The Grand Sefton Handicap Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (2 miles 5 furlongs and 19 yards, or 4,242 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place in November.
It was first run over a one hundred-year period from 1865 to 1965 as part of Aintree's autumn meeting and was run over a distance of just under three miles. Originally, the Grand Sefton was one of the most important events of the autumn, but after the Second World War its popularity waned as Aintree's fortunes foundered. In 2003, the race was revived and run on the first day of the November Becher Meeting and run over the same fences as Aintree's most famous race, the Grand National. Prior to 2021 the race was run at Aintree's meeting on the first Saturday in December, but was moved to early November; it returned to the early-December slot in 2026.
Winners since 2003 Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer Owner 2003 Dark Room 6 10-06 Liam Cooper Jonjo O'Neill J. P. McManus 2004 Forest Gunner 10 11-07 Peter Buchanan Richard Ford Mr John Gilsenan 2005 Hakim 11 10-12 Paddy Brennan John Spearing Mr T N Siviter 2006 I Hear Thunder 8 11-05 Daryl Jacob Bob Buckler Mr Nick Elliott 2007 Lampion Du Bost 8 10-00 Phil Kinsella Jim Goldie The Dodoz Partnership 2008 Endless Power 8 10-03 James Reveley Jim Goldie Fyffees 2009 Dev 9 10-07 Jamie Moore Michael Quinlan Mr Liam Mulryan 2010 Frankie Figg 8 11-05 Brian Hughes Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham Wylie 2011 Stewarts House 9 11-08 Aidan Coleman Tim Vaughan Double Trouble Partnership 2012 Little Josh 10 10-09 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies Mr Tony Bloom 2013 Rebel Rebellion 8 11-11 Ryan Mahon Paul Nicholls Mr & Mrs M Woodhouse 2014 Poole Master 9 10-12 Tom Scudamore David Pipe G Thompson 2015 Bennys Mist 9 10-04 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams Mezzone Family 2016 As De Mee 6 11-00 Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls Stewart Family / Judi Dench 2017 Gas Line Boy 11 11-10 Robert Dunne Ian Williams The Three Graces 2018 Warriors Tale 9 11-12 Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls Trevor Hemmings 2019 Hogan's Height 8 10-08 Tom Cannon Jamie Snowden Foxtrot Racing 2020 Beau Bay Mac Tottie 9 10-02 Charlie Hammond Richard Newland Peter Green / Richard Newland 2021 Mac Tottie 8 11-01 James Bowen Peter Bowen Steve & Jackie Fleetham 2022 Al Dancer 9 10-13 Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas Walters Plant Hire Ltd 2023 Gesskille 7 11-07 Henry Brooke Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero The Nevers Racing Partnership 2024 King Turgeon 6 10-02 Jack Tudor David Pipe Somerset Racing 2025 Colonel Harry 8 11-12 Gavin Sheehan Jamie Snowden The GD Partnership
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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