Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival Novices Chase
Currently known as the RSA Chase, this is the championship race in British National Hunt racing for staying novice chasers, aged five years and older, run at the Cheltenham Festival each March over the Cheltenham Gold Cup extended three mile course. It was originally called the Broadway Novices Chase (1946-63), with some of its early editions involving two `divisions` each year, before becoming sponsored. Its most famous incarnation was when it was colloquially known as `the Sun Alliance` (1974-2008).
YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
1946 | BIRTHLAW | T Vinall | T Rayson |
1947 | Not held | - | - |
1948* | BLAKELY GROVE | J Maguire | I Anthony |
1948* | M'NTAIN PRINCE | B Marshall | F Walwyn |
1949* | GLEN FIRE | J Spencer | S Mercer |
1949* | COMERAGH | D Kelly | N Furlong |
1950* | MANICOU | A Mildmay | P Cazalet |
1950* | ARCTIC GOLD | G Kelly | G Balding |
1951 | ON VIEW | B Marshall | F Walwyn |
1952 | GOOD & PLENTY | J Power | J Fawcus |
1953 | CONEYBURROW | P Taaffe | J Osbourne |
1954 | GLENBEIGH | D Dick | F Walwyn |
1955 | GREAT ELIZA | B Cooper | D Morgan |
1956 | POLAR FLIGHT | T Cusack | G Spann |
1957 | MANDARIN | M Sc'more | F Walwyn |
1958 | JUST AWAKE | A Freeman | P Cazalet |
1959 | MAC JOY | A Freeman | K Bailey |
1960 | SOLFEN | P Taaffe | W O'Grady |
1961 | CRALLAGH CNOC | P Taaffe | J Osbourne |
1962 | CADUVAL | L Morgan | B Lubecki |
1963 | ARKLE | P Taaffe | T Dreaper |
1964 | BUONA NOTTE | J Haine | B Turnell |
1965 | ARKLOIN | L McL'hlin | T Dreaper |
1966 | DIFF'ENT CLASS | D Mould | P Cazalet |
1967 | BORDER JET | J Gifford | R Price |
1968 | HERRING GULL | J Crowley | P Mullins |
1969 | SPANISH STEPS | J Cook | E Courage |
1970 | PROUD TARQUIN | P Taaffe | T Dreaper |
1971 | TANTALUM | D N'holson | M Pope |
1972 | CLEVER SCOT | D Mould | H Th-Jones |
1973 | KILLINEY | R Pitman | F Winter |
1974 | TEN UP | T Carberry | J Dreaper |
1975 | PENGRAIL | J Fr'come | F Winter |
1976 | TIED COTTAGE | T Carberry | D Moore |
1977 | GAY SPARTAN | M Dick'son | T Dick'son |
1978 | SWEET JOE | S S-Eccles | H Th-Jones |
1979 | M'STER SMUDGE | R Hoare | A Barrow |
1980 | LACSON | S Knight | B Hawker |
1981 | LESLEY ANN | C Brown | D Elsworth |
1982 | B CHAMBERLIN | J Fr'come | F Winter |
1983 | CANNY DANNY | N Madden | J F'gerald |
1984 | A KINSMAN | G Dun | J Br'bank |
1985 | ANTARCTIC BAY | F Berry | P Hughes |
1986 | CROSS MASTER | R Crank | T Bill |
1987 | KILDIMO | G Bradley | T Balding |
1988 | TH WEST AWAKE | S Sh'wood | O Sh'wood |
1989 | ENVOPAK TOKEN | P Hobbs | J Gifford |
1990 | G'SON SAVA'NAH | B de Haan | J Pitman |
1991 | ROLLING BALL | P Sc'more | M Pipe |
1992 | MIINNEHOMA | P Sc'more | M Pipe |
1993 | YOUNG HUSTLER | P Sc'more | N T-Davies |
1994 | M'SEUR LE CURE | P Niven | J Edwards |
1995 | BRIEF GALE | P Hide | J Gifford |
1996 | NAHTHEN LAD | W Marston | J Pitman |
1997 | HANAKHAM | R D'woody | R Hodges |
1998 | FLORIDA PEARL | R D'woody | W Mullins |
1999 | L'KS L'KE TR'BLE | P Carberry | N Chance |
2000 | LORD NOELIE | J Culloty | H Knight |
2001 | Not held | - | - |
2002 | HUSS. C'LONGES | R Garrity | P B'mont |
2003 | ONE KNIGHT | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
2004 | RULE SUPREME | D Casey | W Mullins |
2005 | TRABOLGAN | M F'gerald | N H'derson |
2006 | STAR DE M'ISON | B G'ghty | P Nicholls |
2007 | DENMAN | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
2008 | ALBERTAS RUN | T McCoy | J O'Neill |
2009 | COOLDINE | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2010 | WEAPON'S AMN. | D Russell | C Byrnes |
2011 | BOSTONS ANGEL | R Power | J H'rington |
2012 | BOBS WORTH | B G'ghty | N H'derson |
2013 | L WINDERMERE | D Russell | J Culloty |
2014 | O'FAOLAIN'S BOY | B G'ghty | R Curtis |
2015 | DON POLI | B Cooper | W Mullins |
2016 | BLAKLION | R Hatch | N T Davies |
2017 | MIGHT BITE | N de B'ville | N H'derson |
2018 | P'SENTING PERCY | D Russell | P Kelly |
2019 | TOPOFTHEGAME | H Cobden | P Nicholls |
2020 | CHAMP | B G'ghty | N H'derson |