The Castleford Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of about one mile and seven furlongs (1m 7f 36y, or 3,050 metres) at Wetherby Racecourse on 27th December. There are thirteen fences to be jumped in the race.
The Castleford Chase's recent history has seen a number of changes in conditions and status. Until 1989 it was run as a limited handicap. In 1990 it was upgraded to a Grade 1 race and run as a conditions chase for the first time. From 1998 it reverted to a limited handicap and was downgraded to Grade 2 status. In 2006 it was replaced as a Grade 2 chase in the calendar by Kempton Park's newly inaugurated Desert Orchid Chase and became a handicap chase for horses rated between 0 and 145.
Winners since 1975 Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer1975 Tingle Creek 9 12-00 Ian Watkinson Harry Thomson Jones 1976 Skryne 6 11-07 Ron Barry Peter Bailey 1977 Crofton Hall 8 11-00 Jonjo O'Neill J Dixon 1978 Lord Greystoke 7 10–11 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards 1979 Rathgorman 7 11-02 Ken Whyte Tony Dickinson 1980 Rathgorman 8 11-10 Ken Whyte Michael Dickinson 1981 Abandoned because of snow and frost 1982 Little Bay 7 10-08 Ron Barry Gordon W. Richards 1983 Badsworth Boy 8 12-00 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson1984 Ryeman 7 11-10 Graham Bradley Monica Dickinson 1985 Our Fun 8 10–11 Richard Rowe Josh Gifford 1986 Little Bay 11 11-07 Phil Tuck Gordon W. Richards 1987 Pearlyman 8 12-07 Tom Morgan John Edwards 1988 Midnight Count 8 12-02 Peter Hobbs Josh Gifford 1989 Ida's Delight 10 10-07 Brian Storey Alastair Charlton 1990 Waterloo Boy 7 11-10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1991 Waterloo Boy 8 11-10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1992 Katabatic 9 11-10 Simon McNeill Andy Turnell1993 Abandoned because of snow 1994 Viking Flagship 7 11-10 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson1995 Abandoned because of frost 1996 Abandoned because of frost 1997 Viking Flagship 10 11-10 Richard Johnson David Nicholson 1998 Cumbrian Challenge 9 12-06 Richie McGrath Tim Easterby 1999 Nordance Prince 8 10-06 Tony Dobbin Venetia Williams 2000 Function Dream 8 10-00 Anthony Ross Mary Reveley 2001 Turgeonev 6 13-00 Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby 2002 Geos 7 10–12 John Kavanagh Nicky Henderson 2003 Kadarann 6 11-08 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls 2004 Mister McGoldrick 8 11-02 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith 2005 Mister McGoldrick 8 11-08 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith 2006 Calatagan 7 11-11 Tom Dreaper Malcolm Jefferson 2007 Calatagan 8 11-02 Tom Dreaper Malcolm Jefferson 2008 Santa's Son 8 11-06 Peter Buchanan Howard Johnson 2009 Abandoned due to snow 2010 Abandoned due to frost 2011 Charingworth 8 10-00 Lucy Alexander Ferdy Murphy 2012 Drumshambo 6 11–12 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams 2013 Pepite Rose 6 11-02 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams 2014 Upsilon Bleu 6 11-06 James Reveley Pauline Robson 2015 Abandoned due to flooding 2016 Yorkist 8 10-04 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2017 Just Cameron 10 11-12 Joe Colliver Micky Hammond 2018 Cracking Find 7 10-03 Sean Quinlan Sue Smith 2019 Marracudja 8 11-01 Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton 2020 First Flow 8 11-07 David Bass Kim Bailey 2021 Eclair D'Ainay 7 10-02 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2022 Malystic 8 11-10 Danny McMenamin Peter Niven 2023 Abandoned due to waterlogging 2024 Harper's Brook 8 11-08 Kielan Woods Dan Skelton 2025 Traprain Law 7 10-10 Patrick Wadge Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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External links Race Recordings (1986-2003) youtube.com