- Classic Chase
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The Classic Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Warwick over a distance of about 3 miles and 5 furlongs (5,834 metres), and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The present event was introduced in 2004, although a similar race, the Warwick National Chase, had been previously staged until 2000. As with its predecessor, the Classic Chase is usually contested by several horses which subsequently compete in the Grand National.
Winners
- Weights given in stones and pounds.
Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 2004 Southern Star 9 10-01 Graham Lee Henrietta Knight 2005 Baron Windrush 7 10-03 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2006 Eurotrek 10 10-09 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2007 Ladalko 8 11-01 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2008 D'Argent 11 11-07 Robert Thornton Alan King no race 2009–10-11 [1] 1 The race was abandoned in 2009 because of frost, in 2010 because of snow and in 2011 because of waterlogging.
References
- pedigreequery.com – Classic Handicap Chase – Warwick.
- racingpost.com – "Warwick National Chase" (2000).
- breakingnews.ie – "Warwick abandoned" (2009).
- bbc.co.uk - "Weather prospects for racing" (2010).
See also
Categories:- National Hunt races in Great Britain
- Warwick Racecourse
- National Hunt chases
- Recurring events established in 2004
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