The Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2
National Hunt
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steeplechase in England which is open to
horses aged five years or older. It is run at
Wetherby
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over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 45 yards, or 4,869 metres), with 19 fences. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The event was established in 1969, and it was originally called the Wetherby Pattern Chase. It replaced the Emblem Handicap Chase, a
handicap named after Emblem, the winner of 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 ...
in 1863.
The race became known as the Charlie Hall Memorial Wetherby Pattern Chase in 1978, in memory of the trainer Charlie Hall. This was shortened to the present title in 1990.
The Charlie Hall Chase has been sponsored by
Bet365
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since 2003.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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Wayward Lad – ''1983, 1985''
* Celtic Shot – ''1990, 1991''
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Barton Bank
Barton Bank (1986-2007) was one of the top National Hunt chasers of the mid 1990s. He won the 1993 King George VI Chase as well as two Charlie Hall Chases at Wetherby (1993 and 1995).
Background
He was trained by David Nicholson and in his ...
– ''1993, 1995''
* One Man – ''1996, 1997''
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See More Business
See More Business (26 April 1990 – 24 July 2014) was a top-class National Hunt chaser in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won the 1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup as well as the 1997 and 1999 King George VI Chase.
Background
See More Business ...
– ''1999, 2000''
* Ollie Magern – ''2005, 2007''
Leading
jockey (3 wins):
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Graham Bradley – ''Righthand Man (1982), Wayward Lad (1985), Celtic Shot (1991)''
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Carl Llewellyn
Carl Llewellyn (born 29 July 1965) is an assistant racehorse trainer to Nigel Twiston-Davies and a retired Welsh professional National Hunt jockey. Llewellyn won the Grand National on two occasions along with the Welsh Grand National and Scottish ...
– ''Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005)''
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Mick Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald (born 10 May 1970) is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey and current television racing pundit. Fitzgerald rode for the majority of his career in Great Britain and less often Ireland.
Career as a Jockey
Mick Fitzgerald's ca ...
– ''See More Business (1999, 2000), Marlborough (2002)''
Leading
trainer (6 wins):
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Nigel Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies (born 16 May 1957, Crickhowell) is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables at Naunton, Gloucestershire.
He began training in 1981 and sent out his first winner, Last of the Fo ...
– ''Tipping Tim (1992), Young Hustler (1994), Ollie Magern (2005, 2007), Bristol de Mai (2017), Ballyoptic (2019)''
Winners since 1981
Earlier winners
* 1969 –
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* 1970 – Kildrummy
* 1971 – ''no race''
* 1972 – Coxswain
* 1973 – Dunrobin
* 1974 – Tamalin
* 1975 –
Davy Lad
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* 1976 –
Current Gold / Set Point
* 1977 – Goolagong
* 1978 –
Fighting Fit
* 1979 – Sparkie's Choice
* 1980 – Manton Castle
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British National Hunt races
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History of the National Hunt Patter ...
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Recurring events established in 1969
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'' – this race is included under its original title, Wetherby Pattern Chase.''
References
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pedigreequery.com– ''Charlie Hall Chase – Wetherby.''
– ''Runners and Riders – British National Hunt and Flat Racing.''
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External links
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