | 11-12 | Phil Tuck | Jenny Pitman | ||
| 1986 | Cybrandian | 8 | 11-00 | Peter Scudamore | Peter Easterby | ||
| 1987 | Western Sunset | 11 | 11-04 | Hywel Davies | Tim Forster | ||
| 1988 | Ten Plus | 8 | 10-12 | Kevin Mooney | Fulke Walwyn | ||
| 1989 | Bonanza Boy | 8 | 11-10 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe | ||
| 1990 | Boraceva | 7 | 10-07 | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding | ||
| 1991 | Carvill's Hill | 9 | 11-12 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe | ||
| 1992 | Run For Free | 8 | 10-07 | Mark Perrett | Martin Pipe | ||
| 1993 | Party Politics | 9 | 10-09 | Carl Llewellyn | Nick Gaselee | ||
| 1994 | Master Oats | 8 | 11-04 | Norman Williamson | Kim Bailey | ||
| 1995 | Grange Brake | 9 | 10-02 | D Walsh | Nigel Twiston-Davies | ||
| 1996 | Belmont King | 8 | 10-08 | Tony McCoy | Paul Nicholls | ||
| 1997 | See More Business | 7 | 11-12 | Timmy Murphy | Paul Nicholls | ||
| 1998 | See More Business | 8 | 11-12 | Joe Tizzard | Paul Nicholls | ||
| 1999 | Dr Leunt | 8 | 10-10 | Andrew Thornton | Philip Hobbs | ||
| 2000 | Moral Support | 8 | 10-02 | Noel Fehily | Charlie Mann | ||
| 2001 | Arctic Camper | 9 | 10-04 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams | ||
| 2002 | See More Business | 12 | 11-10 | Andrew Thornton | Paul Nicholls | ||
| 2003 | Sir Rembrandt | 7 | 10-05 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner | ||
| 2004 | One Knight | 8 | 11-09 | Paul Flynn | Philip Hobbs | ||
| 2005 | Direct Access | 10 | 10-00 | Brian Harding | Nicky Richards | ||
| 2006 | Neptune Collonges | 5 | 11-12 | L Heard | Paul Nicholls | ||
| 2007 | Harmony Brig | 8 | 10-12 | Brian Harding | Nicky Richards | ||
| no race 2008 | |||||||
| 2009 | Beat The Boys | 8 | 10-12 | Timmy Murphy | Nigel Twiston-Davies | ||
| no race 2010 | |||||||
| 2011 | Hey Big Spender | 8 | 11-12 | Joe Tizzard | Colin Tizzard | ||
| 2012 | Junior | 9 | 11-12 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe | ||
| 2013 | Hey Big Spender | 10 | 11-04 | Brendan Powell | Colin Tizzard | ||
| 2014 | Hey Big Spender | 11 | 11-12 | Brendan Powell | Colin Tizzard | ||
| 2015 | Wakanda | 6 | 11-04 | Danny Cook | Sue Smith | ||
| 2016 | Otago Trail | 8 | 11-03 | Liam Treadwell | Venetia Williams | ||
| 2017 | Beware The Bear | 7 | 11-07 | Sean Bowen | Nicky Henderson | ||
| 2018 | Lake View Lad | 8 | 10-13 | Henry Brooke | N W Alexander | ||
| 2019 | Takingrisks | 10 | 10-13 | Sean Quinlan | Nicky Richards | ||
| 2020 | Yorkhill | 10 | 10-10 | Ryan Mania | Sandy Thomson | ||
| 2021 | Aye Right | 8 | 11-05 | Callum Bewley | Harriet Graham | ||
| 2022 | L'Homme Presse | 7 | 12-00 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | ||
| data-sort-value="2023" | no race 2023 | ||||||