The Mildmay Novices' Chase is a Grade One

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in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Mildmay course at

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over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (3 miles and 210 yards, or 5,020 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. The race is for

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chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the

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meeting in early April. The event was established in 1981, and its first two winners – Bregawn and

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– both went on to win the

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. The race used to be regularly sponsored by

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, but it has had several different sponsors since 2001. The latest of these,

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, began supporting the event in 2017. It was upgraded to Grade One status from its 2014 running. The Mildmay Novices' Chase usually features horses which ran previously in the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase, and the last to win both races was Might Bite in 2017.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins): *

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– ''Against The Grain (1987), Sparkling Flame (1991), Banjo (1995), Cyborgo (1997)'' ---- Leading trainer (6 wins): *

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- ''Sparkling Flame (1991), Irish Hussar (2003), Burton Port (2010), Might Bite (2017), Terrefort (2018), Chantry House (2021)''

Winners

References

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Records

Winners

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