The Jewson Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap
National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a
handicap steeplechase
Steeplechase may refer to:
* Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
* Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...
and is run at
Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, hosts National Hunt horse racing. Its most prestigious meeting is the Cheltenham Festival, held in March, which features several Grade I races including the Chel ...
in November, over a distance of about 3 miles and 3½
furlongs (3 miles 3 furlongs and 71 yards, or 5,496 metres).
History
From 1987 to 1998 the race was known as the Flowers Original Handicap Chase. The 1999 running was known as the Hoegaarden Handicap Chase. From 2000 to 2002 it was sponsored by Intervet and known as the Intervet Trophy. The 2003 race was run under the name of the Open Trophy. The race was sponsored by Servo from 2004 to 2009, Morson Group in 2010 and Rewards4Racing in 2011. In 2012 it was renamed the Henrietta Knight Handicap Chase in honour of
Henrietta Knight, a recently retired trainer whose training successes included winning three
Cheltenham Gold Cups with
Best Mate
Best Mate (28 January 1995 – 1 November 2005) was an Irish-bred, English-trained racehorse and three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was considered one of the most loved horses in the history of horse racing in the UK, with his ...
. From 2013 to 2015 the race was sponsored by the Murphy Group.
Records since 1987
Most successful horse:
* Stormez – ''(2002, 2004)''
Leading jockey (4 wins):
*
Tony McCoy – ''Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Innox (2005), Galaxy Rock (2011)''
Leading
trainer (4 wins):
*
Martin Pipe – ''Evangelica (1996), Hanakham (1999), Stormez (2002, 2004)''
* Widest winning margin – Joe Lively (2008) – 14
lengths
Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a base unit for length is chosen, from which all other units are derived. In the Intern ...
* Narrowest winning margin – Hati Roy (2001), My Will (2006), Galant Nuit (2009) – ½ length
* Most runners – 16, in 2005
* Fewest runners – 4, in 1992 and 1996
Winners since 1987
See also
*
Horse racing in Great Britain
*
List of British National Hunt races
References
*
Racing Post
''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher which is published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 6 ...
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National Hunt races in Great Britain
National Hunt chases
Cheltenham Racecourse