The Coral Trophy is a Grade 3 Handicap
National Hunt
In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: ...
steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to
horses aged five years or older. It is run at
Kempton Park over a distance of about 3 miles (), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. It is a
handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late February.
The race was first run in 1949, but in 1988 it was rebranded as the Racing Post Chase and increased in value. The sponsorship by the
Racing Post continued until 2011. In the 2012 the sponsorship was taken over by rival weekend newspaper Racing Plus who backed the race until 2013, and in 2014 the sponsorship passed to
BetBright
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As of 5 March 2019, Betbright ceased gambling operations on a permanent basis after the company was bough ...
. It was sponsored by
Betdaq in 2018,
888sport
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in 2019,
Betway
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Overview
The Betway brand holds lic ...
in 2020 and
Close Brothers Group
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History
Close ...
in 2021. In 2022
Ladbrokes Coral
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took over the sponsorship. The race often serves as a trial for the
Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...
, and two horses have won both races in the same year. Both of these horses, Rhyme 'n' Reason (1988) and
Rough Quest
Rough Quest (10 May 1986 – 19 October 2016) was a Thoroughbred racehorse most famous for his victory in the 1996 Grand National at Aintree.
Background
Rough Quest was a bay horse bred in England by Michael Healy. He was sired by Crash Cours ...
(1996), also competed in the
Cheltenham Gold Cup
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of about 3 miles 2½ furlongs (3 ...
between their victories.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
*
Docklands Express
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Specifically the term may refer to:
* Aarhus Doc ...
– ''1991, 1992''
*
Nacarat – ''2009, 2012''
Leading jockey (5 wins):
*
Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:
Academics
* Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic
* Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering
* Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...
– ''Gloria Victis (2000), Young Spartacus (2001), Gunther McBride (2002), Farmer Jack (2005), Quinz (2011)''
Leading
trainer (4 wins):
*
Peter Cazalet- ''Lochroe (1958), The Rip (1965), Kapeno (1966), Different Class (1968)''
*
Philip Hobbs – ''Dr Leunt (1999), Gunther McBride (2002), Farmer Jack (2005), Quinz (2011)''
Winners
* ''Weights given in
stone
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s and
pounds.''
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total d ...
*
List of British National Hunt races
A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority, including all races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 status.
History of the National Hunt Patter ...
References
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Racing Post:
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pedigreequery.com– ''Racing Post Chase – Kempton.''
* {{cite book, title=Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91, year=1990, publisher=Aesculus Press, isbn=1-871093-21-X, page=54
External links
* Race Recording
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Kempton Park Racecourse
National Hunt chases
Recurring sporting events established in 1949
1949 establishments in England