Badger Beers Handicap Chase
| 2025 | ||
| Light blue, royal blue chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap | Black, maroon hoop and armlets | White, royal blue cross belts, red sleeves, royal blue armlets and star on red cap |
| Gustavian | Scarface | Credo |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Dark blue and white diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap | Black and orange quartered, checked sleeves, white cap | Light blue, royal blue chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap |
| Al Dancer | Lord Accord | Gustavian |
| 2023 | ||
| Red, white seams, royal blue and white hooped sleeves and cap | Royal blue, white hoops, maroon sleeves and cap | Royal blue, white chevron, hooped sleeves, white cap |
| Blackjack Magic | Threeunderthrufive | Frodon |
| 2022 | ||
| Royal blue, white chevron, hooped sleeves, white cap | Black and orange (quartered), checked sleeves, orange and black quartered cap | Black, black and pink check sleeves and cap |
| Frodon | Lord Accord | Cap Du Nord |
| 2021 | ||
| Maroon and dark green (quartered), maroon and black check sleeves, dark green cap | White, red braces, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap, red star | Pink, black star, pink sleeves, black stars, pink cap, black star |
| Rocco | Potterman | Hurricane Harvey |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Pale green, mauve chevron, hooped sleeves | Green, white cross belts, navy blue sleeves and cap | Only two ran |
| Panto Prince | Welsh Oak | Only two ran |
| 1989 | ||
| Black and Yellow diamonds, checked sleeves, Yellow cap | White, red disc, sleeves and spots on cap | Black, yellow stars, black sleeves, yellow cap |
| Tonights The Night | Envopak Token | Shannagary |
| 1988 | ||
| White, red star, sleeves and cap | White, red stripe, royal blue sleeves, red and white striped cap | Brown, White chevron, hooped cap |
| Farmlea Boy | Aughavogue | Highway Express |
The Badger Beers Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Wincanton over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlongs (3 miles, 1 furlong and 30 yards, or 5,029 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The race was established in 1963. The first running took place in March 1963, but then moved to an October/November date. It was awarded Listed status in 2003. It was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2022 running when Listed status was removed from handicap races.[1]
The race was run over a distance of 2 miles and 5 furlongs before 1990.
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 (Mar) | Quick Step II | 9 | 10-00 | Billy Williams | W R Williams |
| 1963 (Nov) | Beau Normand | 7 | 11-07 | Jeff King | Bob Turnell |
| 1964 | Sign Post | 8 | 10-03 | Owen McNally | Mr L W Stokes |
| 1965 | Dellanist | 6 | 10-11 | Jimmy FitzGerald | Earl Jones |
| 1966 | Highland Wedding | 9 | 11-02 | Willie Robinson | Toby Balding |
| 1967 | Dozo | 6 | 10-10 | Owen McNally | Toby Balding |
| 1968 | Fearless Fred | 6 | 11-04 | Terry Biddlecombe | Fred Rimell |
| 1969 | Teryrose | 7 | 10-03 | Graham Thorner | Herbert Payne |
| 1970 | Nova Light | 6 | 11-03 | John Williams | Les Kennard |
| 1971 | Just The Job | 6 | 10-00 | Graham Thorner | David Gandolfo |
| 1972 | Nova Light | 8 | 11-08 | Richard Smith[a] | Les Kennard |
| 1973 | Land Lark | 8 | 10-04 | Bob Champion | Pat Pocock |
| 1974 | Royal Marshal II | 7 | 11-06 | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster |
| 1975 | Somethings Missing | 7 | 10-00 | Sandy May | David Barons |
| 1976 | Zeta's Son | 7 | 11-07 | Ron Barry | Peter Bailey |
| 1977 | Bit of Manny | 8 | 10-00 | Eddie Wright | Miss Sue O Morris |
| 1978 | Kininvie | 9 | 10-00 | Philip Hobbs | Allan Dunn |
| 1979 | Chuckles Hansel | 7 | 10-11 | Paul Leach | David Barons |
| 1980 | Henry Kissinger | 6 | 10-10 | Paul Barton | David Gandolfo |
| 1981 | Rathconrath | 8 | 11-08 | John Francome | Fred Winter |
| 1982 | Celtic Isle | 6 | 11-01 | Sam Morshead | Mercy Rimell |
| 1983 | Half Free | 7 | 10-11 | Richard Linley | Fred Winter |
| 1984 | Beau Ranger | 6 | 9-08 | John Hurst | John Thorne |
| 1985 | Oyster Pond | 6 | 11-04 | Graham McCourt | Matt McCourt |
| 1986 | Von Trappe | 9 | 11-07 | Ben de Haan | Jenny Pitman |
| 1987 | Sun Rising | 9 | 10-13 | Kevin Mooney | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1988 | Farmlea Boy | 8 | 10-04 | Richard Guest | Toby Balding |
| 1989 | Tonights The Night | 8 | 10–13 | Jamie Osborne | Oliver Sherwood |
| 1990 | Panto Prince | 9 | 11-10 | Brendan Powell Snr | Chris Popham |
| 1991 | Foyle Fisherman | 12 | 10-07 | Eamon Murphy | Josh Gifford |
| 1992 | Captain Dibble | 7 | 11-08 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1993 | Panto Prince | 12 | 11-10 | Brendan Powell Snr | Chris Popham |
| 1994 | Lusty Light | 8 | 10-07 | Warren Marston | Jenny Pitman |
| 1995 | Tug of Peace | 8 | 10–11 | Barney Clifford | Toby Balding |
| 1996 | Coome Hill | 7 | 11-07 | Jimmy Frost | Walter Dennis |
| 1997 | Lively Knight | 8 | 11-01 | Leighton Aspell | Josh Gifford |
| 1998 | Teeton Mill | 9 | 11-04 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 1999 | Flaked Oats | 10 | 10-03 | Robert Widger | Paul Nicholls |
| 2000 | Flaked Oats | 11 | 10-05 | Timmy Murphy | Paul Nicholls |
| 2001 | Montifault | 6 | 11-03 | Timmy Murphy | Paul Nicholls |
| 2002 | Swansea Bay | 6 | 10-01 | Andrew Thornton | Peter Bowen |
| 2003 | Swansea Bay | 7 | 11-06 | Andrew Thornton | Peter Bowen |
| 2004 | Royal Auclair | 7 | 11–12 | Christian Williams | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Iris Bleu | 9 | 11-02 | Timmy Murphy | Martin Pipe |
| 2006 | Parsons Legacy | 8 | 10-05 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2007 | Abragante | 6 | 10-04 | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe |
| 2008 | Cornish Sett | 9 | 11-07 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | Ellerslie George | 9 | 10-09 | Robbie Henderson[a] | Nick Mitchell |
| 2010 | Meanus Dandy | 7 | 10-02 | Ian Popham | Paul Nicholls |
| 2011 | The Minack | 7 | 11-07 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls |
| 2012 | The Package | 9 | 11-01 | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe |
| 2013 | Standing Ovation | 6 | 10-02 | Conor O'Farrell | David Pipe |
| 2014 | Court By Surprise[b] | 9 | 11–07 | Daryl Jacob | Emma Lavelle |
| 2015 | Drop Out Joe | 7 | 11-06 | Aidan Coleman | Charlie Longsdon |
| 2016 | Gentleman Jon | 8 | 10-06 | Tom O'Brien | Colin Tizzard |
| 2017 | Present Man | 7 | 10-09 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2018 | Present Man | 8 | 11-09 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2019 | Give Me A Copper | 8 | 11-01 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2020 | El Presente | 7 | 11-08 | David Bass | Kim Bailey |
| 2021 | Rocco | 8 | 10-07 | Jordan Nailor | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2022 | Frodon | 10 | 12-00 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2023 | Blackjack Magic | 8 | 10-02 | Rex Dingle | Anthony Honeyball |
| 2024 | Al Dancer | 11 | 12-00 | Callum Pritchard | Sam Thomas |
| 2025 | Gustavian | 10 | 10-03 | Rex Dingle | Anthony Honeyball |