- Victor Chandler Chase
The Victor Chandler Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race in the
United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2mile s 1furlong (3,420 metres) atAscot Racecourse in January. There are thirteen fences to be jumped in the race.It is a chase sponsored by the
bookmaker Victor Chandler and often includes some leading contenders for theQueen Mother Champion Chase . It was first scheduled to be run in 1987 but was abandoned in its first two years due to frost (1987) and fog (1988). Originally the race was a handicap titled the Victor Chandler Handicap Chase and run over 2 miles with twelve fences to jump.Following the 2004-06 redevelopment of Ascot Racecourse the distance of the race was increased by 1 furlong with one extra fence to be jumped. It was promoted from Grade 2 to Grade 1 status in 2007, and switched from being a handicap to a conditions race. The race is presently registered as the Clarence House Chase, but it is commonly known by its sponsored title.
Winners
* "Weights given in stones - pounds"* Cancellations have been due to frost (1987), fog (1988), frost and snow (2003) and a waterlogged course (2007).
* Alternative venues have been Warwick (1994), Kempton (1997, 1999), Cheltenham (2005), and Sandown Park (2006).References
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Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=27354&r_date=1989-1-14 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=32897&r_date=1990-1-13 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=38457&r_date=1991-1-12 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=43976&r_date=1992-1-11 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=49658&r_date=1993-1-16 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=55527&r_date=1994-1-15 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=61217&r_date=1995-1-14 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=66839&r_date=1996-1-13 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=234016&r_date=1997-1-18 1997] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=246425&r_date=1998-1-17 1998]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=259518&r_date=1999-1-23 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=274989&r_date=2000-1-15 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=294057&r_date=2001-1-13 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=309253&r_date=2002-1-12 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=342578&r_date=2004-1-10 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=362906&r_date=2005-1-29 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=398673&r_date=2006-2-4 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=446726&r_date=2008-1-19 2008]ee also
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Horseracing in Great Britain
*List of British National Hunt races
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