Ascot Chase

The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 5½ furlongs (4,325 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in February. There are seventeen fences to be jumped in the race.

The present distance was introduced in 2008 having been run at 2 miles 3 furlongs (3,822 metres) in 2007 and 2 miles 3½ furlongs (3,923 metres) prior to a temporary move to Lingfield in 2005/06. Over these shorter distances there were sixteen fences to jump.

Winners

* The 2005 and 2006 races took place at Lingfield over 2 miles 4½ furlongs (4,124 metres) with fourteen fences.

References

* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=61540&r_date=1995-2-8 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=67245&r_date=1996-2-14 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=233341&r_date=1997-2-5 1997] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=247164&r_date=1998-2-11 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=261967&r_date=1999-2-20 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=276069&r_date=2000-2-19 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=295589&r_date=2001-2-17 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=310632&r_date=2002-2-16 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=326498&r_date=2003-2-15 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=344264&r_date=2004-1-31 2004]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=372539&r_date=2005-2-19 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=399670&r_date=2006-2-18 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=424174&r_date=2007-2-17 2007] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=448738&r_date=2008-2-16 2008]

ee also

* Horseracing in Great Britain
* List of British National Hunt races