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 2 miles 1 furlong (3,420 metres) at Ascot 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 the Queen 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

* 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

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