The Great Yorkshire Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt handicap chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The race was first run in 1948. Until 2023 it was sponsored by Sky Bet and known as the Sky Bet Handicap Chase. The race held Listed status until 2022 and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Listed status was removed from handicap races.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Ziga Boy – 2016, 2017
Most successful jockey (3 wins): Tim Molony – Arctic Gold (1951), Knock Hard (1953), ESB (1957)
Most successful trainer (4 wins): Fred Rimell – Old Morality (1949), ESB (1957), Nicolaus Silver (1962), Rough House (1975)
Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer1948Cool Customer912-07Joe MurphyJack Fawcus1949Old Morality710-01Bob TurnellFred Rimell1950Freebooter911-11Jimmy PowerBobby Renton1951Arctic Gold611-00Tim MolonyGerald Balding1952Abandoned due to death of King George VI 1953Knock Hard911-07Tim MolonyVincent O'Brien1954Abandoned because of frost 1955Bramble Tudor711-03Dick CurranJohn Wright1956Abandoned because of snow and frost 1957ESB1111-10Tim MolonyFred Rimell1958Hall Weir810-10Bill ReesFrank Cundell1959Abandoned because of frost 1960Knightsbrook811-01George SlackCharlie Hall1961Chavara810-07Stan MellorG Owen1962Nicolaus Silver1011-09Bobby BeasleyFred Rimell 1963Abandoned because of frost 1964King's Nephew1011-10Stan MellorFrank Cundell 1965King of Diamonds710-04John KenneallyGeorge Vergette1966Freddie911-07Pat McCarronR Tweedie1967Spear Fir810-06John LeechBobby Fairbairn1968Sixty Nine812-00Brian FletcherDenys Smith1969Playlord811-06Ron BarryGordon W. Richards1970Freddie Boy911-03Richard PitmanFred Winter1971Two Springs910-10Roy EdwardsG Owen1972Slaves Dream810-06Michael DickinsonR Hall1973Charlie Potheen811-10Terry BiddlecombeFulke Walwyn1974Cuckolder910-01Andy TurnellBob Turnell1975Rough House910-05John BurkeFred Rimell1976Abandoned because of frost 1977Abandoned because of frost 1978Autumn Rain710-02Colin TinklerTony Dickinson1979Abandoned because of snow 1980Jer910-00Phil TuckP Bevan1981Tragus910–13Bob DaviesDavid Morley1982Bregawn811-06John FrancomeMichael Dickinson1983Get Out of Me Way810-00Paul BartonGraham Thorner1984Abandoned because of snow 1985Abandoned because of snow and frost1986Abandoned because of frost 1987Abandoned because of frost 1988 Bob Tisdall 9 12-05 Tom Morgan John Edwards 1989 Proverity 8 11-08 Tom Morgan John Edwards 1990 Man O'Magic 9 11-10 Mark Perrett Kim Bailey 1991 Dalkey Sound 8 10-09 Peter Niven Mary Reveley1992 Abandoned due to frost 1993 Young Hustler 6 10-00 David Bridgwater Nigel Twiston-Davies 1994 Carbisdale 8 11-04 Peter Niven Mary Reveley1995 Abandoned due to snow 1996 Addington Boy 8 10-08 Mark Dwyer Gordon W. Richards 1997 General Command 9 11-10 Paul Carberry Gordon W. Richards 1998 Speaker Weatherill 9 11-11 Mark Brennan Owen Brennan 1999 Major Bell 11 10-00 Adrian Maguire A Whillans 2000 Beau 7 11-00 Tom Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies 2001 Heidi III 6 10-02 Dean Gallagher Mickey Hammond 2002 Moor Lane 10 10-04 Barry Fenton Ian Balding 2003 Barryscourt Lad 9 10-01 Rodi Greene Martin Pipe 2004 Tyneandthyneagain 9 10-04 Henry Oliver Richard Guest 2005 Colourful Life 9 10–12 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls 2006 A Glass in Thyne 8 10–12 Andrew Thornton Ben Pollock 2007 Simon 8 11-02 Andrew Thornton John Spearing 2008 An Accordion 7 10-08 Johnny Farrelly David Pipe 2009 Big Fella Thanks 7 11-02 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls2010 Abandoned due to frost 2011 Abandoned due to frost 2012 Calgary Bay 9 11-11 Dominic Elsworth Henrietta Knight2013 Abandoned due to frost 2014 The Rainbow Hunter 10 10-09 Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey 2015 If in Doubt 7 10–11 Tony McCoy Philip Hobbs 2016 Ziga Boy 7 10-01 Brendan Powell Jr Alan King 2017 Ziga Boy 8 10–11 Tom Bellamy Alan King 2018 Wakanda 9 11–00 Henry Brooke Sue Smith 2019 Go Conquer 10 11–10 Tom Bellamy Nigel Twiston-Davies 2020 Ok Corral 10 11–12 Derek O'Connor Nicky Henderson 2021 Takingrisks 12 11–02 Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 2022 Windsor Avenue 10 11–01 Sean Quinlan Brian Ellison 2023 Cooper's Cross 8 10–06 Sam Coltherd Stuart Coltherd 2024 Annual Invictus 9 10–12 Freddie Gordon Chris Gordon 2025 Docpickedme 9 10–09 Charlie Maggs Richard Hobson 2026 Dartmoor Pirate 7 10–12 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball
See also List of British National Hunt races Horseracing in Great Britain
References
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External links Race Recordings (1971, 1973, 1982-2012) youtube.com