|}The Tommy Whittle Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 7 furlongs (2 miles 6 furlongs and 204 yards, or 4,612 metres) and during its running there are 18 fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in December.
The race was first run in 1982, and is named in honour of the late Tommy Whittle, a director of Haydock Park for 30 years, 13 of which were spent as chairman.[1]
In 2004 the race had Grade 2 status and was considered sufficiently important to be included in the British Horseracing Board's new Order of Merit series.However, the following year it was turned into a handicap, and as a result has since attracted a lower grade of runners.
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| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 8 | 11-02 | Jim Wilson | Peter Easterby | ||
| 1983 | Prince Rowan | 7 | 10–12 | Dermot Browne | Michael Dickinson | |
| 1984 | Gaye Chance | 9 | 10–12 | Mercy Rimell | ||
| 1985 | Earls Brig | 10 | 10–12 | Phil Tuck | W Hamilton | |
| 1986 | 9 | 11-02 | Mark Dwyer | Jimmy FitzGerald | ||
| 1987 | Abandoned because of frost | |||||
| 1988 | The Thinker | 10 | 11-02 | Alan Merrigan | Arthur Stephenson | |
| 1989 | Baies | 7 | 10–12 | Peter Scudamore | Charlie Brooks | |
| 1990 | Celtic Shot | 8 | 11-02 | Graham McCourt | Charlie Brooks | |
| 1991 | Abandoned because of frost | |||||
| 1992 | Twin Oaks | 12 | 11-02 | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1993 | Gambling Royal | 10 | 10–12 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson | |
| 1994 | Chatam | 10 | 10-05 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe | |
| 1995 | One Man | 7 | 10-05 | Mark Dwyer | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1996 | Abandoned because of frost | |||||
| 1997 | The Grey Monk | 9 | 11-02 | Peter Niven | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1998 | Suny Bay | 9 | 10–12 | Graham Bradley | Simon Sherwood | |
| 1999 | Bobby Grant | 8 | 11-03 | Robbie Supple | Peter Beaumont | |
| 2000 | Bobby Grant | 9 | 11-08 | Russ Garritty | Peter Beaumont | |
| 2001 | Legal Right | 8 | 11-02 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill | |
| 2002 | Sackville | 9 | 11-08 | Timmy Murphy | Ms Frances Crowley | |
| 2003 | Keen Leader | 7 | 11-05 | Barry Geraghty | Jonjo O'Neill | |
| 2004 | Chives | 9 | 11-00 | Dominic Elsworth | Sue Smith | |
| 2005 | Captain Corelli | 8 | 10-02 | Tom O'Brien | Philip Hobbs | |
| 2006 | Kandjar D'allier | 8 | 11-04 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King | |
| 2007 | Cloudy Lane | 7 | 11-03 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain | |
| 2008 | Malko De Beaumont | 8 | 10-02 | Mark Bradburne | Alan Brown | |
| 2009 | Abandoned because of frost | |||||
| 2010 | Abandoned because of snow | |||||
| 2011 | Cannington Brook | 7 | 10-09 | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard | |
| 2012 | Cannington Brook | 8 | 11–12 | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard | |
| 2013 | Night Alliance | 8 | 11-00 | Leighton Aspell | Dr Richard Newland | |
| 2014 | Broadway Buffalo | 6 | 10–11 | Conor O'Farrell | David Pipe | |
| 2015 | Seventh Sky | 8 | 11–12 | Gavin Sheehan | Charlie Mann | |
| 2016 | Yala Enki | 6 | 11-07 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | |
| 2017 | Captain Redbeard | 8 | 10-12 | Sam Coltherd | Stuart Coltherd | |
| 2018 | Daklondike | 6 | 11-09 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe | |
| 2019 | Lord Du Mesnil | 6 | 10-05 | Paul O'Brien | Richard Hobson | |
| 2020 | Sam's Adventure | 8 | 11-04 | Brian Hughes | Brian Ellison | |
| 2021 | Enqarde | 7 | 10-09 | Charlie Hammond | Dr Richard Newland | |
| 2022 | Abandoned because of frost | |||||
| 2023 | Famous Bridge | 7 | 11-09 | Sean Quinlan | Nicky Richards | |