Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
| Class | Ungraded |
|---|---|
| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Race type | steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Glenfarclas |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3m 5f 56y (6,069 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | handicap |
| Purse | £75,000 (2025) 1st: £39,023 |
| 2025 | ||
| Dark green, yellow stars on sleeves and cap | White, red chevron, striped sleeves | Red, yellow cross of lorraine and armlets, red and dark blue striped cap |
| Stumptown | Latenightpass | Vanillier |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap | Dark blue and white diamonds, white sleeves, red cap | Dark blue, yellow hoop, white sleeves, dark blue cap, yellow star |
| Delta Work | Galvin | Franco De Port |
| 2022 | ||
| MAROON, WHITE star and armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap | Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap | Royal blue, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, royal blue star |
| Delta Work | Tiger Roll | Plan Of Attack |
| 2021 | ||
| Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap | Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap | White, black hollow box, red armlets, red cap, black spots |
| Tiger Roll | Easysland | Some Neck |
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The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Cross-Country Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 5½ furlongs (3 miles 5 furlongs and 56 yards, or 5,885 metres), and during its running there are thirty-two obstacles to be cleared. It was originally run as a handicap race before being changed to a conditions race from the 2016 running,[1] and it is scheduled to take place each year on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in March. In 2025, the race reverted to being run as a handicap.
The event was established when a fourth day was added to the Cheltenham Festival in 2005. It is now one of three cross-country chases held at Cheltenham – the others take place in November and December. All three were originally sponsored by Sporting Index, and in the 2007–08 season they were backed by BGC. The whisky distillery Glenfarclas began supporting the series in 2008–09.
Records
[edit | edit source]Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Tiger Roll - 2018, 2019, 2021
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Keith Donoghue - Tiger Roll (2018, 2019, 2021), Delta Work (2023), Stumptown (2025)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Enda Bolger – Spot Thedifference (2005), Heads Onthe Ground (2007), Garde Champetre (2008, 2009), Josies Orders (2016)
- Gordon Elliott- Cause of Causes (2017), Tiger Roll (2018, 2019), Delta Work (2022, 2023)
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Spot Thedifference | 12 | 11–12 | JT McNamara[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2006 | Native Jack | 12 | 10-08 | Davy Russell | Philip Rothwell |
| 2007 | Heads Onthe Ground | 10 | 10-02 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2008 | Garde Champetre | 9 | 10–13 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2009 | Garde Champetre | 10 | 11–12 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2010 | A New Story | 12 | 09-07 | Adrian Heskin | Michael Hourigan |
| 2011 | Sizing Australia | 9 | 10-09 | Andrew Lynch | Henry De Bromhead |
| 2012 | Balthazar King | 8 | 10-09 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2013 | Big Shu | 8 | 10-05 | Barry Cash | Peter Maher |
| 2014 | Balthazar King | 10 | 11–12 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs |
| 2015 | Rivage d'Or | 10 | 10-10 | Davy Russell | Tony Martin |
| 2016 | Josies Orders [b] | 8 | 11-04 | Nina Carberry[a] | Enda Bolger |
| 2017 | Cause of Causes | 9 | 11-04 | Jamie Codd[a] | Gordon Elliott |
| 2018 | Tiger Roll | 8 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Tiger Roll | 9 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
| 2020 | Easysland | 6 | 11-04 | Jonathan Plouganou | David Cottin |
| 2021 | Tiger Roll | 11 | 11-04 | Keith Donoghue | Denise Foster |
| 2022 | Delta Work | 9 | 11-04 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2023 | Delta Work | 10 | 11-07 | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott |
| no race 2024 [c][2] | |||||
| 2025 | Stumptown | 8 | 11-10 | Keith Donoghue | Gavin Cromwell |
See also
[edit | edit source]- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British National Hunt races
- Recurring sporting events established in 2005 – included under its original title, Sporting Index Cross Country H'cap Chase.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). [permanent dead link]
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- pedigreequery.com – Cross Country Chase – Cheltenham.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Racenews Archive (21 February 2008).