The Summer Plate is a Premier Handicap National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Market Rasen over a distance of about 2 miles and 5½ furlongs (2 miles 5 furlongs and 89 yards, or 4,306 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July.
The race was first run in 1995 as the Summer Festival Handicap Chase, it was awarded Listed status in 2005 and the distance was increased from 2m 3f to 2m 5½f. The race was upgraded to Grade 3 in 2020 and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Grade 3 status was renamed by the British Horseracing Authority.
Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer 1995 Mils Mij 10 11–03 Peter Niven Thomas Cuthbert 1996 Bobby Socks 10 10–08 Richard Johnson Richard Lee 1997 Stately Home 6 12–00 Norman Williamson Peter Bowen 1998 Saskia's Hero 11 10–00 Derek Byrne James Hetherton 1999 Fleeting Mandate 7 10–13 Dean Gallagher Paul Webber 2000 Foundry Lane 9 11–03 Anthony Ross Mary Reveley 2001 Dorans Gold 7 10–00 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls 2002 Chicuelo 6 10–04 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2003 Ballycassidy 7 10–13 Barry Geraghty Peter Bowen 2004 Glinger 11 10–02 Brian Harding Nicky Richards 2005 Tango Royal 9 10–08 T J Malone Martin Pipe 2006 Yes Sir 7 10-10 Tony McCoy Peter Bowen 2007 Iron Man 6 10–13 Paddy Merrigan Peter Bowen 2008 Snoopy Loopy 10 11–02 Seamus Durack Peter Bowen 2009 Nostringsattached 8 11–05 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2010 Grand Slam Hero 9 10–09 Graham Lee Nigel Twiston-Davies 2011 Qulinton 7 11–04 Conor O'Farrell David Pipe 2012 I Have Dreamed 10 10–07 David Bass Mrs Lawney Hill 2013 Bobowen 7 10–06 Sam Twiston-Davies Richard Newland 2014 It's A Gimme 7 11–01 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2015 Brave Spartacus 9 10–12 James Reveley Keith Reveley 2016 Long House Hall 8 10–12 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2017 Alcala 7 11–07 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2018 More Buck's 8 10–05 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 2019 Casablanca Mix 7 11–06 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2020 Really Super 6 10–04 Jack Quinlan Amy Murphy 2021 Francky Du Berlais 8 10–13 James Bowen Peter Bowen 2022 Francky Du Berlais 9 12–00 James Bowen Peter Bowen 2023 Born Famous 6 10–03 Harry Cobden Iain Jardine 2024 Sure Touch 8 11–13 Harry Cobden Olly Murphy 2025 Ballysax Hank 6 10-05 Harry Cobden Gavin Cromwell 2026 Queensbury Boy 7 10-12 James Bowen Mikey Bowen
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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