Many Clouds Chase
The Many Clouds Chase is a Grade Two National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (3 miles and 210 yards, or 5,020 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in early December.
| Grade 2 race | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Virgin Bet |
| Website | Aintree |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3m 210y (5,020 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 10 st 6 lb (4yo) 11 st 0 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies &mares Penalties 6 lb for G1 or G2 winners* 4 lb for Listed or G3 winners* *Half penalties for novice and beginners chase wins |
| Purse | £60,000 (2019) 1st: £33,762 |
| 2019 | ||
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| Native River | Black Corton | Outlander |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2018 | ||
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| Definitly Red | Double Shuffle | Acdc |
| 2017 | ||
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| Definitly Red | Cloudy Dream | Flying Angel |
| 2016 | ||
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| Many Clouds | Le Mercurey | Irish Cavalier |
| 2015 | ||
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| Don Poli | Many Clouds | Menorah |
| 2014 | ||
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| Sam Winner | Medermit | Ma Filleule |
| 2013 | ||
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| Unioniste | Wishfull Thinking | Our Mick |
| 2012 | ||
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| Wayward Prince | Across The Bay | Quito De La Roque |
| 2011 | ||
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| Master Of The Hall | Tamarinbleu | Nacarat |
The race was first run as a Listed race in 2011. It was awarded Grade Two status and renamed in honour of Many Clouds in 2017.[1] [2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Master Of The Hall | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2012 | Wayward Prince | 8 | Jack Doyle | Hilary Parrott |
| 2013 | Unioniste | 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2014 | Sam Winner | 7 | Nick Scholfield | Paul Nicholls |
| 2015 | Don Poli | 6 | Bryan Cooper | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Many Clouds | 9 | Leighton Aspell | Oliver Sherwood |
| 2017 | Definitly Red | 8 | Danny Cook | Brian Ellison |
| 2018 | Definitly Red | 9 | Danny Cook | Brian Ellison |
| 2019 | Native River | 9 | Richard Johnson | Colin Tizzard |
References
- "Jump Pattern Book Blog 2017/18". BHA. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- "Aintree prize renamed Many Clouds Chase". Betfred. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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