Chipchase Stakes

Group 3 race
Chipchase Stakes

Location	Newcastle Racecourse Newcastle, England
Inaugurated	1994
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Totesport
Website	Newcastle
Race information
Distance	6f (1,207 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	8 st 10 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 8 lb for Group 1 winners * 6 lb for Group 2 winners * 4 lb for Group 3 winners * * since August 31 last year
Purse	£50,000 (2011) 1st: £28,385

The Chipchase Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Newcastle over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

The event was established in 1994, and it was initially classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2001.

The Chipchase Stakes is run on the same afternoon as Newcastle's richest race, the Northumberland Plate.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Tedburrow – 2000, 2002

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Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Darryll Holland – Branston Abby (1995), Andreyev (1998)
• Kevin Darley – Halmahera (1999), Soldier's Tale (2005)
• Paul Hanagan – Utmost Respect (2008), Knot in Wood (2009)

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Leading trainer (2 wins):

• Mick Channon – Piccolo (1994), Royal Millennium (2004)
• Eric Alston – Tedburrow (2000, 2002)
• Richard Fahey – Utmost Respect (2008), Knot in Wood (2009)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1994	Piccolo	3	Francis Norton	Mick Channon	1:12.47
1995	Branston Abby	6	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	1:11.49
1996	Sea Dane [a]	3	Gary Hind	Peter Harris	1:13.72
1997	Tomba	3	Michael Tebbutt	Brian Meehan	1:18.35
1998	Andreyev	4	Darryll Holland	Richard Hannon	1:17.52
1999	Halmahera	4	Kevin Darley	Ian Balding	1:11.23
2000	Tedburrow	8	Willie Supple	Eric Alston	1:10.64
2001	Volata [b]	3	Ted Durcan	Mark Tompkins	1:12.90
2002	Tedburrow	10	Dean McKeown	Eric Alston	1:13.50
2003	Orientor	5	Kieren Fallon	Jim Goldie	1:13.72
2004	Royal Millennium	6	Richard Quinn	Mick Channon	1:13.03
2005	Soldier's Tale	4	Kevin Darley	Jeremy Noseda	1:13.50
2006	Fayr Jag	7	David Allan	Tim Easterby	1:10.92
2007	Confuchias	3	Neil Callan	Francis Ennis	1:16.80
2008	Utmost Respect	4	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	1:16.23
2009	Knot in Wood	7	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	1:14.03
2010	Barney McGrew	7	Phillip Makin	Michael Dods	1:10.74
2011	Genki	7	George Baker	Roger Charlton	1:13.76

^a Iktamal finished first in 1996, but he was relegated to fifth place following a stewards' inquiry.
^b The 2001 winner Volata was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Firebolt.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Chipchase Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Chipchase Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Chipchase Stakes – Newcastle.