Horse Racing - Clarence House Chase
A two miles and one furlong chase held each January at Ascot, the Clarence House was originally a two mile handicap event until 2007. It has been sponsored by Victor Chandler throughout its history. It was abandoned due to frost and then fog in its first two years. In 2007 it was promoted to Grade 1 status and the distance was extended by a furlong, and it ceased to be run as a handicap. In 2013 the race was staged at Cheltenham after the Ascot meeting was called off due to bad weather.
YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
1987 | Not held | - | - |
1988 | Not held | - | - |
1989 | DESERT ORCHID | S Sh'wood | D Elsworth |
1990 | MEIKLEOUR | D Byrne | J F'gerald |
1991 | BLITZKRIEG | T Carmody | E O'Grady |
1992 | WATERLOO BOY | R D'woody | D N'holson |
1993 | SYBILLIN | M Dwyer | J F'gerald |
1994 | VIKING FLAGSHIP | R D'woody | D N'holson |
1995 | MARTHA'S SON | R Farrant | T Forster |
1996 | BIG MATT | M F'gerald | N H'derson |
1997 | ASK TOM | R Garrity | T Tate |
1998 | JEFFELL | C O'Dwyer | A Moore |
1999 | CALL EQUINAME | R Thornton | P Nicholls |
2000 | NORDANCE PRINCE | T McCoy | V Williams |
2001 | FUNCTION DREAM | A Ross | M Reveley |
2002 | TURGEONEV | R McGrath | T Easterby |
2003 | Not held | - | - |
2004 | ISIO | M F'gerald | N H'derson |
2005 | WELL CHIEF | T Murphy | M Pipe |
2006 | TYSOU | M F'gerald | N H'derson |
2007 | Not held | - | - |
2008 | TAMARINBLEU | T Sc'more | D Pipe |
2009 | MASTER MINDED | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
2010 | TWIST MAGIC | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
2011 | MASTER MINDED | T McCoy | P Nicholls |
2012 | SOMMERSBY | D Elsworth | H Knight |
2013 | SPRINTER SACRE | B Geraghty | N H'derson |
2014 | SIRE DE GRUGY | J Moore | G Moore |
2015 | DODGING BULLETS | N Fehily | P Nicholls |
2016 | UN DE SCEAUX | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2017 | UN DE SCEAUX | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2018 | UN DE SCEAUX | P Townend | W Mullins |
2019 | ALTIOR | N de B'ville | N H'derson |
2020 | DEFI DU SEUIL | B Geraghty | P Hobbs |
2021 | FIRST FLOW | D Bass | K Bailey |
2022 | SHISHKIN | N de B'ville | N H'derson |