Red Rum Handicap Chase
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Close Brothers Group |
| Website | Aintree |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 7f 176y (3,178 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £100,000 (2022) 1st: 56,270ドル |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Dark blue, yellow stripe, red cap | White, teal sleeves, black cap | Royal blue, pink hoop |
| Dancing On My Own | Douglas Talking | The Last Day |
| 2022 | ||
| Royal blue, pink hoop | Dark blue, yellow stripe, red cap | Dark blue, royal blue seams, white sleeves, red and white striped cap |
| The Last Day | Dancing On My Own | Shakem Up'arry |
| 2021 | ||
| Red, royal blue stripe, red sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star | EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW hoops, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star | Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap |
| Editeur Du Gite | Sully D'Oc Aa | Dostal Phil |
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| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Pink, white hoops, white cap, pink spots | Yellow, black sash, orange cap, royal blue spots | Maroon and Red check, Red sleeves and cap |
| Nohalmdun | Prize Asset | Katabatic |
| 1989 | ||
| Orange, green sleeves and spots on cap | Yellow, black sash, orange cap, royal blue spots | Geranium red and French grey (quartered), red sleeves, striped cap |
| Feroda | Prize Asset | Meikleour |
| 1988 | ||
| Red, white cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap | Crimson, black cap | Blue, white hooped sleeves, blue cap, white hoop |
| Prideaux Boy | Paddyboro | Bobsline |
The Red Rum Handicap Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Mildmay course at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile, 7 furlongs and 176 yards, or 3,178 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in early April.
The event is named in memory of Red Rum, a three-time winner of the Grand National in the 1970s. It was formerly known as the Aintree Chase, and it was retitled the Red Rum Chase in 1997.
The race used to be contested as a limited handicap (a race where a restricted weight range is specified), and it was given Grade 2 status in 1991. It became a standard handicap in 2001, and since then it has been called the Red Rum Handicap Chase. This version was initially classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2004.
Winners since 1976
[edit ]- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom [1]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93. Portway Press. 1993. p. 171.
- thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/ – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Red Rum Chase – Aintree.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 68. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.